Hi i am looking to upgrade to a 6 ft tank in the near future and i am constanly checking out ebay trying to score a bargin cause i cant really afford brand new. Recently i found an AquaGrande 180 6 footer not so far away from where i live.
Have any of you guys had any expereince with this tank? is it worth it?

What the flitration in it like, it say's it has a wet dry trickel filter...can they be used for O's?

As it is an all in one tank would it be possibal to run an additional canister filter to keep up with filtration? eg would there be room at the back of the tank for the entry and exit pipes?

Is the tank noisy? i live in a small apartment and need to keep the noise down as much as possibal.

any other info would be great!

Thanks for your time:)

a wet dry sump is probably the best filtration you can ask for. as for the brand of tank as long as it holds water it should be fine. when it comes to noise there is a gurgling sound with a sump but it is minor and should be no prob.
since you are in an apt. the only concern imo would be the weight of the tank. a 180 tips the scales at about a ton so you need to be sure that the floor can hold the weight

as necro says the tank would be perfect as an O tank you can add extra cans on it but be sure you are on a concrete floor mate!!!!!!!!!

My advice on buying a second hand tank is try to see it with water in to make sure it don't leak.
check to see if silicon is repaired anywhere inside the tank.
And most important work out how you will get it home. a 6ft tank takes 2 fit people to move it and possibly 4 is more like it, I was very surprised at the weight with 2 of us. that's just an empty tank! then you have the trouble of transport. that all considered it sounds like a good size and a sump too. dose it have a cabinet?? these are not cheap and again need to support the weight.
Lastly I have had large tanks on floor boards but they moved after a short while leaving it a little unlevel check to make sure they are good even if it means pulling up boards. once full they cant be moved easy. lucky for me now I have concrete)))) let us know if you get it and a pic of the setup if you do. good luck

Hey Guys thanks for the quisk reply's!

Yep i do have concrect floor, my apt is pretty new.

I have mate with a Ute so getting home shouldb't be that bad. finger crossed. And yes is comes with a Cabnit.

I was also looking at a tank 2 weeks ago on ebay....6L x 2H x 1.5W came with everything....aquanova 2400ltr/hr filter and all the rest. The guys told me i could have it at the agreed price then took it ooo ebay and upped the price, said he got a better offer and i couldnt match it so that one got away....had a really nice cabnit with frosted glass doors and all....to bad!

Here is a link to the tank i was talking about.

cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewIte...mp;item=270363922533

Sorry one more link......

And here is a link to the Tank on the Aquaone website.

Would the filter be located under the Tank???

forgot the link

here its is....sorry.

www.aquaone.co.uk/AquaGrande_aquarium.php

the tank you link to is about 120 imp gallons. the sump for it should be located under the main tank and it will probably have a duro style standpipe in one corner. imo its an awesome looking tank and should be more than adequate for your oscars.

OK i won the tank on ebay and hopefully will be picking it up this wknd.

I did some research on the tank and the filter in on top of the tank, water leave the tank via an exit pipe and a spary bar distributes the water evenly in to the filter 5 media compartments then back into the tank, see intructions.

www.aquaone.co.uk/documents/Aquagrand120...s_lowres_new_000.pdf


I do have a couple of more questions about transfereing to the new tank but i will start a new thread fro that.

Cheers