Been looking out for a new aquarium and spotted this for a decent price.
If you have any of those City Farmer voucher laying around, it could be even cheaper if you need to buy other things.
119.00
Cause price not in title $119
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Try something like "Aqua One Lifestyle 29L Aquarium - $119 (was $165) @ Petbarn"
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Need the store in title lol
Good work… Might need to add the store in too before someone picks you up for that ;)
I am too late… Chickenleg already pinged you :p
Does it come with the rock and grass?
I just thought I would jump on the bandwagon and say price and title please 😀
I just thought I would jump on the bandwagon
Do you base your conclusions solely on observations or do you use a series of more controlled tests?
Haha we bought our son one of these around 2 Months ago. The internal filter sucks and had to be replaced after 2 weeks, replaced it with a Ocean Free Hydra Nano Plus.
Water is crystal clear now and can happily house 3-4 fish. Around 15cm worth of fish for the volume the tank is.
Keep in mind, if you've never had fish before then this might not be for you as when something goes wrong, it goes wrong fast as by the time you add rock the volume is only around 23LT.
Overall it's ok for a nano tank, but you can get an ADA 60p for cheaper and that's a much nicer tank, you can house a few more fish too.
The internal filter sucks
And here I was thinking that would be a good thing.
aquaones are great for their price. This was my first tank back in 2011. ADA are made in the same factory in China as alot of other cheaper brands such as Fireaqua. Much prefer CADE if you can get one.
This is a good starter tank. I bought one at the price 2 weeks ago it’s been great. Filter works fine, water is clear with 3 fish in it. LED lights are a nice feature with Blue and White options.
How to keep the fish warm in winter if anyone knows?
12V is not practical
Try this one
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/2500W-240V-Suspension-Immersion-…
240V
Light some candles under it every day.
Or buy a water heater rod.
Are you guys being serious?
Heat the house, really really warm
Only need to heat if you have tropical fish.
If you have a few tanks, it’s cheaper to heat the entire house than put a heater in each tank
The carbon filter pads are not sufficient for the bacteria to colonize on. There is also no biological filter media at all in these filters for it to grow. Without that the tank won't cycle.
Also, once the pad clogs, you're going to have to replace it, throwing out the bacteria and you'll have to cycle your tank again, by then if you have fish in the tank they're going to die.
If you don't replace it when the pad clogs the plastic compartment will overflow and you'll wind up with a Gray cloudy water.
If you change the filter medium then you'll wipe the bacteria colony out and experience milky water due to bacteria bloom.
This filter is like a 1/10.
You atleast need to buy some ceramic noodles separately and throw out the course sponge as that sponge is going to do nothing.
So you would recommend just filling the tray with ceramic noodles? Or use Ocean Free Hydra Nano Plus that someone recommended above. Currently I use the Aquaone filter for a few months, even wash it out when it clogs up too much and reuse it. The water remains clear except on the day of the clean and fish seem fine.
If you must use that internal filter then remove the sponge and replace with ceramic noodles. The bacteria will grow on those. Then when you need to replace the carbon filter pad you won't kill the colony.
Alternative, replace with a good quality filter which doesnt use consumables as frequently. Filter medium should really only get replaced 12-24 months.
@[Deactivated]: The sheath on the power cable has started to split just where it goes into the filter pump. So what should I do? Get one of those Nano plus instead (which would make that whole tray useless) or get a new pump (or better one) and put the noodles into the tray. Can I just put the noodles in the tray and not use the carbon/filter pad?
@Sammyboy: Carbon is extremely cheap to buy, so are ceramic noodles. It's totally up to you which you decide to do.
I just cut my losses and bought an Ocean free, they're around $58 on eBay.
Carbon becomes exhausted very quickly, so I knew within around 6 months I would have spent that same money on carbon pads or buy a new filter for the same price where the media doesn't need replacing for 12 months
Does anyone know if this would be suitable for a yabby?
Yes we have a yabby in a 21L aquarium that was $49 at red dot.
I wouldn't recommend this tank for fish - whether you're starting out or not.
Being a very small tank keeping the water healthy for fish is more difficult as it needs less uneaten fish food or fish poop to pollute it. The bigger the tank, the easier it is to maintain with the required water changes etc.
I'd suggest something like the Aqua One AR510 which is 75L, which goes for as low as $235 depending on where you are. Nice quiet filtration system, and set high so it's easier to see the buggers.
Yes, when something goes wrong it will be very rapid and you'll have less time to rectify the issue. People should know common signs such as Ammonia burn and have a full water test kit at hand for this tank. PH, PH High, Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrate, KH, GH test kits.
Other than that, as long as you're experienced with fish, don't over populate the tank and can check the tank regularly along with weekly water changes it will be fine. Fill this tank up with 4-6 gold fish and you're going to have a lot of issues very quickly.
I wouldn't recommend any tank for fish. They belong in their own abodes, not as ornaments for ours.
how expensive is it to run the filtration and heater per year?
also how much it cost other stuff (food, tester kit + other costs)?
5w filter and 50w heater. Maybe $30 a year to run?
Filter and heater about $70 to buy
Test kits would be around $80
KH up $12
Stability and Prime $22
Fish food $9
Water conditioner $14
Gravel - $12
Tank $119
Total estimate: $338 excluding fish and plants.
This cost is way cheaper than dogs or cats.
@[Deactivated]: True - I have three tanks with one to come. Very addictive. Thing is the heater is not always on - in summer it does not need to be on much if the room temp is ok.
Where are you getting gravel for $12? I got 10kg and the cheapest I could get was $29.
@karu: Gravel usually comes in a 2kg, 5kg and 10kg pack depending on brand.
Gravel will vary in price depending on colour.
http://shop.coburgaquarium.com.au/gravel-white-5-kg-7mm.html
I also bought this exact tank from here for around $113.
I ended up getting a Juwel Primo 70 for $270 as my 3 gold fish are actually quite large. Any upgrade would've been better than the 20L tank they were in for 7 years though…
$30 in Kmart…..
I saw one at kmart Broadway for 65. For the tank only. Not sure if the filter they sell is any good though. Has anyone bought the kmart one and can recommend it.
That's a problem with some of the cheaper tanks - the filtration systems are a PIA and often ineffective.
The Aqua One's are pretty much the market leaders for a reason - very good design for their more substantive tanks. Kong's, who happen to be based in Sydney, is the outfit creating these marvels.
does anyone know if this will suits marine life?
No it absolutely will not. You need a sump and a trickle filter for marine. This can't be even modded for marine.
You'd also need a protein skimmer, calcium reactor and cooler/heater.
You can find cheapish tanks for marine ($400) but by the time you buy the rest you're looking at around $1500.
how do you mean? i'm talking just bare minimum … can't a marine aquarium work by just water, salt & pump? i never own marine aquarium before, but I would've thought the same concept as freshwater, where frequent water change should be able to replace the need of having protein skimmer, no? genuine and honest question, is having calcium reactor a must?
That is the bare minimum.. a water change doesn't remove the protein.
Unless you're into buying $100 fish and having them die, coral won't live either and at $80 each it turns extremely expensive very quickly.
You're best off to ask an aquarium store regarding it.
Marine setups cost $1500-10,000. As we're heading into summer you'll need an aquarium chiller too. That's $400-$1000 alone. I believe protein skimmers are around $600-$2000.
You can dose instead of getting the calcium reactor but it's still expensive and a lot of variables. You're better off out laying the money at first, then the tank is set and forget.
Obviously people don't want this stuff hanging in a tank, so that's where the sump comes into play, a hidden tank where all the machinery can live without it being visible in the tank.
Marine setups cost $1500-10,000.
you ought to be kidding me … no way i be spending that much for marine … as much as I like them but your post here has become an eye-opener .. such a shame .. sigh ~
@tempura: You'd be looking at close to $2000 for the fish and coral alone..
But thanks for the downvote.
But thanks for the downvote.
i didn't negged you .. thanks for accusing me …
if you don't believe me, i can make your neg two
@tempura: You are given a limit of 5 negs everyday, gotta use it.
just kiddin.
There's no TL;DR that's why
Price??