cardiffgiant
Active member
I have a 55, and here are my main reasons for wishing I had a 75:
1- Sump space is limited. I can barely squeeze a 10 gallon tank and an 8 gallon rubbermaid under there. What's worse, is I have to daisy chain the two vessels, which is higher risk for overflow (even though I've tested power fials and have been ok). I could fit a larger sump under a 75.
2- Narrow. Aquascaping is more challenging in a 55. Most decent looking chunks of LR come almost ot the front of the glass, leaving very little open sand.
3- Capacity. The 75 is 35% larger (duh), add in the fact that you could probably fit an additional 10-15 gallons of sump capacity underneath, and it could be 50% higher capacity. This means that your salinity, temperature, and other parameters will fluctuate less. You can also fit more LR into the tank, making it easier to stock fish that hunt copepods.
1- Sump space is limited. I can barely squeeze a 10 gallon tank and an 8 gallon rubbermaid under there. What's worse, is I have to daisy chain the two vessels, which is higher risk for overflow (even though I've tested power fials and have been ok). I could fit a larger sump under a 75.
2- Narrow. Aquascaping is more challenging in a 55. Most decent looking chunks of LR come almost ot the front of the glass, leaving very little open sand.
3- Capacity. The 75 is 35% larger (duh), add in the fact that you could probably fit an additional 10-15 gallons of sump capacity underneath, and it could be 50% higher capacity. This means that your salinity, temperature, and other parameters will fluctuate less. You can also fit more LR into the tank, making it easier to stock fish that hunt copepods.
