Whats better.... - Aquarium Advice

mrcrazypants05 · 12-06-2005, 06:23 PM

I'm going to be saving over the next 3-6 months for a new tank. I don't know what I'm going to put in it, but I would like to have the opinion of you all, because you all have helped me so much so far. I'm looking into a 300 [acronym:fac64503b4="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:fac64503b4] wide or 280 gallon wide. I like the 280 gallon wide because of the fact that it is 72"x36"x25" LxWxH. The 300 [acronym:fac64503b4="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:fac64503b4] is 96"x30"x25" LxWxH... I'm still thinking large cichlids. lol Anyway They are both the same price at $850 each. So.... what do you all think?

Tiffi · 12-06-2005, 06:54 PM

Well for the same price I would definitely buy the bigger one! You have to keep in mind the weight of the tank (and your floor construction) and what it will cost to get adequate filtration, light, more gravel, more decoration, a bigger stand. If that is no problem, get the bigger one!

I'm not a specialist about large cichlids, so others will have to help you there

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rubysoho · 12-06-2005, 06:54 PM

will you have any fish over 30 inches? If not, get the 300 gallon. Wish I could do that

**Zagz** · 12-06-2005, 07:48 PM

Get the bigger one [acronym:fbbb523f49="In my opinion"]IMO[/acronym:fbbb523f49], of course you could send it to me [acronym:fbbb523f49="Laughing out loud"]LOL[/acronym:fbbb523f49], j/[acronym:fbbb523f49="Kelvin or Potassium, depending on context"]k[/acronym:fbbb523f49]. Good luck with the new purchase!

mrcrazypants05 · 12-06-2005, 10:10 PM

I might even build a plywood tank. Not really sure yet... I'm going to go to a place around here that builds custom aquariums on my next day off. They have done a lot of great stuff. I'll let you all know

mrcrazypants05 · 12-07-2005, 01:44 PM

Okay so I got an e-mail back today and an Acrylic 280gallon wide is 72Lx36Wx25H. It's $600 and will be $290 to ship... It's cheaper than getting the glass. Sounds really good right now. Not sure what I would stock it with though... I have plenty of time to think, because it'll be about 3 months before i save up the money. Any ideas would be great. lol I'm thinking a couple of larger cannisters and a sump filtration will be how I filter it. Perhaps I'll ask them to drill it, but I think that's a couple hundred $$$ more. Might as well since im going all out right? Now to make a way to keep the kids from touching it and scratchin the acrylic. lol

crazycat · 12-07-2005, 02:20 PM

where are you getting the acrylic tank from?

mrcrazypants05 · 12-08-2005, 12:40 AM

glasscages.com

Tiffi · 12-08-2005, 01:39 PM

All I can say, be careful with that company. I've got a small tank (70gal) from them, which I went to get myself, but I've heard a lot of bad things in this forum. Let's say they are not really friendly anymore if you have any problems with your tank. You can look at the product review section or search for "glasscages".

12-06-2005, 06:23 PM	#1
mrcrazypants05 Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Kansas City, KS Posts: 458 Images: 7	Whats better.... I'm going to be saving over the next 3-6 months for a new tank. I don't know what I'm going to put in it, but I would like to have the opinion of you all, because you all have helped me so much so far. I'm looking into a 300 [acronym:fac64503b4="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:fac64503b4] wide or 280 gallon wide. I like the 280 gallon wide because of the fact that it is 72"x36"x25" LxWxH. The 300 [acronym:fac64503b4="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:fac64503b4] is 96"x30"x25" LxWxH... I'm still thinking large cichlids. lol Anyway They are both the same price at $850 each. So.... what do you all think? __________________ 125gallon - 3 Giant Danios - 1 7" Jack Dempsey - 1 5½" Green Terror - 1 9" Lutino Oscar 65RR - SW - 30g Sump w/fuge - 40lbs MI LR 30lbs Base - 4-5"Sand Bed - 2 false black perculas, 1 six line wrasse, 1 peppermint shrimp, 6 zebra hermits, 6 blue leg hermits, 6 nassarius snails, 6 astrea snails

12-06-2005, 06:54 PM	#2
Tiffi Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: first ST-Germany, now TN-USA Posts: 1,052 Images: 19	Well for the same price I would definitely buy the bigger one! You have to keep in mind the weight of the tank (and your floor construction) and what it will cost to get adequate filtration, light, more gravel, more decoration, a bigger stand. If that is no problem, get the bigger one! I'm not a specialist about large cichlids, so others will have to help you there . __________________ Some time ago in Germany: 2x 15gal tank, 45gal heavily planted Now: 70gal FW, 130W CF, driftwood, black gravel/laterite/flourish tabs/pool filter sand, pressurised CO2, power reactor, 200W = 250W heater, Fluval 304, Eheim prefilter; pH 7, kH 5, gH 9, CO2 ~20mg/l Plants: Cryptocoryne beckettii, wendtii "red", Giant Vals, Nymphaea lotus "zenkeri", Anubias nana "petite", Echinodorus "ozelot", Dwarf Sag, Hygrophila polysperma, Rotala rotundifolia, Limnophila sessiliflora Fishes: 2 Mikrogeophagus ramirezi, Endlers, 4 Otocinclus vittatus, 1pair Pelvicachromis pulcher, 5 Corydoras panda

12-06-2005, 10:10 PM	#5
mrcrazypants05 Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Kansas City, KS Posts: 458 Images: 7	I might even build a plywood tank. Not really sure yet... I'm going to go to a place around here that builds custom aquariums on my next day off. They have done a lot of great stuff. I'll let you all know __________________ 125gallon - 3 Giant Danios - 1 7" Jack Dempsey - 1 5½" Green Terror - 1 9" Lutino Oscar 65RR - SW - 30g Sump w/fuge - 40lbs MI LR 30lbs Base - 4-5"Sand Bed - 2 false black perculas, 1 six line wrasse, 1 peppermint shrimp, 6 zebra hermits, 6 blue leg hermits, 6 nassarius snails, 6 astrea snails

12-07-2005, 01:44 PM	#6
mrcrazypants05 Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Kansas City, KS Posts: 458 Images: 7	Okay so I got an e-mail back today and an Acrylic 280gallon wide is 72Lx36Wx25H. It's $600 and will be $290 to ship... It's cheaper than getting the glass. Sounds really good right now. Not sure what I would stock it with though... I have plenty of time to think, because it'll be about 3 months before i save up the money. Any ideas would be great. lol I'm thinking a couple of larger cannisters and a sump filtration will be how I filter it. Perhaps I'll ask them to drill it, but I think that's a couple hundred $$$ more. Might as well since im going all out right? Now to make a way to keep the kids from touching it and scratchin the acrylic. lol __________________ 125gallon - 3 Giant Danios - 1 7" Jack Dempsey - 1 5½" Green Terror - 1 9" Lutino Oscar 65RR - SW - 30g Sump w/fuge - 40lbs MI LR 30lbs Base - 4-5"Sand Bed - 2 false black perculas, 1 six line wrasse, 1 peppermint shrimp, 6 zebra hermits, 6 blue leg hermits, 6 nassarius snails, 6 astrea snails

12-07-2005, 02:20 PM	#7
crazycat Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: nyc Posts: 597 Images: 19	where are you getting the acrylic tank from? __________________ don't turn your back on the ocean.

12-06-2005, 06:54 PM	#3
rubysoho Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Northern VA Posts: 2,539 Images: 3	will you have any fish over 30 inches? If not, get the 300 gallon. Wish I could do that

12-08-2005, 12:40 AM	#8
mrcrazypants05 Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Kansas City, KS Posts: 458 Images: 7	glasscages.com __________________ 125gallon - 3 Giant Danios - 1 7" Jack Dempsey - 1 5½" Green Terror - 1 9" Lutino Oscar 65RR - SW - 30g Sump w/fuge - 40lbs MI LR 30lbs Base - 4-5"Sand Bed - 2 false black perculas, 1 six line wrasse, 1 peppermint shrimp, 6 zebra hermits, 6 blue leg hermits, 6 nassarius snails, 6 astrea snails

12-08-2005, 01:39 PM	#9
Tiffi Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: first ST-Germany, now TN-USA Posts: 1,052 Images: 19	All I can say, be careful with that company. I've got a small tank (70gal) from them, which I went to get myself, but I've heard a lot of bad things in this forum. Let's say they are not really friendly anymore if you have any problems with your tank. You can look at the product review section or search for "glasscages". __________________ Some time ago in Germany: 2x 15gal tank, 45gal heavily planted Now: 70gal FW, 130W CF, driftwood, black gravel/laterite/flourish tabs/pool filter sand, pressurised CO2, power reactor, 200W = 250W heater, Fluval 304, Eheim prefilter; pH 7, kH 5, gH 9, CO2 ~20mg/l Plants: Cryptocoryne beckettii, wendtii "red", Giant Vals, Nymphaea lotus "zenkeri", Anubias nana "petite", Echinodorus "ozelot", Dwarf Sag, Hygrophila polysperma, Rotala rotundifolia, Limnophila sessiliflora Fishes: 2 Mikrogeophagus ramirezi, Endlers, 4 Otocinclus vittatus, 1pair Pelvicachromis pulcher, 5 Corydoras panda

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