Author Topic: Moving house (Read 8401 times) 40 replies

Sue · « **Reply #20 on:** December 31, 2017, 09:53:30 PM »

If you have some ammonia it will do no harm. I would add enough to get 2 ppm every third day till you empty the tank.

barneyadi · « **Reply #21 on:** January 04, 2018, 07:16:12 PM »

Well had a surprise yesterday. Thought all fish had gone, and turns out one was hiding away and only came out yesterday. Thankfully the guy who took the other fish came back and rehomed the straggler.

Also strangely my other half has given permission for a second tank. Not sure what to do, another tropical one or possibly a cold water one. And wondering if I should look out for a second hand tank to keep costs down. Anything I need to be careful of when looking at second hand tanks?

Littlefish · « **Reply #22 on:** January 04, 2018, 07:25:30 PM »

You would not be the first person to find a straggler. It has happened to me when moving my South American fish to a larger tank, and even the shrimp have outsmarted me on more than one occasion.

Congratulations on the permission for a second tank. How exciting.
Some of this information may be useful.
https://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/blog/articles/how-to-buy-second-hand-tanks?rq=second%20hand%20tanks

fcmf · « **Reply #23 on:** January 04, 2018, 08:47:16 PM »

All the very best for the move; looking forward to reading how you get on and what fish you get once you're settled in and the tank installed.

Quote from: barneyadi on January 04, 2018, 07:16:12 PM

Also strangely my other half has given permission for a second tank.

That would be music to the ears of many people on this fish forum.

barneyadi · « **Reply #24 on:** January 12, 2018, 07:38:42 PM »

Hi guys

I have seen a tank, a Juwel 125, but it has no filter or heater. Can anyone recommend a filter and heater that would work with the tank, obviously the lower the price the better😀.

David

Littlefish · « **Reply #25 on:** January 12, 2018, 08:26:29 PM »

Do you want an internal or external filter?
In my Fluval 125s I have these https://www.fishkeeper.co.uk/product/aqua-range-aqua-internal-200-filter and they have been fine. I've replaced any carbon with something like this https://www.fishkeeper.co.uk/product/fluval-biomax-170g

As for heaters, I have a few different types, and these aren't bad for the price https://www.fishkeeper.co.uk/product/aqua-range-aqua-eco-heater/61934
Or something like this perhaps https://www.amazon.co.uk/FLUVAL-Advanced-Electronic-Heater-200/dp/B001VMWT6Y/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1515788753&sr=8-1&keywords=fluval+heater+200w

Sue · « **Reply #26 on:** January 13, 2018, 09:29:27 AM »

With heaters, go for a known make rather than a cheap import from the far east. The cheap imports are more likely to malfunction, and that often means sticking in the on position and boiling the fish.
For 125 litres you need 125 watts, but there are not many 125 watt heaters so go up to 150 watt.

Filters suitable for 125 litres usually have sensible media in them - ie they have more than just a carbon filled cartridge. And as Littlefish has already said, just replace any carbon with sponge or biomax.

barneyadi · « **Reply #27 on:** January 13, 2018, 01:49:49 PM »

Thanks. Probably will be gone by the time I am ready but thought for a Juwel 125 and cupboard for £80 it was worth asking the question and also helps when future ones appear.

barneyadi · « **Reply #28 on:** January 15, 2018, 06:16:16 PM »

Hi all

Just wondering how easy it is to fit new lights to an aquarium if the one's it came with are faulty?

Matt · « **Reply #29 on:** January 15, 2018, 06:19:41 PM »

What type of lights are they?

barneyadi · « **Reply #30 on:** January 15, 2018, 07:04:57 PM »

Im not sure to be honest. They are in the lid if that helps at all.

Matt · « **Reply #31 on:** January 15, 2018, 07:13:07 PM »

Do they look like flourescent tubes or LEDs?

Sue · « **Reply #32 on:** January 15, 2018, 07:44:36 PM »

Or even pll tubes which look like this https://www.allpondsolutions.co.uk/aquarium/filters/uv-bulbs/18w-pll-uv-bulb-lamp/

If you still aren't sure, a photo of the light would help - even if it doesn't work.

Are you still referring to a Jewel tank? At the time I got mine (about 10 years ago) they were notorious for the ballast failing.

barneyadi · « **Reply #33 on:** January 15, 2018, 07:53:48 PM »

This is link to tank. It's not the Juwel one, this is another one that appeared.

https://www.gumtree.com/p/aquariums-for-sale/fish-tank-with-cabinet/1282750124

Can't see the light too clearly.

Helen · « **Reply #34 on:** January 15, 2018, 08:02:47 PM »

Those light fittings look like florescent ones - either T8 or T5. Fluval do a range of LEDs that use t8 and or T5 fittings. They're not electrically connected as they have their own power cables, so you could easily retro fit them into that tank hood. Be careful ordering the correct length - I made a mistake and got a size too small. So my tank has dark patches at the ends.

Sue · « **Reply #35 on:** January 15, 2018, 09:20:08 PM »

You could always ask the seller what kind of lights they are.

barneyadi · « **Reply #36 on:** January 16, 2018, 11:21:49 AM »

Thanks, I would contact the seller but didn't want to bother them as not quite ready for second tank, don't move into new house till Thursday. It was more to see if something wasn't working or missing that it could be replaced and the relevant cost to do so.

Matt · « **Reply #37 on:** January 16, 2018, 12:15:12 PM »

It's definitely doable it's just how much... LEDs are expensive but don't break for many many years. Fluorescents are easily replaceable we just need to determine if it's the bulbs or balasts if this is the case.

barneyadi · « **Reply #38 on:** January 25, 2018, 08:29:56 PM »

Quote from: Littlefish on January 12, 2018, 08:26:29 PM

Do you want an internal or external filter?
In my Fluval 125s I have these https://www.fishkeeper.co.uk/product/aqua-range-aqua-internal-200-filter and they have been fine. I've replaced any carbon with something like this https://www.fishkeeper.co.uk/product/fluval-biomax-170g

As for heaters, I have a few different types, and these aren't bad for the price https://www.fishkeeper.co.uk/product/aqua-range-aqua-eco-heater/61934
Or something like this perhaps https://www.amazon.co.uk/FLUVAL-Advanced-Electronic-Heater-200/dp/B001VMWT6Y/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1515788753&sr=8-1&keywords=fluval+heater+200w

Hi, you recommend replacing the carbon with the biomax. As far as I can see there is just one sponge in the filter, so would I be replacing that one completely?

Sue · « **Reply #39 on:** January 25, 2018, 08:35:40 PM »

I used to have the smaller version of this filter in my betta's tank. I assume that the bigger one is the same in that the media in the smaller one was a sponge with a hollow down the middle which was filled with carbon. I replaced the carbon in mine with the smaller, already cycled sponge from the previous filter - there would be no room in the small one for biomax. But if Littlefish managed to get biomax in the bigger one, the hollow must also be bigger

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