Which 120 Gal is best

Discussion in 'Fish Tank Brands and Kits' started by marlinman, Jan 4, 2009.

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  1. marlinman

    marlinman Zoanthid

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    I'm moving up from a 65 gal reef to a 120 gal. The area I'm going to put it at has 5'6" of wall space. This eliminates 6' long tanks. It is going to be for a reef so height can't exceed 26" because getting to the back and being able to reach the bottom if a snail knocks over a coral is imperitive and 29" or so restricts that activity. So I'm looking at a 48" x 24" All Glass and a 60" x 18" 120 gal Perfecto. The All glass has the overflows that are against the back wall recessed in from the corners and the Perfecto has the back corner overflows. Anyone have any ideas?
     
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  3. cuttingras

    cuttingras Starving Artist :)

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    might want to ask Scenario1313 about this, he just set one up.
     
  4. {Nano}Reefer

    {Nano}Reefer Dragon Wrasse

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    I've never heard one good thing about Perfecto tanks, even the name sounds cheesy.
     
  5. Otty

    Otty Giant Squid

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    I have a Perfecto and I see nothing wrong with it, just don't drill the bottom and you will be fine.
     
  6. scenario1313

    scenario1313 Tassled File Fish

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    cuttingras Starving Artist :)

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  9. james37128

    james37128 Coral Banded Shrimp

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    At any length a 24 wide/deep and 24 tall is IMO perfect.
     
  10. RemickJ

    RemickJ Teardrop Maxima Clam

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    I have the 48 wide and love it.. give you lots of room front to back to do your aquascaping I only had a 4ft space to wall it in to though. Are you putting this in wall? If so I would go with the deeper tank as you will loose the width of the wall as far as working space goes when reaching in the top.. (IE the wall overhangs the front of the tank.)
     
  11. PharmrJohn

    PharmrJohn The Dude

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    I like the idea of 48x24x24. My 90g is 48x18x24 with the depth being 18. I would love an extra six inches. My vote goes for Scenario's tank.