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I have Juwel Rio 180. I got sick of the amount of room the internal filter took up and the pump on the thing stopped working twice. I replaced it with an Aqua One 1200 and I have found it to be a great filter. it is quieter than the Fluval 204, 304 and 404s I have had on previous tanks and doesn't need cleaning all the time like the fluvals.

Thanks, all sorted

Hi, I have just been looking through some pfk magazines, drooling over some of the beautiful planted tanks. I notice in them a beautiful lotus plant, same shape as a tiger lotus but with beautiful red leaves. Does anyone know if this varitey is available in NZ as I would love to get my hands on some?

Thanks for the ideas. I have always had fluval external filters previous to this. Do you have the ceramic noodles on top of the filter wool or the other way around? I would image the filter wool would be on top to remove large particles before it reaches the noodles?

Hi, I have just bought a Ar 510 on trademe. I am going to use the inbuilt filter and was wondering what woould be the best media to use in the top.

Hi. It's a while since I've visited Auckland but will be there next week. Are Origin still in Brown's Bay? I can't remember the street name. I will definitely want to visit them when I am in Auckland as I have got some excellent fish from there in the past.

Thanks everyone for your help. Today I bought a Juwel Rio 180.

Ive recently moved to the Waikato from Northland. I had 4 big tanks u there - a 5ft malawi tank and a 4ft dscus tank being my favourites. I sold them before I moved down as it was going to be too hard to move them all that way. I really miss my tanks and fish and need another tank, but this time I am sticking to one tank and not progressing again to mts. I also have limited room in this new place so I want one really nice tank, which is why I am looking at the aquaone and the juwel tanks. I definitely don't want a noisy filter, but I also don't want to start changing things. I want a good tank that comes with everything and does a good job with filtering and lighting.

Thanks for the help. I am now thinking of looking more closely at the juwels

Hi, I am looking at buying a new aquarium. This time I want a full setup like a Juwel or AquaOne. Does anyone have experience of both of them. I like the Aquaones as the filter is in the lid and doesn't take up tank space like the Juwel ones. The Juwels have T5 lighting, whereas the Aquaones don't. Anyone got an opinion as there are things I like about both.

I lost one of my baby demasoni. When I cleaned out the hang on filter, there he was in the bottom of the filter under the media. He doesn't seem to have suffered and is happy as back with the others.

It doesn't look that great, but works well. I stick a spoon or knife (stainless steel type) through the middle of the zuccini and it sinks really well, and is not poisonous like lead.

The white lines in schist are not lime, they are quartz. This will not alter the pH.

Mine really likes the tetra colour bits. He always zooms around the tank trying to get them before the discus can.

I think that Jansens in Silverdale has some small babies.