New Bolivian Rams

Afternoon fish lovers!

Flushed with the success of fitting my first external filter (which was so much easier than I expected), I have just returned from my LFS with my 2 (final) additions for my 180 litre community aquarium – a pair of Bolivian Rams.
I've just released them into the QT, so I'm hoping that everything goes well health-wise before I release them into my main tank in 2 weeks time.
 

Oh Extreme One, it's great!

It's a JBL cristalprofi e701 greenline filter. Really simple (even for me) to fit and easy to maintain. The fittings all go into the pre-cut holes at the back of my juwel rio 180. It's also very quiet, which is good for me because I'm self-employed and the tank is in my office where I work all day.

Looking at the community creator, it also seems to let you have a lot more fish than an internal one (though I'm not adding any more after these 2).

It's actually been sitting on my shelf for months (I was too scared to try fitting it because I thought it would involve a lot of drilling somehow). I got it as a free gift when I subscribed to fishkeeping magazine at the beginning of the year.

My next job is to remove the internal filter casing during a future water change. Again, I'm a bit nervous about this, but I've had a kind offer from a fellow hobbyist who lives a few miles away. He's taken quite a few of these out, and he's happy do mine if necessary.

Hi,


The flow rate is actually very good. I don't know what size of tank you have, but the details on the box say that it is sufficient for up to 200 litres. I've actually turned mine down by half, because I though it was a bit too strong for my gouramis when it was on full.
All the plants in my tank are moving slightly, so i think that means there's a good rate of flow round the tank.

It comes with both spray bar and 'duck bill' attachments. I'm using the duck bill, as i thought it would be kinder on the gouramis.

Not at all, ask away – though I'm no expert.
If you look on Amazon, some customers thought that a more powerful model would be better for larger aquariums, but I think that mine is perfect for 180 litres. That said, you can turn them down if you want to.
The spray bar (just measured) is 42 cm.