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Pet Forum / Aquaria / General / June 2005Coffee table tank.
I was in Tong Garden Centre today and they have a good range of tanks and tropical fish/accessories. I was taken by the "Coffee Table" style which has a price tag of £499 !!! Does anyone know if these can be purchased anywhere else at maybe a little lower price please? Ken kenbaker@email.com Wakefield. West Yorkshire. I've seen them on ebay, but can't remember prices... > I was in Tong Garden Centre today and they have a good range of tanks > and tropical fish/accessories. I was taken by the "Coffee Table" [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Wakefield. > West Yorkshire.  SignatureCBR600RR (Broken) TFSTR#[1] There are various types available - at a fair range of prices. The cheapest are round plastic and they go up through small framed gass through big frameless glass to huge acrylic ones. One thing they rarely tell you is you can only use them for coldwater or ambient temperature fish. As soon as you heat the water you get condenstion on the glass & can't see anything. eBay is worth a look. Sue > I've seen them on ebay, but can't remember prices... > >> I was in Tong Garden Centre today and they have a good range of tanks >> and tropical fish/accessories. I was taken by the "Coffee Table" >> style which has a price tag of £499 !!! Ahhhh Thanks Sue I didn't think of that .. I think I might have to rethink what kind of tank I get as I do want Warm water fish. Cheers Ken > There are various types available - at a fair range of prices. The > cheapest are round plastic and they go up through small framed gass [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >>> and tropical fish/accessories. I was taken by the "Coffee Table" >>> style which has a price tag of £499 !!! > Ahhhh Thanks Sue I didn't think of that .. I think I might have to rethink > what kind of tank I get as I do want Warm water fish. <snip> I wonder... As these <http://www.theaquariamshop.co.uk/ishop/1029/shopscr.html> for example seem to be custom made. It seems to me that you could cut the tank so as to give the top a couple of degrees slope. Now, cut a largish corner off the glass, seal round the edges, and make a slightly raised section in the corner, with appropriate decoration on the top. No condensation, as there is no air-water interface (over most of the table). Much use of magnets would be needed. Alternatively - if you fitted a couple of fans, to blow the air vigourously around the tank top, then you should be able to heat the surface adequately to avoid condensation. Thanks for that. I do use eBay quite a lot but for some reason not thought of it for getting a tank. Ken > I've seen them on ebay, but can't remember prices... > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >> Wakefield. >> West Yorkshire. These on Ebay normally finish off at about £600 and look of a good quality. HTH H > I was in Tong Garden Centre today and they have a good range of tanks and > tropical fish/accessories. I was taken by the "Coffee Table" style which [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Wakefield. > West Yorkshire. Heres one with 8 hours to go and currently sat at £250 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3982310960 HTH H > These on Ebay normally finish off at about £600 and look of a good > quality. [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] >> Wakefield. >> West Yorkshire. Thanks everyone who has made comments. Comparing the ones I have seen on eBay and one other the original tank at the garden centre looks quite good value. £400 + seems a lot of money but obviously is the going rate. Not sure which way to go now . Thanks again. Ken > Thanks everyone who has made comments. > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Ken Have a cup of coffee and think about it :-) <ducks and runs for cover/> Peter |
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