its more that I'm looking for something which is solid and stable, just in case the kids who run around accidentally bump into it. the tank is in the hallway in the space under the stairs so gets a lot of foot traffic.If you like the furniture surround the glass, then it's worth it.![]()
Thanks for the input. You don’t have any photos of it to show what you mean do you?Hello,
i have a 200L aqua oak and love it. I already had an aqua oak base that i wanted to reuse so i bought the tank and hood. Absolutely love it. I particularly like the hood as it opens fully, so you lift up the lid and lie it back on itself unlike say the seabray elite where the hood lid lifts to only 90 degrees and has to remain sitting on its side. What i dont like and this is the only negative for me about the tank, is that you have a glass piece at each end with a cut corner to allow your external filter pipes and any wires to go through. On one side, it is actually glued in place which is a bit of an annoyance. And the other thing is that the cut corner, in my opinion is not quite big enough. I have a fluval 307 with spray bar and a fluval 207 (as resiliency) which provides a nice flow without being too heavy. You can only just get one 307 tube and one 207 tube together in one side. For those that want to have the inlet and outlet on same side, you will need to cut the glass more on the side that is not glued in. I hope that helps. If you need any more info, just shout.
Great thanks for the pics. Hoping it should be fine as I’m only using the one filter. Might upgrade to a 407 filter in the future but will only ever run one at a time anyway.Yep inlet and outlet at either end is good, no problem. I just had a 207 as well as so really had to squeeze it in. Some peeps like to have them same side but two 307 tubes same side will never fit
the first picture is the aqua oak tank looking at it face on. So, the left hand side. This glass panel at the top is siliconed in. As you can see, my fluval 307 tube output is in with just enough space to get my 207 inlet tube next to it. And it is a very tight squeeze.
The next picture is same top left pane of glass but showing the front most edge, you might be able to see the silicon .
the third picture is the right hand side with the 307 intake pipe and 207 output. This pane of glass you can lift out and, if need be get a glass cutter to lop off more of the corner if you needed to as again, a real squeeze to get those tubes in.
this is only an issue if you going with two filters though (Or having in and out the same side).
i also attached a pictured of the hinged hood in open state. I really like that as there is no risk of lid slamming shut for example. The space between the hood and the glass is ample for lights (i am using fluval aqua sky 2.0).
just another point in case you needed to know, glass is 6mm.