Which Aquarium ?

[atariacid]

Hi guys,
wonder if u can help...
ive had tropical fish now for about 15 years,
the tank is getting a bit old and tatty now so im looking to get a new one
the gf also wants the tank in the living room (currently tank in spare bedroom)

thing is im not too sure which tank to get.
The tank I have at the min is an Islander which is about 70 litres 60x40x30

Id like something a bit bigger due to the fact i have a couple of nice clown loaches which are growing
Id prefer to keep the 60 dimension the same and go bigger on the height and depth.

Had a look at the juwel rekord... the nearest being the 70 but this I think is a little small
especially with the filter system box in the corner.
What does look really nice is the Fluval Osaka 155 although the price is somewhat high.

Is there anything between these two that i need to be aware of ?
Plus out of interest has anyone got a Osaka 155 .. and would u recommend ?

cheers

 

[shelaghfishface]

Osaka 155 - i own one of these in my dreams , there is a member with one, probably more but i remember this one cos he had nice wallpaper i`ll look for a link to it then post it for you to have a look at. infact theres been a spate of people buying new tanks recently,so there will be no shortage of recomendations, will also depend on weather you are willing to shop online, you can cut a lot of the "middle man" costs this way..
anyway i`ll go and have a look see if i can find a few links to guide you... oh and welcome to TFF by the way always lovely to see a new friendly face

shelagh xxx

 

[shelaghfishface]

probably enough in those 3 to persuade you either way, but ask any questions that you may have and everyone will be more than happy to help

maybe they would be good enough to reccomend websites that make/deliver too Markandhisfish just had a new one a few posts down ( hes really happy with the whole service that he had)
post is here .. <a href="http/www.fishforums.net/content/Tropical...67/It-Here-Yay/

 

[Spishkey]

you could try and find one second hand on ebay or something similar, you won't have to fork out so much then and may get some accessories too!

this guy seems to sell osaka tanks
http/cgi.ebay.co.uk/FLUVAL-OSAKA-320-AQU...id=p3286.c0.m14

 

[atariacid]

Thanks shelagh, any info will be appreciated
Not too sure about shopping online .. pain in the #### if things are not right.
would prefer to buy from local shop ..
(local shop doesnt do the Osaka 155 though went for a look see this aft. thats when i saw the rekord 70)

oh and thanks for the welcome btw ... nice to see a friendly pair of heels too

 

[minxfishy]

This company do the Osaka 155, very reasonaly prices, comes with all the kit and to my knowledge are a reputable company.

http/www.seapets.co.uk/product-details/s...egory/1217.html

Welcome to TFF

 

[shelaghfishface]

where are you, i assume your in the uK? maybe members local to you can recommend a good store, i would also as spishkey said give ebay a look, or your local gumtree site, always bargains to be had.. my Local shop has an osaka tank in there its beautiful, i just dont have room for it,, or the money come to that

 

[atariacid]

This company do the Osaka 155, very reasonaly prices, comes with all the kit and to my knowledge are a reputable company.

[URL="http/www.seapets.co.uk/product-details/s...egory/1217.html"]http/www.seapets.co.uk/product-details/s...egory/1217.html[/URL]

Welcome to TFF

Hi minxfishy - thats the site that i first saw the osaka 155 ... looks real nice .. ideally though im looking for something a bit bigger (taller) than the rekord 70
the osaka is a last resort must have ... at 350 quid i need to look at others first.

Posted Today, 04:19 PM
where are you, i assume your in the uK? maybe members local to you can recommend a good store, i would also as spishkey said give ebay a look, or your local gumtree site, always bargains to be had.. my Local shop has an osaka tank in there its beautiful, i just dont have room for it,, or the money come to that

I'm in south yorkshire - didnt think of ebay to be honest - thanks.. will try and have a look on ebay later .. how do your links in your earlier post work then ?? they just take me to the tropical forum site

 

[shelaghfishface]

oohhh im known for my brains ( not) .. lol. ill sort them out for you now


all done they should work for you now

 

[minxfishy]

This company do the Osaka 155, very reasonaly prices, comes with all the kit and to my knowledge are a reputable company.

<a href="http/www.seapets.co.uk/product-details/s...egory/1217.html" target="_blank">http/www.seapets.co.uk/product-details/s...egory/1217.html</a>

Welcome to TFF

Hi minxfishy - thats the site that i first saw the osaka 155 ... looks real nice .. ideally though im looking for something a bit bigger (taller) than the rekord 70
the osaka is a last resort must have ... at 350 quid i need to look at others first.

Posted Today, 04:19 PM
where are you, i assume your in the uK? maybe members local to you can recommend a good store, i would also as spishkey said give ebay a look, or your local gumtree site, always bargains to be had.. my Local shop has an osaka tank in there its beautiful, i just dont have room for it,, or the money come to that

I'm in south yorkshire - didnt think of ebay to be honest - thanks.. will try and have a look on ebay later .. how do your links in your earlier post work then ?? they just take me to the tropical forum site

How about a Fluval roma 90?

 

[shelaghfishface]

i really hope its the site loosing its marbles and not me here they are

im sorry i cant copy and paste them..something is going mad and its not me!! ill try again in a bit for you. i can see them but when i clik on them again it goes to a double link, taking you back to trop dis page

 

[atariacid]

How about a Fluval roma 90?

that looks more like it ... not too sure about that cabinet though - can you just get the aquarium ?
also do these have the all in one sort of boxes at the back to house the heater, filter etc ?


see what u mean about the wallpaper - lovely tank though

 

[minxfishy]

Yep you can get them without the cabinet, actually the cabinets are pretty good, ive had a roma 90 and a 240 in the past.

The 90 I believe comes with an internal filter, but not like the juwel tanks that house it all in one box, so you would have a seperate filter and heater.

 

[tenohfive]

If you're looking at keeping clown loaches in it, I'd think more than 90 litres would be a bright idea - they keep on growing up to about 12" don't they?

 

[shelaghfishface]

bright idea

whats one of them ?? yeah your right Chris, i didnt even look at that bit, or at least it didnt sink in