Decisions..... Decisions....

[CRASHJT]

OK, So as the story goes I picked up a free 100 Gallon tank yesterday that I thought was going to be ready to go. Turns out the tank was very poorly maintained so Im just going to let it all die off and start fresh. That being said, I have two tanks I can go with.....

1) A standard 90 gallon 4ftx18x24 the tank is drilled with a corner overflow. The stand for this tank is not complete, I have the frame work done but it needs the "pretty" stuff done. I like this tank because it is drilled......

2)The 100 gallon tank is 5ftx19x20 I like it because its obviously bigger but the corners need to be re siliconed and it is not drilled. So im back to using the HOB overflows which I dont like but they arent the end of the world I guess....

Which tank would you go with? Why?


P.S. The bright side is the tank came with all sorts of stuff including two Medal Halide fixtures so lighting is no longer an issue!

 

[Painted skin]

If the 100gal glass is not tempered, it's not difficult to drill or have LFS that build tanks drill it for you it's not expensive to do that and re silicone is very easy as well.

If the glass itself is in really good condition with no to minimum scratches, I'd go with 100gal besides it bigger, but it's longer. Your fish will thank you for it and like you said save money on lighting as it can be expensive.

 

[zakstrong]

ive never re glued a tank. drilling is easy to do. that a tough question. do some research about the gluing and see what it would take

 

[CRASHJT]

I figured the bigger is better statement would apply.....LOL I did consider having the tank drilled. I took a close look today and as my luck would have it there is no brand tag or any sticker stating its tempered. Which leaves me with a 50/50 shot..... What do you think, Is it worth the risk of trying it? Or do I just deal with the HOB overflows?

 

[Painted skin]

Does this tank have a black rim of some sort or all glass with bracing? I don't know if you were planning on drilling yourself or have someone who knows what their doing like a glass guy should be able to tell you. Also overflow is not the end of the world, if setup properly it will work just fine and won't loose siphon.

 

[CRASHJT]

It has the wood grain rim and a 12" wide glass center brace. I have used the HOB overflow for a few years now on my 55 Only flooded the floor once or twice....LOL

 

[pkirby]

If you're going to use HOB for the 100 vs a drilled 90, I'd pick the 90 without question. If you are going to drill the 100 though, then it's a matter of preference. The 100 is tall enough and the extra length would be nice. If it's not drilled though and you don't want to drill it, I'd use the 90 every time.

 

[Painted skin]

It has the wood grain rim and a 12" wide glass center brace. I have used the HOB overflow for a few years now on my 55 Only flooded the floor once or twice....LOL

By the sound of it, it's not tempered, key point is that big glass center brace to give it more strength, also sound like a custom built tank. Most large Manufacture I know don't use a wide glass center brace on glass tank for a 100gal., but I could be wrong.

Most of time floods from overflow is cause by it loosing it siphon from the collected air in the "U" tube or similar and the return keeps pumping water . To combat that you can drill a tiny hole to place an air valve on top of the "U" tube or similar and run an air line to a power head or a pump like this Oscar (Tom) Aqua Lifter Water and Air Pump into the sump. It's self priming when turned on and prevent from air collection in the siphon chamber.

I used to be scared of overflow too until I found that trick.