12" or 25" deep stock tank for coral prop?

[jamal-188]

Deciding which rubbermaid stock tank to get for the expansion of my coral prop system. Between a 50 and a 100g. Both are the same except the 50g is 12" deep and the 100g is 25" deep.

I don't really know that I would need the tank to be 25" deep... maily will have SPS's and can always move less light demanding corals to the outsides of the tank where they would get less light.

What do you think, is the extra 50g worth it? Need more heaters(tank in basement) bigger skimmer etc... but more water volume.

[rreddick]

you do not need the depth, I use the rectangular RM tub and it works great, I have rubble on the bottom and the water is about 10" deep with two power heads, two heaters on electronic controler, and a EV240 skimmer, works very well, oh yea, one 250 MH pendant.

Ron

[jamal-188]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8895592#post8895592 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by rreddick
you do not need the depth, I use the rectangular RM tub and it works great, I have rubble on the bottom and the water is about 10" deep with two power heads, two heaters on electronic controler, and a EV240 skimmer, works very well, oh yea, one 250 MH pendant.

Ron

What kind of controller are you using?