I had been looking at upgrading my Fluval Roma 200 aquarium for a little while, purely because I was thinking about something a little bigger. I certainly didn’t have any problems with my Roma – it’s been a fine tank and looked great in my living room.
Anyway, we moved house around six months ago to a larger property and this gave me the ideal opportunity to begin scouring the market for the Roma’s replacement!! My new tropical fish tank needed to be bigger but would have to fit in with the contemporary dcor of the new living room (which was my preferred room for the aquarium).
After a fair amount of trawling the internet, visiting the local shops and speaking with fish keeping friends and experts, I decided on the Fluval Profile 1200 in stainless steel. I was initially worried that it may have the looks but not the muscle!! However, upon further investigation, my initial concerns were proved unfounded.
I’ve always been a big fan of Fluval. Some of their designs are drop dead gorgeous and the Profile 1200 is a prime example of this. The flush stainless steel front looks very clean and modern and the deep tank allows you to produce a really natural looking display.
Standard kit includes:- 1 x Fluval Mirrored M series heater – 300 watt 1 x Fluval 405 External Filter with built-in media 2 x Fluval Glo T5 Lighting units 2 x Power Glo T5 High Output Bulbs – 39 watt 2 x Life Glo T5 High Output Bulbs – 39 watt
After shopping around, I bought my Fluval Profile 1200 from Aquarium House (http://www.aquariumhouse.co.uk) and also received the following free items:- 1 x Fluval Aquarium Care Manual 1 x 26 gram Nutrafin Tropical Flake Food 1 x 100ml Nutrafin Cycle 1 x 100ml Nutrafin Aqua Plus Water Conditioner 1 x LCD Thermometer 1 x 29Kg Dorset Natural Gravel 1 x Fish Net (5 inch) 1 x Medium Easy Clean Gravel Cleaner 1 x Aquarium Background (120cm) – Japanese Plant & Driftwood
The tank holds a colossal 323 litres which is, undoubtedly, a sizable unit but Fluval have managed to incorporate the extra size and yet keep it looking stylish. The official dimensions are 120cm long x 47cm deep x 133cm high (including the cabinet!!). As mentioned before, the tank is deep which comes with the usual difficulties when cleaning but I believe that the overall look outweighs this minor inconvenience. A very important factor to beware of is the side opening doors. I completely understand why Fluval have opted for these as opposed to the traditional front openers but you do need to bear this fact in mind when measuring your available space – leave enough room for the doors to open!
Overall I am very impressed with my purchase and cannot fault my new set up. Fluval have made every effort to ensure the aquarium looks clean, sharp and stylish yet remain functional and user friendly.
The RRP on the Fluval Profile 1200 aquarium is 1,016.97 however, you ought to be looking to pay around the 720 mark. Compare and buy Fish Tanks For Sale, Fluval Profile 1200, Fluval Roma 200, Fluval Studio 600, Tropical Fish Tanks, Marine Fish Tanks, Cheap Fish Tanks and quality aquatic supplies from http://www.aquariumhouse.co.uk