Back in the day the two tanks I always wanted was a rimless cube, and a rimless peninsula. Having gotten back into the hobby, I have a Reefer 170 so I have the cube. However, I'm realizing this isn't what I really want. For those who remember, the vision I have in my head is the tank the Glass Box Design blog had 12 years ago.
First up, I got it used and it's pretty scratched up. I'm happy with the price and such, but there's enough scratches that it kills the pure cube aesthetic I had in my head. Second, while I'm happy with the size generally, it's just a little small. Being a cube, there's not a lot of swimming length, so I don't really want to get any larger fish. Anyway there's other reasons too, and I'm ok with this one, but I don't want to invest more into replacing the things I don't love about it.
That brings me to peninsula tanks. The place I have my cube actually would fit a peninsula perfectly. It's a perfect room divider spot.
Which brings me to some questions.
1. Any recommendations for good peninsula tank brands/models?
2. Any recommendations for sizes? I know the default answer is _yuge_, but I'm wondering if there's any special things to think about there.
3. Any general advice on these? My guess is the main gotcha is water flow becomes difficult, unless you slap a powerhead on the far side.
4. Any suggestions on stands? Many of the tanks come with stands, but given it'd be a room divider, in our living room, right when you enter the house, the stand looking good would matter a lot.
And obviously, anyone have one they want to off load ?
I've been looking at a Waterbox 4820 someone is selling on FB marketplace, but that feels like the minimum size that'd be worth getting.
Thanks in advance
CC @H2OPlayar whose peninsula probably started me down this rabbit hole
First up, I got it used and it's pretty scratched up. I'm happy with the price and such, but there's enough scratches that it kills the pure cube aesthetic I had in my head. Second, while I'm happy with the size generally, it's just a little small. Being a cube, there's not a lot of swimming length, so I don't really want to get any larger fish. Anyway there's other reasons too, and I'm ok with this one, but I don't want to invest more into replacing the things I don't love about it.
That brings me to peninsula tanks. The place I have my cube actually would fit a peninsula perfectly. It's a perfect room divider spot.
Which brings me to some questions.
1. Any recommendations for good peninsula tank brands/models?
2. Any recommendations for sizes? I know the default answer is _yuge_, but I'm wondering if there's any special things to think about there.
3. Any general advice on these? My guess is the main gotcha is water flow becomes difficult, unless you slap a powerhead on the far side.
4. Any suggestions on stands? Many of the tanks come with stands, but given it'd be a room divider, in our living room, right when you enter the house, the stand looking good would matter a lot.
And obviously, anyone have one they want to off load ?
I've been looking at a Waterbox 4820 someone is selling on FB marketplace, but that feels like the minimum size that'd be worth getting.
Thanks in advance
CC @H2OPlayar whose peninsula probably started me down this rabbit hole