Juwel Rio 300

[markandhisfish]

hi maybe im being thick but im looking at ( soooooon i hope!) buying a juwel rio 300 states on website volume 300 litres only when using the aquarium calculator on this forum it comes out at 382 litres or 80 odd uk gallons. now i know it comes with a built in internal filter ( which will be binned) but are they really big enough to take up 80 litres of space i know plants gravel etc will take up some but surely not 82 litres??

 

[CFC]

Dont buy a juwel, they have so many problems that i cant even be bothered to list them, just have a search for threads about juwel tank problems.

 

[markandhisfish]

are thay really that bad? dont want to spend 425 quid on a pile os crap

 

[CFC]

Put it this way, i wouldnt even accept one as a free gift if i was offered it, the Rio 300 i bought had just about every problem possible go wrong with it.

 

[markandhisfish]

have just read some other treads about juwel tanks. cheers for the advice think i will steer well clear of that one. can you reccomend a good 4 foot tank in the 300 litre area for that kind of price range oh by the way must be black

 

[CFC]

They cost a little bit more but i have nothing but good words to say for the Rena tanks, well made and supplied with decent quality equipment. I have also heard good things about the Aqua One tanks though i have never owned one.

 

[markandhisfish]

am looking at rena and aquaone at the mo. trouble with aquaone is not very wide for the height of tank would look too tal and skinny

 

[adamgreen240]

The Rena tanks are the 'Rolls Royce' of aquariums and you really are paying for quality.

 

[markandhisfish]

trouble is they are too tall and skinny. i am after something same kind of dimensions ie 121x51x62 total budget for tank with filter and co2 system is 600 quid. whats makin it so hard is must be black