New Tank Advice Please

[SLIM]

Have pictures to upload, jus tryin to work out how to upload them lol

 

[SLIM]

Ok iv worked out how to upload photos but it wont let me for some reason
Jus keeps sayin "Bad Gateway"

That sounds awesome! Can't wait to see the pics when you get them uploaded! Keep us posted on the background

Will do. Hopefully it wont b much longer now. A week im hoping

 

[weezawoo]

Upload to photobucket

 

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Upload to photobucket

Dont have a photobucket account. You on Facebook?

 

[weezawoo]

Yea i am.but u can create an account easy!

 

[SLIM]

Yea i am.but u can create an account easy!

Might look into it 2moro, got work in abit, workin nites
In the meantime if u wana check the pics out on my facebook heres the link

http/www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=253022&id=1012310029&saved#!/album.php?aid=253022&id=1012310029

This link is open for anybody who wants to check out my progress as this is where all my pics will b goin as i progress.
Jus send me a friend request with a message sayin your from Tropical Fish Forum

No not added them yet need my algae eater gone first as he is bit of a bully charging through the tank.
Im hoping once my plants grow a bit more u wont c the background.
And yea that guy is spot on

Cooooooool

Il stick up a pick of my new tank tomorrow so u can check it out.
Its got a cool design that allows the intake and outlet tubes of the external filter to come up through the bottom of the tank rather than bein hooked over the back of the tank!

Cant wait to get it up n running properly!!

Thats the same design on my roma240, very handy not having to mess around with hosing behind the tank

Keith.

Im really pleased with it Keith

The quality is amazing. And no need for filter priming. Came with everythin but fish lol
So eager to get it up n runnin

 

[weezawoo]

Cant access it!

 

[SLIM]

Cant access it!

Really? Search for me, my name on facebook is Paul Steven Holman. My profile pic is me huddled together with about 8 other people.
Send me a friend request and il add ya

 

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Hi im back

My new 260L is set up now and is almost done cycling.
Il have to do my 90-100% water change very soon just before i add my fish.

QUESTION

When doin my water change can i use hot water from my hot water tap to get the temp right?
Just that if i have to use boiled water, its gona take ALOT of kettles to get 260L to the right temp and will take a fair bit of time and money!
Iv read somewhere that you can only keep the filter off whilst doin this big water change for a maximum of 2 hours before the bacteria starts dying and i recon emptying, refilling then adjusting temp with LOTS of kettle water will take longer than this!

Please help.
Please tell me hot water tap is ok lol

Thank you

 

[KittyKat]

When doin my water change can i use hot water from my hot water tap to get the temp right?
Just that if i have to use boiled water, its gona take ALOT of kettles to get 260L to the right temp and will take a fair bit of time and money!
Iv read somewhere that you can only keep the filter off whilst doin this big water change for a maximum of 2 hours before the bacteria starts dying and i recon emptying, refilling then adjusting temp with LOTS of kettle water will take longer than this!

I will only use boiled cold water, not water out of the hot tap. A lot of people do use water out of the hot tap. Normally, a very long and drawn out argument would ensue on here if you asked the question in a new thread At the end of the day, it is up to you to decide..

The filter can be off for 4 hours easily if the sponges are kept wet (for example in a bucket of tank water). In any case, if filling a whole tank with undechlorinated water, it is always best to make sure the new water won't contact the filter sponges before it is dechlorinated by removing internal filters or shutting off the flow to external filters.

p.s. for a 200 litre aquarium, I think I used about 4-5 kettles of boiling water, alongside cold water out of the garden hose.

 

[Skins]

When doin my water change can i use hot water from my hot water tap to get the temp right?
Just that if i have to use boiled water, its gona take ALOT of kettles to get 260L to the right temp and will take a fair bit of time and money!
Iv read somewhere that you can only keep the filter off whilst doin this big water change for a maximum of 2 hours before the bacteria starts dying and i recon emptying, refilling then adjusting temp with LOTS of kettle water will take longer than this!

I will only use boiled cold water, not water out of the hot tap. A lot of people do use water out of the hot tap. Normally, a very long and drawn out argument would ensue on here if you asked the question in a new thread At the end of the day, it is up to you to decide..

The filter can be off for 4 hours easily if the sponges are kept wet (for example in a bucket of tank water). In any case, if filling a whole tank with undechlorinated water, it is always best to make sure the new water won't contact the filter sponges before it is dechlorinated by removing internal filters or shutting off the flow to external filters.

p.s. for a 200 litre aquarium, I think I used about 4-5 kettles of boiling water, alongside cold water out of the garden hose.

+1 for kettle boiled water. I do have a combi boiler which i have been informed would we ok for me to mix cold and hot from the taps but with there being a cyclinder device on the boilers main feed i'm a bit reluctant until i know what its purpose is.

Keith.