180g or 210g?

[wlo]

I was about to order a 180g drilled tank from my LFS, but then saw that I could go taller to a 210 gallon....

Would there be much of a cost difference? Any other down sides to a taller 210 gallon tank?

 

[albano]

IMO...for most people 24-27" tall, is the maximum 'useable' height... any deeper and it's MUCH harder to clean, aquascape, and illuminate!



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[afernandez]

Geez I wish I cood go that big .. I doubt it would cost that much more .. I would love to know how much u dish out to beggin with . GL

 

[JARRETT SHARK]

220gal bigger is better

 

[charliethetuna88]

210 no question

 

[dubs]

210 bigger in this hobby is better u can throw more stuff in it

 

[armani4o3]

imo the 180 is key just 5 inches shorter i had a oceanic 215 that was 29 high and was unable to do nice rock work feed coral on the sand bed with out taking a bath and also with a 30 high tank will need 400w mh to hit the sand bed i have yet to find a fixture that is t5 that will work that is under 1500 again jmo

 

[motortrendz]

my 220 is 31 high.. i love it.... you can do a deeper sandbed w/o loosing any height..

 

[greenycrew]

180... Bigger isn't always better! I have a 180 and it is deep enough. I couldn't deal with the extra height. Only way i would consider it is if you are considering a pretty deep sandbed. Otherwise is 30 gallons really worth the extra hastle... I would rather go wider than higher!

 

[greenycrew]

with a tank that big and heavy have you put any consideration into where you are gonna put it? When I first bought mine I didn't realize how much the thing would weigh. Luckily I have it on basement slab!

 

[pdnyc69]

bigger is better. less swings with more water volume

 

[greenycrew]

get a bigger sump then(more water volume less hastle)