19 replies to this topic

[tobiasnugent]

so basically i bought a second hand fish tank for a tenner with the pump and the light.

Im quite baffeld by the tank tho as there are lots of different compartment at the back like for the filter etc. But some compartments dont connect to the main tank its self iam thinking these are not used ?


Also my pump i think there is bits missing like theres a cylinder tube iam thinking theres soemthing missing from inside it

if i post some pictures will it help ?

[Dog]

Pics will help

[captain kirk]

post up some photos and we will see what we can do

[tobiasnugent]

tank with some water in needs a clean



make of the light



so you can see how big it is (thats not me)



this bit goes on top of the other pump cylinder



pump





lots of sections really rubbish pic tho

[Ju Boy!]

defo post some pics! im quite the aquarist, even if i do say so my self. lol

[tobiasnugent]

pictures posted i know there rubbish but still

theres like 3 or 4 compartments at the back i also have some thin pipe iam not sure were that goes either! still needs a good clean

[Ju Boy!]

the compartments is where all substrate (filter stuff) go's e.g. carbon peat and other filtration ads go and you can diside what you put in there depending on what fish you wish to keep.
the pump looks like its all there? all it needs to do is pump water into one end of though compartments then the water will flow though and back into the thank.

any good? its hard to see whats going on from the pics

[tobiasnugent]

ill get soem more pics up so basically the pump will suck the water up then go into the next compartment which will have a certain filter in then it will go to the compartment which may also have another type of filter ? as i took a sliding bit of plastic out of one of the compartments with a sponge type thing on which i guess is the filter ?


so the pump is a whole different thing to the filter ?

[captain kirk]

looks like a enternal filter to me the whole thing goes in the tank,water pass though it and pumps it out the other end

[Dan]

I may well be wrong here but it looks to me like a tank designed for a marine setup. The pump appears to be attached to a protein skimmer (does the outer tube that fits over it slide up and down so it will always float just below the surface whatever the water level?) and the chambers at the back would be for the various stages of marine water filtration which is a lot more complex than for fresh water. A full flow fresh water filter, even if external would be far more compact than these chambers are for that size aqarium.

[captain kirk]

I may well be wrong here but it looks to me like a tank designed for a marine setup. The pump appears to be attached to a protein skimmer (does the outer tube that fits over it slide up and down so it will always float just below the surface whatever the water level?) and the chambers at the back would be for the various stages of marine water filtration which is a lot more complex than for fresh water. A full flow fresh water filter, even if external would be far more compact than these chambers are for that size aqarium.

i think you could be right,what i would do is buy a new filter it would save a lot of messing about.

[Dog]

Not bad for a £10er!!

[sweetser]

I see your problem, theres no fish

Luke.

[Natalie]

Does it come with a heater? You'll need one for plecos

Looks good for a tenner, good find

[tuktuk]

yep thats a marine tank ! skimmer wont work in freshwater but the rest of it should

i have the same one but next size up, i can explain the rear compartments if needed

i think you should go marine tho, this is mine...



its the way forward