New tank choice help poll

[NancyFish]

My overall concern is safest tank. I was gonna upgrade to a eshopps but not a ton of talk about them?

I currently have a seapora 65 on a stand I built but it’s getting moved and it’s seams stress me out a bit - so if I kept my stand I would just drill another one. Or I can upgrade, I need it soon so options are limited.

Innovative marine sr80 aio
Eshopps mariner 70 (cabinet seems small)

There is a eshopps mariner 100 too, but I wasn’t as excited to put that much water on a second floor but the cabinet space is bigger. But the thing cabinet and newer brand has me anxious - plus I’d have to pick up from lfs

 

[JumboShrimp]

I'm on here a lot, and I can't really recall any serious misgivings from anyone buying the IM series of tanks. Go for it.

 

[Reef By Steele]

I have run 135-150 gallon tanks on the upper floor of my house with no issue so would not be terribly concerned out the 100 vs 70. That being said, if you know which direction the floor joist run and are able to set the tank perpendicular bs parallel to them it is best. Also next to a load bearing wall or outside wall will give the best support for either size.

IMO I would do either a drilled tank whether by you or manufactured. In no way should you ever consider a RedSea. I know they were not listed, but I have 3 of 5 failed with no help from RedSea at all.

I run some AIO, tanks and find them more challenging as cannot add the things that I would like, skimmer, refugium etc.

I know there are a lot of people who run them and probably do it well, but IMO they are more maintenance and need to be monitored more.

 

[NancyFish]

I have run 135-150 gallon tanks on the upper floor of my house with no issue so would not be terribly concerned out the 100 vs 70. That being said, if you know which direction the floor joist run and are able to set the tank perpendicular bs parallel to them it is best. Also next to a load bearing wall or outside wall will give the best support for either size.

IMO I would do either a drilled tank whether by you or manufactured. In no way should you ever consider a RedSea. I know they were not listed, but I have 3 of 5 failed with no help from RedSea at all.

I run some AIO, tanks and find them more challenging as cannot add the things that I would like, skimmer, refugium etc.

I know there are a lot of people who run them and probably do it well, but IMO they are more maintenance and need to be monitored more.

That’s nice to hear, the footprint doesn’t seem signicantly bigger but the idea of that much more of a leak ruining that room and more is pretty terrible. I thought the eshopps tanks were built a little strong but the stand seems flimsy, and I think they’re a bit new which makes me wary.

And I think I know which way studs run only based off where I see screws in the subfloors, so it’s just an educated guess. But it would be on an exterior wall so I assume decent load bearing.

It sucks upgrading a tank so you could spend a bunch of money on something that looks identical

 

[NancyFish]

I'm on here a lot, and I can't really recall any serious misgivings from anyone buying the IM series of tanks. Go for it.

Innovative marine was my choice but the wait time on them is a killer, only the aio ships fast and while I’m a lazy reefer without need of a giant sump, idk if I’d hate cutting the display a few inches shorter