I wanna upgrade

NU-2reef · 08-02-2008, 06:42 PM

ya i got the bug. well my biocube has been fun but its definately time to move on to bigger things.my dream tank would be a 125g or bigger.but that would probably be more than i can handle...or is it . anyway im shopping for a tank, some new and used but this one did bring some interest. check it out and let me know what you think.
would you pay for this?
72 gal Reef ready Bow Front Aquarium Setup

schackmel · 08-02-2008, 07:06 PM

to me, it looks like a great deal. The only thing you would have to get is a pump for the sump and I would replace the bulbs on the fixture. I would start with new bulbs. I had that skimmer in my old tank and it works great...I really liked it. The link attached said it is like $350. Lights just say T5 but doesnt say anything more in regards to light. They kind of looked like my Marineland Light which is about $250 (I am trying to sell used for $125-150) So right there alone it is going to be cheaper with this tank. Plus I like the stand. Canopies limit you possibility to using MH lamps later on, unless you remove it. But even then, the stand alone is nice.

And IMHO it is easier to keep bigger tanks then it is a smaller tank. They are more forgiving. My 75g I never had a lick of problems with, nor have I had any problems so far with my new 135g. So, I think if you are able to keep the 29g then you would be fine with a bigger tank

wildreef · 08-02-2008, 07:10 PM

yea but remember >
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Good luck with the bigger tank, always thought that was the best way to go any way.

Solisimo · 08-02-2008, 07:14 PM

When I started I had a 6 gallon Nano.
About 2 months later I got a 72 bowfront w/ everything I needed for 500 bucks. It was a super deal. But now I wish I would have got a 150 or bigger. I thought at the time I could not maintain a tank that big.
Now my 72 is too small and I wanna upgrade.

My advice to you is if you like the hobby and are gonna stay with it for a while Go bigger!

sostoudt · 08-02-2008, 07:36 PM

it may be worth it to buy it and sell the tank and the stand and keep the rest. The reason i say this is would you be happy with only a 72 gallon?

I have a 90(kinda got forced into it because i was saving up for a new tank when my 55 cracked, 90 was the only tank that was available that i could afford) and at first i was satisfied with it. I was like wow another whole 35 gallons, this is huge. But soon when the honeymoon period was over i just kept wishing it was a little bigger. You see those of us that catch the bug will never be satisfied with anything below a 100 gallons in the long run.
I would say if you want a 125 then get a 125 and if you want bigger get bigger. Its a lot of work to transfer your reef over to another tank, It would be such a waste of effort(not to mention risk to your live stock) to have to do it twice.
I dont think it will be as much work as you think. once you have a big enough tank you can do what i call the hose system. When doing water changes you should empty the tank with a hose and powerhead to the nearest window or drain. And the same method should be applied to put water back in the tank. I almost never lift a single bucket of water for my 90. Also remember just because its a 125 doesn't mean you have to stock it like a 125.
I don't want you to feel like im telling you what to do, I just don't want you to end up like me, wishing the tank could be just a little bigger

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enough of the sob story. My advise go with the biggest you can get while making sure that you can still comfortably access the bottom of the tank.
remember my rule: if you need a snorkel then its too deep

sostoudt · 08-02-2008, 07:44 PM

i guess you could say size does matter

pharmrjohn · 08-02-2008, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by sostoudt

i guess you could say size does matter

Yes it does. I got a 75g because I thought this would be the biggest tank I would ever need or want. Wrong. I want more. More, more, more. Go for the dream dude.

MTips18 · 08-02-2008, 08:16 PM

i have fallen ill with the bug as well i got a 55 thinking it was badass i soon realized that it was a waste of time saved up for a year to get a 125 and i would say even with nothing in it i love just knowing all the possibility's with that thing, it is awesome i have it cycling right now its huge and so worth it, give into peer pressure, go bigger

Bogie · 08-02-2008, 08:25 PM

;You guys are even crazier than those car forum guys, "Get the GT3076 turbo, go all out", LOL... That's cool. Same price, but you can't drive it

Tangster · 08-02-2008, 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by NU-2reef

check it out and let me know what you think.
would you pay for this?
72 gal Reef ready Bow Front Aquarium Setup

I'd start at 500.00 and go noting above $650.00 maybe 700.00 tops if you realy really wanted it this stuff looses value faster then a Boat And they always want to screm I paid 2,000 for the stuff ..