I have a chance at either a 90 gal acrylic or a 50 gal glass rimless tank for approximately the same price. Both come with sumps. My main interest are LPS corals plus a couple fish- love the banggai cardinals.. either just a compatible pair of those, perhaps one or two other small species- don't have any species in mind right now. At the least fish are not one of the main interests. I'm wanting to upgrade from a 29 gal sumpless tank with HOB filters.
Acrylic is partially enclosed on the top with hole in middle. Have not seen this tank in person yet, no information on measurements for the top(person is a bit short in responses) by pictures it seems the top edges extend for some inches. Hole is not particularly big, kleenex tissue cube is a great description of how it looks.
Never had acrylic before. How do you clean the sides of algae etc? Will the partial top cause some kind of issues? I'm thinking it would get in the way sometimes such as trying to get the algae scraper out of the tank, salt creep on bottom surface of the top(?), making it harder to reach parts of the rockwork(jabbing at vermetids, adjusting corals etc). Would the acrylic on top interfere with lighting for the corals, by reducing PAR or..? Is this kind of tank better for a fish centric set up?
The other tank is glass, which I am familiar with- have a freshwater and saltwater tank(one year's experience with salt). Never had rimless, though.. is it a major or minor hassle? I get they give a 'clean' look but have read comments about splash being somewhat of a problem. Fair potential for fish jumping out, although the banggais apparently don't have much of any inclination towards that. I would not mind another rimmed tank, just not seeing any deals anywhere close to those two in a while. It's also a cube shape.
I like the idea of getting a bigger tank- more buffer for water parameters, space for corals. The acrylic plus top not completely open gives me pause. Glass I already am familiar with.. but it is smaller.
Would be great to get some feedack on the described tanks- both pros or cons, or even to tell me to wait for a rimmed glass tank or...
Acrylic is partially enclosed on the top with hole in middle. Have not seen this tank in person yet, no information on measurements for the top(person is a bit short in responses) by pictures it seems the top edges extend for some inches. Hole is not particularly big, kleenex tissue cube is a great description of how it looks.
Never had acrylic before. How do you clean the sides of algae etc? Will the partial top cause some kind of issues? I'm thinking it would get in the way sometimes such as trying to get the algae scraper out of the tank, salt creep on bottom surface of the top(?), making it harder to reach parts of the rockwork(jabbing at vermetids, adjusting corals etc). Would the acrylic on top interfere with lighting for the corals, by reducing PAR or..? Is this kind of tank better for a fish centric set up?
The other tank is glass, which I am familiar with- have a freshwater and saltwater tank(one year's experience with salt). Never had rimless, though.. is it a major or minor hassle? I get they give a 'clean' look but have read comments about splash being somewhat of a problem. Fair potential for fish jumping out, although the banggais apparently don't have much of any inclination towards that. I would not mind another rimmed tank, just not seeing any deals anywhere close to those two in a while. It's also a cube shape.
I like the idea of getting a bigger tank- more buffer for water parameters, space for corals. The acrylic plus top not completely open gives me pause. Glass I already am familiar with.. but it is smaller.
Would be great to get some feedack on the described tanks- both pros or cons, or even to tell me to wait for a rimmed glass tank or...