220 Gal Perfecto, 210 gal All Glass or 180 Gal All Glass

I am a full time tile setter and cannot stress enough the importance of a leveled floor! But, I thought it was the other way around, that acrylic tanks were more susceptible to blowouts.

 

Thats what I have always thought that acrylic tanks would blow out before glass tanks. I have a buddy that had a 260 gallon reef tank that blew out on him a few years back his tank was acrylic.

 

Doesn't All Glass make the Perfecto line?

And I'm pretty sure they both fall under the Oceanic Umbrella

I'm pretty sure I read a thread somewhere that talked about how Oceanic made them all

Oceanic tanks are like the Corvettes
All Glass would be the Cobalts
and Perfecto the Sunfires

Same company different price ranges to appeal to all hobbiests if I'm not mistaken

 

No, Perfecto is a completely different company.

Oceanic and AGA/ Aqueon are owned by the same company, Central Garden and Pet. The AGA tanks are built right here in Wisconsin. I think Oceanics are made here as well, but I for certain know that perfecto is an entirely different company.

A more fitting correlation to autos would be
Oceanic= Lincoln
AGA= ford
Perfecto= chrysler

 

I would go with a 180 or as horken said go with a deeper or wider tank. Not only is it easier on the glass and seams and You wont need as high powered lights to get good PAR to the bottom. With a deeper tank you can also fit more live rock in and get better shelving for coral placement. When I build my 200G woody it is only going to be 24" deep. Plus a lower tank is easier to clean. But I haft to say that tall tanks do look good.

 

You forgot one.

Home made woodys= Bently lol

Also take into consideration that you can not drill the bottom pain of a all glass aquarium. It is tempered glass. And AllGlass is the same company as Aqueon

 

The Bentley

Yeah, i still have no clue why AGA switched to the aqueon name. That one is weird. Why would you change the name of the best selling tank?

That would be like Honda changing their motorcycle line's name to wing ding.

 

oops, I guess it doesnt really matter if I spell it right considering I can't afford one. But yea the Aqueon name change is a mystery. But since they swiched, the logo and packaging does look alot better than the AGA.