Look What I Got From Ebay!

[doresy]

Ok, so I know it's a Juwel (cos it's got a badge on it!)

It is 31.5" x 13.5" x 16.5" to the water line making it around 115Litres (25 uk Galls or 30.US)

Anyone care to tell me the model or what it's called?

The only thing I can find wrong is the lighting sometimes works and sometimes dosen't, any ideas of the problem?

Anyway, managed to get it for £42 which I hope you'll agree is a bit of a bargain. Had to take the c**p filter, heater and a couple of chunks of bog-wood also. He also tried to off-load a massive bag of artificial plant, some pretty hidious orniments and THE most crazy back-ground but I managed to leave that on the pavement when loading the car

Anyway, what do you think?

 

[Robot_Rooster]

you lucky S.O.B thats a real bargain. theres alot of bargains on ebay but i don't have the drivers licenses to get a bargain


probably a juwel rekord something al juwels are called that

congratz

 

[fifefish]

its a rio125

 

[Tropicoll]

Very nice!

Was it local or did you have to drive a distance for it?

 

[smegforbrains]

Aye, it is a Rio 125. I was watching that one.


However, i managed to pick up another one, less than 12 months old, still with the box for a bit less than that

 

[Truck]

its a rio 125 or a rekord 120

 

[smegforbrains]

Definitely a Rio.


The Rekord is the budget range and only available in black.

 

[doresy]

It was a local find (15 miles) He had it on for £60 starting but I managed to get him to le it go for 42!

I have just cut off the plug and switch to the lights and fitted a new plug. The lights came straight on but when I turn them off they wont come back on again.....the fuse is ok though.
If I leave it for a while they come on again but the same happen. Sometime they work and sometimes they dont

 

[flash22]

yes its a rio 125 around 2-3 years old or more (handles give it away the even older ones have black badges) the juwel internals are ok for standard stocking externals are a good upgrade tho

 

[smegforbrains]

Try popping a new starter in. It could be bagelled and not operating when it's hot.

 

[flash22]

Sounds like a nackerd starter whats 50p-£1 your have to pull the ibar apart to get at it tho

 

[malakye]

Well done. I have seen some lovely tanks go through ebay sadly they are always way down south so I miss out. I want another 3-4 ft tank.

 

[doresy]

Sounds like a nackerd starter whats 50p-£1 your have to pull the ibar apart to get at it tho

Its so wierd... I swap the fuse and it works right away and stays on. The moment I turn it off, even after only being on for a few seconds, it wont come back on. I swap the fuse and the same thing. I swap back for the original fuse and same again!! so it's not blowing the fuse or anything. Bloomin crazy, driving me nuts

 

[Syphoniera]

Speaking as One Who Knows Nothing, any chance it's a loose wire or connector, maybe a worn/bent switch or something that might possibly be easy/cheap to fix?
I've had second-hand lights that worked about every second or third time I pressed, probably just crudded up a bit around the switch, as it did straighten out.
You've probably tried all that, but sometimes with the increasing computerized complexity of everything, the simpler problems do get overlooked...???

 

[kewskills]

I have had this fault on my rio300 and rio120, cut the on/off switch out that seems to be a weak point, on both of mine i removed it and they are fine now, obviously i have to remove the plug to turn off the lights now, but if you could be bothered you can put your own on/off switch on.

Just remember this is only my experience no kicking my ass if you do this and it does not work

Cheers, Karl