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[ktricky]

Right just recived my 50g(60g us) tank and about to set it up i have a visi-therm 300w heater for it would i need 2 of these or is 1 ok ?

thinking about doing half gravel and the other half sand as i think if it turns out well would look good anything to note about this ?


am looking at a external filter have about £40-£50 to spend on one any one with any good sujestions for the best one for that sort of budget ?

a pic of my 70l tank only housing guppies and endlers at the mo 10 fish in total with 7 endler fry

And my new tank mind the mess had to clear a space for it lol

 

[rabbut]

hi.

A 300watt heater would be adiquate. The rule of thumb is one watt per gallon, and you have approximately 200-250 litres. Large heaters of this type have a tendancy to heat un-evenly, so place it in a strong current to avoid this.
An exturnal would be the only efficient option for filtering a tank of that size. A butdget of £50 rules out buying a good exturnal in new condition, with all the accessories you need. Have a look in the buy/swap section of this forum, LFS's and local media for people advertising exturnals second hand. A RENA XP2 or Fluval 304/305 would be the best bets IMO.

HTH
rabbut

 

[QuotheRaven]

Most of your external eheim cannister filters are good I have a 2213 eheim cannister external on my 75 gallon and it has run very well for going on two years. Most eheim or Fluval externals are value for money

 

[ktricky]

so would be best to look at bigger budget then lol i have seen a fluval for £59 new off a site might even check to see if they have one at my lfs

 

[Betta5]

so would be best to look at bigger budget then lol i have seen a fluval for £59 new off a site might even check to see if they have one at my lfs

Look in used ads you can pick up a ton of stuff for cheap or even free

 

[ktricky]

right I blew the budget and went for a fluval 305 rated for a 66g tank cost me £90