55g or 75g

Mikeman · 07-04-2001, 03:55 PM

my parents said that they didn't know which tank they should get me, so they just gave me money, I'm wondering if I should get a 75g instead of a 55g, I have a couple of reasons, it would let me get more fish, it would be easier for my dad to maintain when I'm at collage, and it would let me keep my yellow tang in reletive comfort. So is price worth the extra 20g you get? thanks all

***Reefland*** · 07-04-2001, 04:46 PM

And it's not just the extra water, it's the extra 6" of width.

MarkS · 07-04-2001, 04:54 PM

Exactly!

I think that a 55 is only good for FO tanks and sumps. FAR too narrow, IMO.

Mark

chromis · 07-04-2001, 04:54 PM

I would go for the extra width, if I didnt have a custom built stand I would have gone with the 75. I have plenty of room for aquascaping and sps but not alot of sandbed left for clams.

HTH
Andrew

**scubadude** · 07-04-2001, 06:45 PM

Definately go with the 75!! You will be glad you did in the long run!

Mikeman · 07-04-2001, 06:57 PM

well looks like I'm gone have to wait even longer to set up the tank if I get the 75, but I really want to have a clam or 3, plus my yellow tang, so I guess 75g here I come

**golfish** · 07-04-2001, 08:03 PM

you might as well go with a 120 that's 4x2x2.............they won't know the difference

Neal359 · 07-05-2001, 12:57 AM

get the 75 and get it drilled, it will be the best $40.00 you spend, i hade a 55gall and HATED it i moved into a 72bow and it is so much nice

thezookeeper · 07-05-2001, 01:16 AM

75 all the way!

Joanne

Reinhold · 07-05-2001, 10:00 AM

Always go for the added width. I have a 55+ show tank which is only 12" wide, and I really wish I had more of a footprint for rock work. Hoods and lights are also much easier to configure with the added width.

reefmack · 07-05-2001, 12:20 PM

75 are so much wider and more luxurious! 55's are the worst size tank available (due to it's dimensions) - just my opinion!

chromis · 07-05-2001, 02:30 PM

Hey neal, what is the width of the widest part of the 72 bowfront?

tendar · 07-05-2001, 06:06 PM

The center of a 72 bow front is 18" wide at the widest point.

My9t · 07-05-2001, 08:15 PM

While you're going bigger a 90 gal. is the same footprint as a 75.

Food for thought.

David

Doug1 · 07-06-2001, 12:27 AM

Look at the price jump from 75 to 90g, thick glass is big $$$$$$$$$$$$

naser · 07-06-2001, 01:56 AM

nothing wrond with a 55,,,, nice beginer size. easy maintenance. ive had my 55 for 3 years almost and sure a bigger tank would rock and all but if its cheaper and that what you have rock it.

07-04-2001, 03:55 PM	#1
Mikeman Governor Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Watertown,SD,USA Posts: 1,502	55g or 75g my parents said that they didn't know which tank they should get me, so they just gave me money, I'm wondering if I should get a 75g instead of a 55g, I have a couple of reasons, it would let me get more fish, it would be easier for my dad to maintain when I'm at collage, and it would let me keep my yellow tang in reletive comfort. So is price worth the extra 20g you get? thanks all

07-04-2001, 04:46 PM	#2
*Reefland* Owner Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Bardstown, KY Posts: 13,144	Yup And it's not just the extra water, it's the extra 6" of width.

07-04-2001, 04:54 PM	#3
MarkS Governor Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: San Antonio, Tx Posts: 1,799	Exactly! I think that a 55 is only good for FO tanks and sumps. FAR too narrow, IMO. Mark __________________ 2 + 2 != 4 Two is only loosely associated with two by a plus sign and therefore doesn't enter the equation at all since it is only there by mere complicity. We shouldn't count it and leave well enough alone.

07-04-2001, 06:45 PM	#5
scubadude Moderator Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Wichita, Kansas Posts: 5,315	Definately go with the 75!! You will be glad you did in the long run! __________________ Rocky

07-05-2001, 01:16 AM	#9
thezookeeper Mayor Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Pittsburgh,PA, USA Posts: 992	75 all the way! Joanne __________________ "Life savings? Sure, it's that brightly lit object sitting in the livingroom."

07-04-2001, 04:54 PM	#4
chromis Mayor Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Lynchburg, Virginia Posts: 518	I would go for the extra width, if I didnt have a custom built stand I would have gone with the 75. I have plenty of room for aquascaping and sps but not alot of sandbed left for clams. HTH Andrew

07-04-2001, 06:57 PM	#6
Mikeman Governor Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Watertown,SD,USA Posts: 1,502	well looks like I'm gone have to wait even longer to set up the tank if I get the 75, but I really want to have a clam or 3, plus my yellow tang, so I guess 75g here I come

07-04-2001, 08:03 PM	#7
golfish Moderator Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Alta Loma,Ca Posts: 2,943	you might as well go with a 120 that's 4x2x2.............they won't know the difference

07-05-2001, 12:57 AM	#8
Neal359 Mayor Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: richmond Posts: 558	get the 75 and get it drilled, it will be the best $40.00 you spend, i hade a 55gall and HATED it i moved into a 72bow and it is so much nice

07-05-2001, 10:00 AM	#10
Reinhold Mayor Join Date: May 2001 Location: USA Posts: 941	Always go for the added width. I have a 55+ show tank which is only 12" wide, and I really wish I had more of a footprint for rock work. Hoods and lights are also much easier to configure with the added width.

07-05-2001, 12:20 PM	#11
reefmack Just Moved In Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 45	75 are so much wider and more luxurious! 55's are the worst size tank available (due to it's dimensions) - just my opinion! __________________ reefmack ----------- Pix of My 75 Gallon Reef

07-05-2001, 02:30 PM	#12
chromis Mayor Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Lynchburg, Virginia Posts: 518	Hey neal, what is the width of the widest part of the 72 bowfront?

07-05-2001, 06:06 PM	#13
tendar Governor Join Date: May 2000 Location: tempe,AZ Posts: 1,114	The center of a 72 bow front is 18" wide at the widest point.

07-05-2001, 08:15 PM	#14
My9t Citizen Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Louisville, KY USA Posts: 240	While you're going bigger a 90 gal. is the same footprint as a 75. Food for thought. David __________________ Never put off till tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow (or next week)

07-06-2001, 12:27 AM	#15
Doug1 Citizen Join Date: May 2000 Location: Williams,Or,USA Posts: 225	Look at the price jump from 75 to 90g, thick glass is big $$$$$$$$$$$$

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07-06-2001, 01:56 AM	#16
naser super-reefer Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: SAN DIEGO, CA Posts: 1,908	nothing wrond with a 55,,,, nice beginer size. easy maintenance. ive had my 55 for 3 years almost and sure a bigger tank would rock and all but if its cheaper and that what you have rock it.

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