Where Can I Buy?

[ellena]

That ALDI one looks fab If you can wait and eBay/car boot, you'd get more for your money though, quantity or quality wise

 

[Knox213]

That ALDI one looks fab If you can wait and eBay/car boot, you'd get more for your money though, quantity or quality wise

Will keep an eye out on

Ebay
Forums ( Might get lucky )
Pets-At-Home
LFS
Various other places.

 

[indigoj]

For what it's worth I had that Aldi tank last time they did it and it's a decent little tank, filter worked well, heater more than adequate and although I sold the tank recently I'm still using the hood and light on my snakehead tank and the plants in there are flourishing. For teh price it is a fairly decent package and large enough to add some corys in if you wanted.

 

[Knox213]

For what it's worth I had that Aldi tank last time they did it and it's a decent little tank, filter worked well, heater more than adequate and although I sold the tank recently I'm still using the hood and light on my snakehead tank and the plants in there are flourishing. For teh price it is a fairly decent package and large enough to add some corys in if you wanted.

its £45..

I Could buy a Rio 180 for that if i looked hard enough.

Will Keep a look out though.

Might see what it looks like if it looks decent i'll proberly buy one anyway.



--------- Re-Read It.

54 litres?

I payed £120 for my 60 litre INC stand...

Why is it i ALWAYS get ripped off on the crap stuff

Might buy it. seems.. Intresting

 

[Honeythorn]

I don't know who suggested that bettas don't require a filter but that's ridiculous. They are no different to gouramis and DO require one to keep the tank cycled and stable like any other species of tropical fish. Being able to breathe atmospheric O2 does not make them magically immune to their own waste so a filter IS required.

Sponge filters are good, and any small filter rated for 5 -10 gals is fine. It needs either an adjustable flow, or you can modify it to attatch a spray bar to deflect the current and make things comfortable for the betta.


As for locating a tank, as well as Ebay you culd look in your local bargain pages or newspaper classifieds for a tank, and also ask around the neighbors to see if anyone has a spare old tank in the garage they don't want anymore. Chances are if they do you'll either get it for free or for very little indeed




Arrrrgh I want that ALDI tank very badly but mother has banned me from having any more. It's a great looking tank

 

[aly_starh]

oooh i like this cube

What bad advertising, thats not good for a any fish, and they have gone and shoved 4 Clown Fish in there.

And on the title, they have wrote 5.5L whereas there measurments total 11L... Still not suitable for any fish though...

 

[coldcazzie]

I just bought a 14x10x8 inch tank off ebay s'only big enough for 1 male, no tankmates, but not bad for a tenner only round the corner from me too!

Just gotta decide whether I want to put it sideways on the top of my stand or not. If I put it sideways I can prob fit another little tank beside it as well as my quar tank...

Now I jus need heater for it

edit: that will have to wait til after christmas though, else hubby might actually kill me!

 

[Knox213]

I just bought a 14x10x8 inch tank off ebay s'only big enough for 1 male, no tankmates, but not bad for a tenner only round the corner from me too!

Just gotta decide whether I want to put it sideways on the top of my stand or not. If I put it sideways I can prob fit another little tank beside it as well as my quar tank...

Now I jus need heater for it

edit: that will have to wait til after christmas though, else hubby might actually kill me!

Cant allow that Lmao

might get the aldi tank..

should fit on my draw's..

 

[indigoj]

When I had mine it was on my bedside table with no problems.

There is a picture on Aldi's website in the specials secion - from Thursday I think. It is perfect for 1 or maybe even 2 bettas if divided (about 25l each just enough I think?)

 

[Knox213]

i want to add cherry shrimp / apple snails etc aswel so i proberly wont bother dividing...

 

[finalfantay85]

oooh i like this cube

What bad advertising, thats not good for a any fish, and they have gone and shoved 4 Clown Fish in there.

And on the title, they have wrote 5.5L whereas there measurments total 11L... Still not suitable for any fish though...

I might be wrong but i think that it's just a promotional photo that the seller was using and not an actual picture of their tank set up

 

[Haych]

I don't know who suggested that bettas don't require a filter but that's ridiculous. They are no different to gouramis and DO require one to keep the tank cycled and stable like any other species of tropical fish. Being able to breathe atmospheric O2 does not make them magically immune to their own waste so a filter IS required.

Sponge filters are good, and any small filter rated for 5 -10 gals is fine. It needs either an adjustable flow, or you can modify it to attatch a spray bar to deflect the current and make things comfortable for the betta.


As for locating a tank, as well as Ebay you culd look in your local bargain pages or newspaper classifieds for a tank, and also ask around the neighbors to see if anyone has a spare old tank in the garage they don't want anymore. Chances are if they do you'll either get it for free or for very little indeed




Arrrrgh I want that ALDI tank very badly but mother has banned me from having any more. It's a great looking tank

i'm assuming you have only skim read the posts?

at no point did i say a betta doesnt need a filter. i said they dont need/like aeriation as it causes too much current for them

 

[Honeythorn]

i'm assuming you have only skim read the posts?

This is a question you need to apply to yourself. Shall I tell you why?

at no point did i say a betta doesnt need a filter. i said they dont need/like aeriation as it causes too much current for them

At no point did I say that YOU said that. It was Strontiumdog who said it which I read back on not long after my original post and couldn't be bothered to change (a choice which is no one's business but my own ) . I then re-itereated as to why bettas DO need a filter should the OP for some maniacal reason decide not to buy one .

Either way I did not say you said this, so why you're getting on my case about it I really have no idea.

 

[aly_starh]

oooh i like this cube

What bad advertising, thats not good for a any fish, and they have gone and shoved 4 Clown Fish in there.

And on the title, they have wrote 5.5L whereas there measurments total 11L... Still not suitable for any fish though...

I might be wrong but i think that it's just a promotional photo that the seller was using and not an actual picture of their tank set up

Yeh, which is why i said Bad Advertising...!

 

[Haych]

i'm assuming you have only skim read the posts?

This is a question you need to apply to yourself. Shall I tell you why?

at no point did i say a betta doesnt need a filter. i said they dont need/like aeriation as it causes too much current for them

At no point did I say that YOU said that. It was Strontiumdog who said it which I read back on not long after my original post and couldn't be bothered to change (a choice which is no one's business but my own ) . I then re-itereated as to why bettas DO need a filter should the OP for some maniacal reason decide not to buy one .

Either way I did not say you said this, so why you're getting on my case about it I really have no idea.

because he never said that either, he thought i did.... so who ARE you blaming?