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Posted	New biorb
02-09-2006 12:20 by Bruce	Hi guys, i've bought a second hand tropical biorb cheap, and i am setting it up for a shoal of tiger barbs. i know what peoplethink about biorbs but they are great.
02-09-2006 12:46 by keith t	is that the 30litre one as my mother have this and i thinks its just to small to do much with. The next one i think is 60litre this would be alot better and gives you a few more options
02-09-2006 12:59 by robert.pope	nice idea however i dont like the distortion you get when you view the fish ( my personal opinion Bruce) what size did you get? i thought u need a good size shoal to reduce the nipping !! im sure you will enjoy
02-09-2006 13:30 by Bruce	Its the 30 litre, and i have a friend who has 12 baby tiger barbs and would sell them all for £3, and the tank was very cheap aswell.
02-09-2006 14:23 by Jo Mack	I really fancy one of these for my desk at work and would be interested to hear how you get on with it. I had thought about neon tetras.
02-09-2006 16:15 by Danny Boy	i know von couldnt keep fish alive in hers.
02-09-2006 17:02 by Bruce	Yes Jo i will post update, on monday i'm going to get a few barbs to cycle the tank, and i've filled the tank useing some water from my 100 gallon tank.
02-09-2006 17:14 by Bruce	Personally i think that the bioube looks better, but it would have cost me much more.
02-09-2006 23:43 by robert.pope	FIRE WARNING !!!! Bruce i just read a webpage on practical fishkeeping and they warn to keep your Bi-orb away from sunlight it can act like a magnifying glass
02-09-2006 23:45 by mikk	saves on cost of a heater
03-09-2006 09:55 by Bruce	Yeah there was a sticker on the glass saying about that, but it is well out of the way of sunshine.
03-09-2006 23:50 by robert.pope	Bruce i thought i would bring it to your atension have fun with the new tigers!!!
04-09-2006 09:07 by Bruce	Thanks Rob
04-09-2006 09:14 by von	I had loads of problems with mine and mine was the 60 litre size, no matter what i did everything went belly up, looking at you r tiger barb thread bruce i wouldn't add anything else, even 10 barbs is a bit mean in a 30 litre one
08-09-2006 15:36 by biorbforum	I think they are great tanks if maintained and stocked correctly Take a look at this forum dedicated to BiOrbs and BiUbes there is plenty of info there with stocking ideas, maintenance and pics galore www.biorbforum.co.uk
09-09-2006 08:39 by Redshark1	My LFS does these. It's called a Bowl45 and is made of glass rather than the biorb's plastic which I understand scratches badly. The filter is in the roof and I modded mine to fit the 50W Visitherm heater in there too so there is nothing sticking down. I'm not pretending this is a great aquarium but Vallis and Platies make it better than the lava lamp don't you think?
09-09-2006 08:43 by Redshark1	Sorry pic didn't load properly. Trying again.
09-09-2006 09:00 by Redshark1	Nuvver view

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