What make of aquariums / equipment are good and what makes should I avoid?
December 5th, 2009 | by admin |I’m a total novice when it comes to aquariums and I’m looking at starting from scratch with a budget of about £350. What makes of aquarium are considered to be good (and also the equipment)? I don’t want to buy any old crap and I don’t want to be ripped off.
Larger aquariums will obviously cost more to set up and run in the long term, the cost will also depend on the brand. For about £350 you could get yourself a 2-3ft glass tank with all of the necessary equipment such as a filter, heating and lighting and still have some money left over for extras.
The Juwel and Fluval range are highly regarded in the UK for value for money and the quality of the equipment supplied.
I’ll break everything down into a list for you, this is just an example.
Juwel Rio 125 aquarium and cabinet £214 from http://www.seapets.com
Two buckets £15
Gravel siphon £6-8
Food £5
Dechlorinator £4
Test kit (pH, ammonia, nitrite and nitrate) £20
Spare heater £15
Net £2
Algae scrapers £4
Small bottle of ammonia (to start the cycling process) £3
Total: £287
That leaves you with £63 to decorate the aquarium to your own tastes and stock it with fish. This may seem a bit tight however you won’t be stocking the aquarium with fish immediately after setting up the tank and you have to take things slowly when building up the fish numbers.
Remember that the key to success in fishkeeping is research. There are plenty of good fishkeeping forums around the net. Take a look at the following links:
http://www.theaquariumwiki.com
http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk
http://www.ocean-wonders.co.uk/messageboard
Alternatively feel free to send me an email.
6 Responses to “What make of aquariums / equipment are good and what makes should I avoid?”
By Kylie on Dec 5, 2009 | Reply
your best off going to pets at home for the tank cos they have everything with it. I got my first tank from there it only cost me £75 and it came with the heater and the light and the filter 48 L and it was a and they do nice brand new tanks
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By Jack on Dec 5, 2009 | Reply
marneland at petco
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By Lyla D on Dec 5, 2009 | Reply
When you are looking for a fish tank, ASK! ASK! ASK! Is this a really good aquarium? Does this equipment have a warranty? Use the cheapest best thing. Open the boxes. I am not an expert when it comes to knowing about the makers of aquariums, but I do know crap when I see it. Try your best & good luck!
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I have an aquarium with a single betta.
By Pleccy on Dec 5, 2009 | Reply
Larger aquariums will obviously cost more to set up and run in the long term, the cost will also depend on the brand. For about £350 you could get yourself a 2-3ft glass tank with all of the necessary equipment such as a filter, heating and lighting and still have some money left over for extras.
The Juwel and Fluval range are highly regarded in the UK for value for money and the quality of the equipment supplied.
I’ll break everything down into a list for you, this is just an example.
Juwel Rio 125 aquarium and cabinet £214 from http://www.seapets.com
Two buckets £15
Gravel siphon £6-8
Food £5
Dechlorinator £4
Test kit (pH, ammonia, nitrite and nitrate) £20
Spare heater £15
Net £2
Algae scrapers £4
Small bottle of ammonia (to start the cycling process) £3
Total: £287
That leaves you with £63 to decorate the aquarium to your own tastes and stock it with fish. This may seem a bit tight however you won’t be stocking the aquarium with fish immediately after setting up the tank and you have to take things slowly when building up the fish numbers.
Remember that the key to success in fishkeeping is research. There are plenty of good fishkeeping forums around the net. Take a look at the following links:
http://www.theaquariumwiki.com
http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk
http://www.ocean-wonders.co.uk/messageboard
Alternatively feel free to send me an email.
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By Pritpal on Dec 5, 2009 | Reply
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By Chris on Dec 5, 2009 | Reply
i agree with pleccy. juwel tanks are great. i bought the juwel rio 180 from seapets for £280. it comes with a nice stand for that price. this comes with built in lighting, filter, heater (if you wish to keep tropical fish) all filter media, water conditoner, net, automatic feeder and 30kg gravel. the other £70 would be for buckets, decorations etc. its a great tank, i love it.
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proud owner of rio 180 and two fancy goldfish