New Tank!

[caino]

Juwel rekord 120 101x31x46 approx 120 litres 25.5 (uk) gallons!!

I was thinking sand substraight with abit of stuff for plants underneath, gona have a mixture of fake and reel plants and fase the plasitcs out over time when i become more confident. Going with the standard Juwel lighting for now so no Co2 needed. The standerd filter comes with a 400l/ph pump, im upgrading to a 600l/ph, may add extra filter in the form of a small internal im not sure. All the usuals, bog wood, caves more bogwood. I want it to look as natruall as possable

As far as fish go i was thinking

1 x pair of Bovarian rams - 7inch
5 x corys (not sure on what kind suggestions welcome) 10-15inch
5x harliquen rasbora 5-7 inch
1x tiger plec (already got him or her to early to tell its only a little baby!! 1" atm and alrady a mean lean poop machine) 4 inch

Thats all i know about so far!

All ideas and critisim welcom will have pics as soon as tank is set up and ideas for fish, decor more than welcome!!

 

[clareriley]

Sounds brilliant. the corys though i would go with 5 of the same kind.

 

[caino]

Sounds brilliant. the corys though i would go with 5 of the same kind.

Yeah i dunno what sort, its between corys and kuhli loaches though i dont no!!

and what can i put between the tank and the stand to stop it breaking ?

 

[Triumph]

Sounds brilliant. the corys though i would go with 5 of the same kind.

Yeah i dunno what sort, its between corys and kuhli loaches though i dont no!!

and what can i put between the tank and the stand to stop it breaking ?

Do you mean a polystyrene layer to stop the glass cracking?

I would have thought the tank would have something build in to prevent damage to the glass.

My tank has a base which does this and you can place it on any cabinet/unit you want.

Billy the Fish

 

[caino]

Yea im not sure some people say that you should put a polystirne layer between tank and stand.. i dunno!

 

[KimA]

Hiya,

I've got some Sterbai Corys (call them the 3 Amigos as they're constantly swimming around the tank together, inseparable). Also got some Davidsandi Corys (slightly larger/black & white), they also stick together - best kept in groups if poss as they like to hang out together.

Corys are a great addition to any tank in my opinion.

Kim

 

[Qays]

Sounds brilliant. the corys though i would go with 5 of the same kind.

Yeah i dunno what sort, its between corys and kuhli loaches though i dont no!!

and what can i put between the tank and the stand to stop it breaking ?

Do you mean a polystyrene layer to stop the glass cracking?

I would have thought the tank would have something build in to prevent damage to the glass.

My tank has a base which does this and you can place it on any cabinet/unit you want.

Billy the Fish

There have still been cases of breakages. Always use foam too even out pressure points, unless you want a wet floor!

 

[caino]

where can i get it from?

 

[basia]

Juwel say not to put polystyrene under their tanks. They advise you use one of their stands if not something completely flat, level and strong.

 

[Qays]

why do they advise not too use polystyrene? That doesnt make sense.

Any polystyrene will do, you can also buy foam pads designed for tanks.

 

[basia]

The tanks have a plastic frame on the bottom of them. Fluval and Hagen tanks have the same thing and also tell you not to use polystyrene.

 

[Qays]

Oh, i see, i still think its odd that they actually advise you not too use foam.

 

[caino]

Oh, i see, i still think its odd that they actually advise you not too use foam.

Its a juwel im gettin lol so shud i use it or not *confused*

 

[Bloo]

I wouldn't If anything *does* go wrong, and you used polystyrene I'm pretty sure they'd say you went against their guidelines / stipulations, so there's no comeback to them.

 

[caino]

hmm good, have you got a juwel tank?