Juwel Rio 240

[scottish_ash]

Does anyone have one of these tanks? I have a few questions about it thanks

 

[b3cca]

I have the rio 125 which is basically the same apart from the size obviously.

 

[vespabloke27]

i have heard great things about those tanks.. they also look smart!

 

[FishMonkey]

I have a Juwel Rekord 800 which is pretty much the same tank too, just smaller.
 
Ask away...

 

[scottish_ash]

hey thanks guys 
 
just wondering how good the internal filters are that the tanks come with read really mixed reviews about them, 
 
I'm only planning on keeping it a month or so and then taking it out and getting an external, but if they are ok i might keep it a bit longer 

 

[coolie]

I can tell you quite a bit. Apparently the new tanks come with a tube of sealant to seal it in place. That's a good step in the right direction as small fish can get wedged trying to get behind it. I had some Neons wedged and the other Neons ate them alive by eating the fins of the trapped fish. There's also a hole in the top of the lid fish can jump into the filter. (don't run the filter without the lid on whatever you do)

I thought at first it was great because I live in a flat (apartment for US friends) and my thinking was that internalfilter means you will never have a flood on your hands.
Running two filters at the mo including the internal.

 

[b3cca]

The only real reason people change them out is for cosmetic reasons and to have less clutter in the tank.
 
They're actually a good design with the top half water flow being fast and the bottom (bio) part of the filter being slow.
As long as you're sensibly stocked and don't need a major high fturn over rate for a high tec set up then the internal will do everything you need.
 
I had my internal in for over a year, never once had a problem with it

 

[scottish_ash]

Hi thanks for your replies yeah I got the tank with the filter already stuck in place and tbh im thinking about taking it out already I dont think its that good I put sand in and when I put in the water I kicked up some crap out of it, had the filter running 3 days now and it hasnt touched the cloudyness.

and the filter is perfectly clean I thought it would of had some sand in it by now, I phoned up the shop I got the tank from and they say there is nothing wrong with the filter, but tbh I think its crap....

 

[auscrafts]

we have a second hand  juwell 240 and took the filter out it took up a lot of space but it was partly for cosmetic that side of the tank is on show and a lot of gunk was  traped between the glass and the filter.We have a external one in the cupboard below 

 

[scottish_ash]

how did you get the filter off the side of the tank? i don't fancy using a stanley knife lol thanks 

 

[auscrafts]

a long bladed thin bread knife ,it was only held in place with blobs of silicon