Davy Jones
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I am considering a second tank in the next year or so so i am officially in the planning phase!
Right now i have a Red sea Reefer 250, which is 36x20x21. Love the tank but i think i want a different footprint for the next one i do, maybe shallower or something. For sure i want more depth for aquascaping and such.
Here are my thoughts, Personally i think i would like something that is 48x30x18, Still shallow, good depth and length. I think it would make a cool tank size! However i dont think anyone makes a tank like this and i cant affoard to go custom as im sure this will turn out something like $2k for just the tank. Which is well outside my budget if i want decent equipment lol
Next idea was the 120g Fatboy tank, 4x2x2, Good depth, good length but taller than i think i want. I havent seen one in person but idk.
The other side of things if i went shallow a good tank is the deep blue rimless 80rr tank, 48x24x16, Which is pretty close to what i would be looking for i guess, however i dont like the corner overflow. I would prefer the back panel i think as i dont have a place for a peninsula tank
Or ive seen some awesome tanks that are 24x24x12 as well.
So what are the pros and cons of a shallow tank?
For reference i plan on using the 8bulb ati fixture over all of these tanks. I would consider an xr30 pro over the smaller one but i think i prefer t5 over led..
I guess in a roundabout way what is everyones favorite tank dimensions?!
Right now i have a Red sea Reefer 250, which is 36x20x21. Love the tank but i think i want a different footprint for the next one i do, maybe shallower or something. For sure i want more depth for aquascaping and such.
Here are my thoughts, Personally i think i would like something that is 48x30x18, Still shallow, good depth and length. I think it would make a cool tank size! However i dont think anyone makes a tank like this and i cant affoard to go custom as im sure this will turn out something like $2k for just the tank. Which is well outside my budget if i want decent equipment lol
Next idea was the 120g Fatboy tank, 4x2x2, Good depth, good length but taller than i think i want. I havent seen one in person but idk.
The other side of things if i went shallow a good tank is the deep blue rimless 80rr tank, 48x24x16, Which is pretty close to what i would be looking for i guess, however i dont like the corner overflow. I would prefer the back panel i think as i dont have a place for a peninsula tank
Or ive seen some awesome tanks that are 24x24x12 as well.
So what are the pros and cons of a shallow tank?
For reference i plan on using the 8bulb ati fixture over all of these tanks. I would consider an xr30 pro over the smaller one but i think i prefer t5 over led..
I guess in a roundabout way what is everyones favorite tank dimensions?!
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