Forsaken77
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Hello everyone. I've been an avid reader of these forums for a while but never posted.
Right now I have a 93 gallon reef ready cube tank that's FOWLR. It has a custom made sump that holds about 30 gallons of water. I bought it from my brother-in-law, but the sump has such little access because it's so big that I really hate it. Also, it has the stock MDF Perfecto stand that is getting water damage inside because it's a POS. I am upgrading to a 4 foot 120 in the next few months. I just hope this stand holds out.
Anyways, I need help finding a good 120 gallon tank with a solid stand. I'm in a tough spot because the Aqueon and Perfecto/Marineland 120's have the overflows that also skim detritus from the lower levels of the tank, which is ideal for fish only. I wanted a better quality tank than either of those because I've had leaks in the past from both brands.
My fish are quickly outgrowing this 93 cube. I have a 6" Magnificent Foxface (that was supposed to be 3 inches from saltwaterfish.com), 4" Harlequin Tusk Fish, 4" Bluethroat Trigger, 4" Melanurus Wrasse, 3" Formosa Wrasse, 3" Red Coris Wrasse, a 3" Fingerprint/Pearl Toby Puffer and a 2" Bluespot Toby Puffer. My Royal Gramma and Saddleback Toby had unfortunate accidental deaths. I replaced the 2 dead ones with the Blue Spot Toby. They weren't all in there at the same time.
So I'm having a very difficult time trying to find a quality made tank that doesn't just surface skim. It seems all the customer builders I've looked at use only surface skimming overflows, like Planet Aquariums, or do questionable work, like Glass Cages.
I was looking into a Cad Lights tank but read horror stories, and Red Sea Tanks are made more for reefs than fish only.
So can someone possibility direct me in finding a quality tank that won't leak after 2 years? And possibly a tank that also skims from the lower regions of the tank? I've been researching for months and come up empty. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I also plan on putting a Ruby Trigger sump down below. I already have an AquaMaxx ConeS Q3 skimmer for it and a Deepwater Aquatics BLDC return pump (currently on the cube tank)
Thanks in advance
Right now I have a 93 gallon reef ready cube tank that's FOWLR. It has a custom made sump that holds about 30 gallons of water. I bought it from my brother-in-law, but the sump has such little access because it's so big that I really hate it. Also, it has the stock MDF Perfecto stand that is getting water damage inside because it's a POS. I am upgrading to a 4 foot 120 in the next few months. I just hope this stand holds out.
Anyways, I need help finding a good 120 gallon tank with a solid stand. I'm in a tough spot because the Aqueon and Perfecto/Marineland 120's have the overflows that also skim detritus from the lower levels of the tank, which is ideal for fish only. I wanted a better quality tank than either of those because I've had leaks in the past from both brands.
My fish are quickly outgrowing this 93 cube. I have a 6" Magnificent Foxface (that was supposed to be 3 inches from saltwaterfish.com), 4" Harlequin Tusk Fish, 4" Bluethroat Trigger, 4" Melanurus Wrasse, 3" Formosa Wrasse, 3" Red Coris Wrasse, a 3" Fingerprint/Pearl Toby Puffer and a 2" Bluespot Toby Puffer. My Royal Gramma and Saddleback Toby had unfortunate accidental deaths. I replaced the 2 dead ones with the Blue Spot Toby. They weren't all in there at the same time.
So I'm having a very difficult time trying to find a quality made tank that doesn't just surface skim. It seems all the customer builders I've looked at use only surface skimming overflows, like Planet Aquariums, or do questionable work, like Glass Cages.
I was looking into a Cad Lights tank but read horror stories, and Red Sea Tanks are made more for reefs than fish only.
So can someone possibility direct me in finding a quality tank that won't leak after 2 years? And possibly a tank that also skims from the lower regions of the tank? I've been researching for months and come up empty. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I also plan on putting a Ruby Trigger sump down below. I already have an AquaMaxx ConeS Q3 skimmer for it and a Deepwater Aquatics BLDC return pump (currently on the cube tank)
Thanks in advance
