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Okay I'm looking at buying one of their tanks measuring 48 by 24 by 30 which they say has a volume of 490 litres and 107 Imperial gallons. But I just looked that up on volume calculator to get the water weight. The figures did not match it said the volume was 566 litres and 125 imperial gallons...

Unfortunately I live in a mid terrenced 2 bedroom house. So not a huge frontroom, a fairly decent size as these houses go. Without moving house or short of winning the lotto I don't think I be getting a bigger tank or house LOL. Any bigger a tank and I think it will dominate the frontroom to...

But what determins a good specimen??. I seen kinda two types of EBJD, ones which are a very vivid blue with dark stripe like markings. Another which seems a pale metalic blue with markings. Personally the vivid blue is what I like as that in my mind is electric blue. Also can I get away with...

I dont think it matters to much. If you put the sand first make sure you put a rock or plate on top of where your going pour the water in. Otherwise your sand will go everywhere and you'll end up a bare patch in middle of your tank which you have to put the sand back into.

Cool thanks arobinson and jmkgreen for the advice. Yep I'm in the UK :). Was thinking eventually have a Fx5 and possible a Eheim as well. Best of both worlds ;). With a Hydor 300w on one and possibly a Hydor 200w on the other. Budgeting will be a problem to begin with as I was made redundant...

Okay I might go for this option and add on another filter when the fish are larger.

Thanks Davo thats been a big help. So in theory I could get away with one filter with a additional powerhead ?

Not a complete beginner as such. I have had a juwel 180 for the last two years with a community set up. But I've never been entirely happy with a community tank and always been attracted more bigger fish. After seeing a couple of fish I liked in LFS and resisting impulse buying. I did some...

Hiya I'm trying to plan out a 105 gallon tank for a EBJD and Red Sev. So am trying to figure out how much filteration and heating I would need. At present I'm thinking of either the Eheim 2075 filter of the Eheim 2128 which has the built in heater. But I'm unsure if that built in heater would...

Well I certainly would not have 3 small fish all by their ownsome in the tank I want to get. They would look lost until they get bigger and how long that going to take. A few good years at best. In anwser to a question from earlier the L222 they apparently get to a bit smaller than the royal...

Fair enough. I really only want two large fish in the tank if possible. As I doubt I get a 5 footer out of the missus and a 6 footer would not fit at all so taht be a definate no no.

Thanks MBOU :) So possible list could be: 1x EBJD 2 x Red Sev Shoal of Red Line torpedo barbs/ Rainbowfish 1x L222 Plec Couple of loachs to be determined. Yep the Torpedo Barbs tend to be expensive. One LFS near me was selling them at 30 quid each and 75quid for 3. I was like :huh: as I...

Sounds like a possible list. I got plenty of time to iron out the kinks ;) as I save for the tank. I got a lovely L222 Plec sitting in my 40gal community tank I would like to possibly carry over to the 105gal. Would Red Line Torpedo Barb make a suitable dither fish ?

Well thats good news, had considered a Green Terror as a possible, but I do love those red severums. I've got my fish books open at the moment trying to find fish whch might go, if the Sev was not a possibility. Shame they forget to include a possible tank mates section in books. Any...

Hiya I'm hoping next year to get a 105 gallon tank for either a single EBJD or a pair. Undecided on that at the moment. What I would like to know is which fish would be okay, as I realise from reading around the JD is named because of it pugnacious nature. Reason getting the EBJD os that the...