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20 gallon tank
I was thinking of getting a 20 gallon fish tank and was wondering
if you tell me some good equipment for it that isn't too expensive
thanks
- Some of the equipment will depend on what you are putting
in the tank. But one of the essentials no matter what is a
good filter with biological filtering capacities. My personal
preference is the penguin or emperor biowheels...the penguin
120 or 170 would do just fine, and are in the 20$ range and
work great. If you are keeping tropical fish, you will also
most likely need a heater. I have experience with rena or
ebo jager, and both are good...you would only need a 50 watt
heater or so, so either one is cheap. I'm assuming the hood
and light you are getting with the tank. If you tell us what
you are planning for the tank, maybe we can give you more
specific info too
curt
- Ditto with Curt. I have a penguin biowheel on my 29 gal
and really like it! I use Tronic heaters on all my tank, but
they are about the same price as the ebo jager. The substrate
and lighting depend on what you plan for the tank.
- All-good advice...key thing as said..what kinda tank are
you thinking on?
- I'm planning on a freshwater tank (if that is what you meant
by "what kind of tank are you thinking on"). I found this
at petwarehouse.com. Is this a good deal, and and is pet warehouse
reliable? Also when they say Ocean Style does that mean that
it is meant for a saltwater tank? Here is the description
they gave: 20 Gallon Ocean Style Kit * Item : 931300 These
quality aquarium kits provide the basics for starting a healthy
underwater environment. Just choose the size that is right
for you and you're on your way to a thriving aquarium. Kit
includes: glass aquarium, florescent deluxe full hood, Whisper
Power Filter, setup video and booklet, fish net, thermometer,
food and water treatment. Price : $80.09
- That sounds good. There are a few things you will need to
get on top of what the kit comes with. You will need to get
a heater for sure. Other than that it looks OK. (If I missed
something it's cause my mind is sleeping.) Pet warehouse is
a good place to get equipment and other stuff. They are a
bit spendy though. I get a lot of my stuff from www.bigalsonline.com
They are cheaper in a lot of ways over Pet warehouse. Both
are equally good. Rose
- I buy just about everything from petwarehouse. They have
been extremely prompt on their deliveries. I bought a python
for around 50.00 and in the LFS it was 75.00-79.00.My 931300
says 89.00 and it does include the heater. Page 42 in petwarehouse
spring20001 catalog. Anyways that aquarium looks OK to me.
- Hannah...petwarehouse is a good place to shop, as is bigals...both
are usually much cheaper than the lps....but on that kit,
be careful. A couple things to consider. The heater is not
submersible...and much lower quality than a good submersible
for about 20$ or so...a potential source of problems. Also
the whisper filter is OK for mechanical filtration, but at
least in my opinion, its biological filtration capacity is
very poor compared to others like the biowheel. So you could
go with this kit, and save a little, or purchase everything
separately, and be guaranteed to good reliable equipment that
will save you headaches in the long run. Curt
- Guess I do agree with Curt on the heater. Never thought
of it being one of those cheap ones. My cheap one did last
three years though before going downhill. I still have a few
of them for backups in case I need to set up a QT tank. I
would think you could add these things to the setup since
it doesn't appear to be an eclipse contained tank. When I
first started out fishkeeping everything came in a kit to
save money. In fact even now all the LFS stores sell 'KITS'on
their tanks. I added aquaclear filters and submersibles to
two of my 'kit' tanks.
- You may want to just check out some of your local stores
first. I got a great deal on my 29gal with stand from a pet
supplies plus store(they were running an ad).Then I bought
a filter and heater through petwarehouse.I know someone else
who also got a great deal from a pet smart store. Sometimes
LFS even have bargain setups because the stand is a little
chipped or finished poorly.
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