Hey Franck: You're going to have to sell a LOT of krib babies to buy one of those bad boys!!!!

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Thanks Shelley. Yeah I know, they ain't cheap. And I can't even count on the krib market to become a seller's market because I don't have kribs anymore!

I was at Aq West last week-end and talked to Jeannie there. That's how I know that Fluval is sold out...

 

Hey Franck - all the fish chat made me decide to treat myself to an afternoon of fish store hopping! I used to head out almost every weekend, but haven't been for over 6 months Anyhow, on my travels I came across your tank at a shop in Richmond. I'll email you the price - don't get excited, it was way more than it should have been. I forgot how much fun fish store hopping is - didn't need anything and have no room in any tanks for fish, but I sure did buy TONS of fish food so my beasties will be VERY happy with their dinner tonight :bigsmile: and it was neat to see what's out there. I just love all the new Fluval tanks.

 

Thanks a lot Shelley. PM replied.

 

Sooooo, a little bird tells me that Hagen might have a few left after all...

 

They are in my Hagen catalogue.

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They are in my Hagen catalogue.

Oh I didn't realise that you could order these April.

I think they are still in the catalogues, but Hagen dropped the price on them recently and it looks like there are very few left now.

 

I'd have to ask . Ill ask out of curiosity for myself also.

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Soooooooo...............????????????

 

Was this a "Soooo April what did you find out?" or a "Soooo Franck do you have any news to share?".

 

Lol I was a bit distracted with counters exploding in the middle of the night...
I'll call on Monday or Tuesday.

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Maybe we can turn Shelley into the mts surveillance officer!

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Maybe we can turn Shelley into the mts surveillance officer!

Good idea! Raincoat and all.

 

Well, I splashed out.

 

Nice pickup Franck! Its a great unit,and very stylish to say the least.You wanna pick one up for me? Messing with ya, whats the plans with this setup? Make sure you save the box for your new furry friend, iam sure she wouldnt mind taking a nap in there! Keep us posted with this one!

 

They're sharp looking tanks. Gotta hand it to Fluval for designing tanks that are made to be fashion conscious... not sure how much of a factor it is for most people, but it's high on the list for my better half.

 

That's exactly right. It depends on how high the looks rank on one's list. And I have to admit that it ranks high on mine. I know that many hard-core hobbyist would disagree with this, but for me it does rank high. The way I see it, if I use this tank for even 5 years, and I tell myself "dang this is a beautiful tank" every day, then it's worth the extra money, compared to buying say two regular tanks with the same money. I saw this tank set up once at Aq West a year or two ago, and "dang this is a beautiful tank" is exactly what I thought back then.

 

Great pickup.

As for price vs. aesthetics....I bought an ADA cube garden, so you know where I lean. I think people with fishrooms don't care, but it's tough for the better half to deal with a monstrosity with cables and salt stains sitting in the middle of the living room....

 

So, Franck.....when is it going to be ready to fill with wild discus? April has a sale on now

I'm glad you were able to grab one of these tanks while there are still a few to be had. Great score.

 

So, Franck.....when is it going to be ready to fill with wild discus? April has a sale on now

I'm glad you were able to grab one of these tanks while there are still a few to be had. Great score.

Discus? Not a chance. Neither wild nor domestic. I'm happy in low-maintenance land.

Yes I put it together today and it looks pretty sleek. I have no idea when I'll set it up because the purchase has made a large hole in my pockets, but for the time being I'm happy to admire it empty. Talking about low maintenance.

 

Haha..yeah Franck. My 46 bow is low maintenance like that. T8 bulb, Eheim 2075, sand and wood, almost no plants. Low bioload. Feed and water change once a week that's it. Easy peasy.

 

That's right. I can understand it becoming boring eventually, and the need for more challenging tanks, but right now I'm quite happy with this approach to the hobby. Although it's starting to look like Mr. Panduro in my Vicenza 180 is just about to make my life a little more stressful...

 

What is the ultimate plan Franck? Planted? Pecos? Discus?
Inquiring minds want to know.

 

Hey Dave - I don't know yet what I'll do with it, but it'll have to be low maintenance. So low tech, LED lights, lightly planted, light bioload, and easy fish. So no plecos or discus . Probably something similar in spirit to what my Vicenza 180 is at the moment. Probably a few schools of small fish. Either South America or South Asia. I've been thinking of a few possibilities. I like this stage of a tank set-up where you picture all kinds of possible fish combinations and aquascapes actually, so I'm in no rush. Which is good because my pretty much burned my fishy budget on the tank ! I was hoping to see some good prices on LED light strips for boxing day but was a little disappointed on that front, so I passed.

Anyway, the first decision to make is whether to sell back my Vicenza 180 or keep both. Still pondering...

 

Are you picturing THIS????

:bigsmile:

 

Ha Ha Shelley you're at this again?!

Personally I can only picture the lower part of it.

 

You could do a Sponge Bob Square Pants theme......April has some AWESOME SBSP ornaments .....

 

A few pics of the tank set up (but not running) in our living room. I love it.

Stand light off:

Stand light on - w/ flash:

Stand light on - w/o flash:

They put a hole in the stand top, right in the middle, so that the stand light also shines down onto the centre shelf. Very clever.

 

That's a very nice looking setup. It's very well aesthetically designed. Gosh, I feel bad not helping with the move. Would have had a sneak peak. I like how you're keeping us all waiting and feeling the suspense

 

Ohhhhhhh, very, VERY nice.

 

Thanks.

I have to say I'm not disappointed. It's really a piece of furniture just as much as a tank. In fact, now that I think of it, it's probably the nicest piece of furniture in our household.

 

Just a quick update with a few developments.

Basically, I've decided to keep both tanks, at least for the time being. I might not set up the 260 very soon because it needs equipment that I'd like to find at a good price and I'm not in a rush, but my mind is set and I started casually looking for the equipment. LED strips, large stump (ideally manzanita) and flat stones are on the list...

The plan is to make the 260 the same kind of community tank that I have now in the 180. SA community, mostly tetras, probably with a school of cories and maybe some marbled hatchets. I'll move my cardinals and lemon tetras in there, as well as the white sand, and I'll add a couple of schools or different tetras (I'm thinking rummy nose and serpae, but we'll see). But still a light bioload to keep the maintenance down. Then the 180 would be a species tank for the Panduros. With only a few dither fish. I'm thinking Endler's at the moment, a couple of males and a bunch of females to provide live food for the Panduros. And if/when I have time, I might try my hand at conditioning the Panduros and see if they can breed for me. That's the plan!

 

Wow, Franck! I missed this thread! I didn't think this tank was still available. You got it! It looks fabulous. You could just sit a few potted plants in it while you make your plans. It is a gorgeous tank!

How many gallons is 260 litres? 55 or 60, something like that? You can do so much with that space! And a bowfront, too!

Now I know why you were selling your kitchen sink, lol.

 

Thank you Maureen. Yes, there are time when I look at it and gasp, thinking "Gosh what have I done?!". It's not up and running yet, and might not be for a while, but yes I really like the look of it. 260 litters is about 68 Gallons. It might be a little high to be an excellent planted tank (say compared to a 75G tank), but I'm not much of a plant hobbyist anyway so for me it'll work just fine. And yes personally I prefer it being a bow front. I love bow fronts.

I just saw your post about the Studio 900. I'll reply there to keep the records clean.

 

Hey, Franck, while you're mulling over the new setup, please consider a lively group of sterbai corydoras. I have some right now and they are beautiful with their golden fins and so sociable. They'd go well with everything!

I really liked N/A's picture of the discus-cat tank. If you do go that route, please install a webcam so that we can all enjoy!

 

Thanks Maureen. I'll certainly keep this in mind. Where did you buy yours?

 

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