Me My Desk And Some Money...

[caino]

Well when i got my first tropical tank (120 liter one) back in april, i decided i would start putting some money aside for a smaller tank to sit on my desk, wich i did untill about september. Then i found a small 5 gal (i think, never worked it out) tall hexagonal tank,wich i put a nice pretty betta in recently. My mind had got distracted untill today, wich considering i never have any money was a good day, i found what i had been saving! I got £120 in a small box labled "fish" , and iv got a two foot space on my desk that needs filling, so i got something to watch when im "revising" for exams .

My LFS stocks the clear-seal tanks, i think there called that and im going to go down either tommorow or tuesday to have a look, just browsing on the website it looks like ill get

C.S.107 24" (610mm) x 16" (406mm) x 12" (305mm). Holds 16 gallons (72 litres), wich is gona cost ~£40-50 maby less if i can haggle. But i still need filter and a heater.

1/ what filter would you recomend?
2/ what are my options with fish?

Ill create a journell for this tank when it comes sometime this week

thanks for any advice

Tom!

 

[Torrean]

http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showto...mp;#entry979097
that should help with the fish (shellies are cool)

an external whisper filter should be good for a tank that size. Just get one rated for a little more than your tank incase you overstock a bit or a fish dies or something like that. it's better to have a little more than you need than a little less. Example: you accidentaly drop the whole bottle of fish food in the tank...

 

[caino]

oo kool thanks for the link and yea they sound good.

 

[HODDY]

hi,I can get 18inxh tanks for £18,heater £10 and filter £4.So it works out quite good.I live in kidderminster near staffordshire and there are shops that sell cheap tanks.

 

[caino]

oh kool wats the name of the shop(s)?

 

[nuttsaboutfish]

I have a tank of similar size and I run 2 Fluval 3 filters keeps the water spotless, has a central chamber for water polisher. Bought them off ebay under £30 pounds and you get cheap heaters there too. Good luck with the new tank.