3reef Forums - View Single Post - 20 gal vs. 30 gal in-wall tank ... need help quick...thanks.

jtReef · 06-26-2006, 11:48 AM

I would go with the 30 gal. The larger the tank the easier the water quality is to maintain. I'm not sure on the thickness of each tank but you may want to look that up real quick to see about your pressure. I believe my 20gal fuge tank is thinner than my 29gal fuge tank. I personally would not worry about it as long as you have all 4 sides of your tank supported from the bottom. Both a 20 and 30 gal tank can support ware and tear. My wife has 3 cats that are constantly beating on one of my tanks for entertainment. Especially once filled when pressures would be evened out. You may want to glue your rocks together though. If kids are constantly knocking on the tank the small vibrations could cause a rock slide.

06-26-2006, 11:48 AM	#2 (permalink)
jtReef Ritteri Anemone Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Naperville IL Age: 29 Posts: 619 Karma: 273	I would go with the 30 gal. The larger the tank the easier the water quality is to maintain. I'm not sure on the thickness of each tank but you may want to look that up real quick to see about your pressure. I believe my 20gal fuge tank is thinner than my 29gal fuge tank. I personally would not worry about it as long as you have all 4 sides of your tank supported from the bottom. Both a 20 and 30 gal tank can support ware and tear. My wife has 3 cats that are constantly beating on one of my tanks for entertainment. Especially once filled when pressures would be evened out. You may want to glue your rocks together though. If kids are constantly knocking on the tank the small vibrations could cause a rock slide. _________ 180 Gal Reef, AquaC EV-400, 3 MH Aquamedic Oceanlight HQI's 250w 20k. Neptune AquaController III, AquaLogic Trimline Cyclone 1/3hp skimmer, 2 x hydor #4's, 2 x mj1200's modded, 40 gal fuge.