£5 tank

by **Skunk** Fri 23 Apr 2010 - 22:16

I got a £5 tank today Smile

18"x12"x12", so around 40 litres (around 9 gallons) Smile

This is going to be used as a growing up tank for an axolotl which I'm gonna get sometime over the weekend Smile

*very happy* when I know the filter has got there.

I also got a mature filter from them for £5 which is a Sacem Gemini 60

Got sand as a substrate due to axies being silly-bums and eating gravel!

So, good deal?

How long do you think it will take for the filter to be efficient enough for an axie?

Will take water values tonight to see how the land lies

Lexxi

by **Skunk** Fri 23 Apr 2010 - 23:05

Ammonia 0ppm
Nitrite 0ppm
Nitrate 30ppm

Perfect :D Double check tomorrow morning Smile

before I get my axie <3

by **Haych** Fri 23 Apr 2010 - 23:09

bargain!

I just paid £70 for one Shocked

I was gonna buy just the glass tank for £28, but the hood was £32 - then I needed lights, heater and filter so Kev told me to just buy the Juwel Korall

by **Skunk** Fri 23 Apr 2010 - 23:33

True

for £10 I got a 2nd hand tank and matured little filter, no lid or lighting.

Full set up new sexy kits are worth that though :D Eventually, in many years to come, i'm going to get a huge 8ft tank with cupboards and it's going to be brand new from the shop Twisted Evil

by **Vandraco aka Bronzecat** Fri 23 Apr 2010 - 23:52

Good buy

If the filter you got was mature and didn't dry out, then just keep adding some fish food everyday until you stock it. This will keep the bacteria alive. Keep checking the stats daily just to check.

by **Skunk** Sat 24 Apr 2010 - 0:18

Will do

Also, 3 of the plants I bought for my 26C tank have died, took them out and the leaves where brown and all fell off. Ideas why?

by **Irish_Lass** Sat 24 Apr 2010 - 11:32

£5???? Where the hell do you all get these tanks! Jealous!

by **Skunk** Sat 24 Apr 2010 - 12:16

I went into my lfs and usually go in for a chat with the guy who owns it anyway, discussing what would be best for various tanks, etc. and he usually gets in 2nd hand tanks, big 4ft'ers for £30, etc, this one was £10, but he said I could have it for £5, think he thinks I'm gonna be a good future customer :P *just bought an axolotl*

by **Irish_Lass** Sat 24 Apr 2010 - 12:41

Congratulations on the axolotl! Very Happy

I need to make myself a LFS friend. Wink

by **kizno1** Sat 24 Apr 2010 - 16:11

thats a good price i got a 10G for £3 but that was just the tank it didnt have a lid or anything.

by **Skunk** Sat 24 Apr 2010 - 17:05

Same, no lid here either :P

The little guy is doing well, lethargic and a bit stressed as you can imagine for the first day. Though, i went into a lps where I had got a hamster from (Ichigo) and asked about bubble stones...they said that an "ansolotty" was a reptile and needs dry and wet Shocked

Grr, bad advice.

by **kizno1** Sat 24 Apr 2010 - 17:07

lol. my lfs are worse they told me corys get to 15cm and are extreamly agressive and will eat tetras lol

by **Skunk** Sat 24 Apr 2010 - 17:56

LOL :P

My little axie looks so tiny in his big 45Ltr tank, aww Sad

Plenty of plants for hiding though, and fed him some bloodworm.

by **kizno1** Sat 24 Apr 2010 - 18:04

what type is it? the albinos or wild

by **Skunk** Sat 24 Apr 2010 - 18:52

A wild, but quite light, i.e. the majority is a golden brown, though he has an awesome thin moustache shaped marking above his top lip :D

by **Irish_Lass** Sat 24 Apr 2010 - 20:29

Photos, photos, photos!

by **Skunk** Sun 25 Apr 2010 - 10:35

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Ain't he sweet? :D

by **Irish_Lass** Sun 25 Apr 2010 - 15:51

Ah, he's adorable!!!! Very jealous lassie sitting here. Smile

by **Skunk** Sun 25 Apr 2010 - 15:53

:D It's quite fun watching him nom on blood worms, quite feisty :D which I guess is a good sign

by **Irish_Lass** Sun 25 Apr 2010 - 16:02

Does he have a name at the moment?

by **Skunk** Sun 25 Apr 2010 - 16:03

No, not yet, was thinking something like "Aztec"

by **Irish_Lass** Sun 25 Apr 2010 - 16:07

Aztec sounds great!

by **kizno1** Mon 26 Apr 2010 - 18:27

Skunk wrote:A wild, but quite light, i.e. the majority is a golden brown, though he has an awesome thin moustache shaped marking above his top lip :D

haha

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Ain't he sweet? :D

very nice

by **Ajay** Mon 26 Apr 2010 - 20:14

love axolotls! One day... Rolling Eyes

by **Skunk** Thu 29 Jul 2010 - 21:03

Have two of the buggers now, they're lovely Smile

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