Tank feedback/recommendations in the 70-90g range?

[One Reefing Boi]

I have narrowed it down to several tanks that have what I am looking for, and wondering if any of you have experience with any of these tanks or know anything about their quality and durability etc...

If I had to order the tank today I would go with the Waterbox Reef (or Frag) 100.3 but also am looking into these as alternatives:

Red Sea Reefer 350
Innovative Marine INT
Fuji Cube INT Middle
Cade PR 900 Series 2
Crystaline Premium Reef

Also open to other recommendations as well


Something I don't understand though, is that the Waterbox 100.3 has dimensions of 36 x 24 x 22 with a tank volume of 72g. The Red Sea Reefer 350 has dimensions of 47 x 21 x 20 (a foot longer) with 73g display. Does the extra 3" on the width and the extra 2" on the Waterbox really make up for the fact it is a foot shorter than the 350?

Thanks!

 

[Crustaceon]

Go with the longest tank you can afford.

 

[One Reefing Boi]

Go with the longest tank you can afford.

so then I guess that is the reefer 350, but I have heard horror stories about the seals on those tanks breaking and also head their customer service is not great

 

[Crustaceon]

so then I guess that is the reefer 350, but I have heard horror stories about the seals on those tanks breaking and also head their customer service is not great

It’s going to be the same case with any glass tank for the most part. The good news is that out of the rediculous amount of people on this forum who probably own a reefer 350, I’m having a hard time finding accounts of them leaking. A few here and there is possible and expected, but doesn’t denote an overall QC problem as there are probably magnitudes more of these tanks that are perfectly fine. Also, good customer service is hard to find, lol. I used to be a customer service rep at a call center and often had to deal with my coworker’s lack of empathy. A trick though to having a better experience, as funny as it sounds, is to be really nice to the customer service rep. So if you do decide to get a reefer 350 and it happens to be one in five thousand with a seal issue, I think you can get good customer service provided you don’t scream at the rep the moment they answer the phone.