75g vs 90g...

[davidryder]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9380956#post9380956 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by harday
I was in the same boat. I started out thinking a 58g Oceanic. Then it was 65 g. Then I took my wife with me to look at the 75, and she picked out the 90g. If I would have had the room, I would have gone 120. I was right at the threshold of "this is getting out of hand", but now that it's done, I love the 90 and am glad I bought it instead of the 75. I just got it up and running - here is a rough pic. Good luck. .

looking good!! keep it up!

 

[harday]

Thanks - it's only been running a few weeks, so I have a long way to go. What I like about it though, and you can see from the pic, is that I could put a lot of rock in and still have a large swimming area at the top. This of course is a matter of personal preference, but I wanted a lot of rock, and didn't want it right up to the surface. Let us know what you decide. .

 

[samson78945]

90g. best tank for the money.i have a 90 so thats partly why i choose that over the 75!

 

[reef93]

tapping alone, I'm in the same boat

 

[Redhawk44]

i just bought a 110g Tall, im having it drilled in the middle and it should be in next week, I like the tall look and if you want to keep corals that need more light just put them higher in your tank. I like the idea that i will be able to keep many different types or coral with the different light ratios i will have in my tank being so deep. I mean the ocean isnt 24" deep, why should everyones tank be lol. Go for it pimp!!!

 

[db_triggerfish]

this is an old thread but i find myself in the same boat 75g vs 90g one questions evaporation is it more with the 90g right? Will need more top off water?
Thanks,

 

[seastar12]

I believe if you have the time and money to do a 90, do a 90. Generally the bigger your water volume, the more stable your system will be.

 

[CruzinKim]

The surface of a 75g is the exactly the same as a 90g, just 90g is taller, so you shouldn't have any difference in evaporation.

 

[m2434]

90 look nice, but 75 are easier to maintain and you can get away with cheaper lighting.

 

[db_triggerfish]

Re: 75g vs 90g...

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9373112#post9373112 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by davidryder
anyone have a preference? i like the 90g because the price for an extra 15 gallons is cheap, but at the same time i think it seems a little tall.


vs some random 75 gallon:

the 90g just looks tall in an awkward way. i think the 75 gallon tanks' shortened height gives it the appearance of being longer.

Me too, I pickup a aga rr 75g last night i like the look of a tall stand. My stand is custom made 36" high.

 

[Roy G. Biv]

75, 90, 110 all fit on the same stand. 48X18. For a fowlr I like the 110, had it for years. For a reef, I like the 90.

 

[guitar510]

I have a 75 gal tall and love the extra height for viewing purposes! I'm tall and I always foudn myself leaning over to look inside my 40 gal tank even with a tall stand.

I must say though....I have to get on a step ladder and submerge my entire arm in the tank to get to the bottom...and I have long arms.

Well worth it if you ask me!

 

[Kogo]

i saw a 4" 150g the other day. it was tall and very wide (front to back). it was like a double wide made of glass (LOL). if i wanted a 4" tank and were to go past the easy reach of a 75g, i would definately go all the way to the 150g (assuming my budget could handle it).

 

[kysard1]

I really think they both suck for a reef tank. I have an 18" wide tank now and it just isn't enough. Not only for aquascaping, but you waste light less than 24" width.

Aquarium makers shouldn't force us up to a 120 to get 24" width. How about a 36x24x24 ?

 

[flyguy7150]

Kogo i think you mean 4', not 4 inches lol
anyway, 90 all the way. A tall stand makes it look even better..this is mine with a custom stand i made

more pics in my sig

 

[crossi92]

I went for the 90 over the 75 because of the added height.

 

[USC-fan]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10889310#post10889310 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by kysard1
I really think they both suck for a reef tank. I have an 18" wide tank now and it just isn't enough. Not only for aquascaping, but you waste light less than 24" width.

Aquarium makers shouldn't force us up to a 120 to get 24" width. How about a 36x24x24 ?

Have to disagree....

Also there is a huge difference in price when going from a 90 to 120.....

 

[Kogo]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10889887#post10889887 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by flyguy7150
Kogo i think you mean 4', not 4 inches lol

LOL one of those days i guess....

 

[JayS]

I had a custom 97g made by Aquarium Obsessed, 36"x26"x24". Eurobraced, starphire front & sides and center overflow.

 

[Playa-1]

I think i've decided to go with the 90.