Need Help (suggestions, ideas, or random thoughts)

mjkn2 · 03/01/2006, 11:04 AM

I am considering buying a 120 gal 48x24x24 this week. I can get the tank(drilled), stand (oak), and glass tops all for $465.

Anyone have any comments on the 4ft 120 gallon tank?

Also I can get it predrilled but wondered if that was best or if I should try to have someone do it for me.

Any suggestions for a setup would be nice as well. I am purchasing the tank with the intention of investing in everything else (lights, skimmer, etc.) at a later time. I don't plan on setting up the tank for a little while yet.

Anythoughts would be great.

mjkn2 · 03/01/2006, 11:08 AM

I just wanted to get some feedback before I buy it and have invested in something that I might regret.

sugarmaltese · 03/01/2006, 11:33 AM

I say go for it.

lglamb · 03/01/2006, 11:43 AM

Drilled is good

Proportion is good.

Size just depends on what you want and what space it's
going in.

(Oh, and if it can get there.)

lglamb · 03/01/2006, 11:50 AM

Oh, and price.

Don't know going prices. Guess it doesn't sound bad
including the stand.

Just check around.

Is this new or used?
(just thinking if you're being sales-pressured into the purchase,
there's always other tanks to come)

Just another thought, is the the size tank you want to end up with?

DKKA · 03/01/2006, 12:44 PM

I like the look of 120's. The only drawback I see is swimming space for large active fish. Not that any of our tanks are big enough.....

mjkn2 · 03/01/2006, 01:12 PM

I have wanted the this tank for a while and this is the best deal that I found.

Yes it is new.

Thanks guys for your help. I will keep you posted.

Horace · 03/01/2006, 02:55 PM

If you can get it drilled and all for that price with stand, then thats a damn good deal IMO. I spent more than that on my 75 pre-drilled from AGA with overflow, stand, canopy. I think I spent ~$600.

Horace · 03/01/2006, 02:56 PM

Oh and ditch the glass tops...waste of money really and they just block light and gas exchange and also make your water run warmer.

Benny Z · 03/01/2006, 02:59 PM

imo the 120 is the perfect sized reef aquarium.

hounddog01 · 03/02/2006, 06:05 PM

Sounds like a good deal. Pre drilled is the way to go. I had mine drilled but it is not tempered. I payed 300 for mine with a sump used.

cioutlaw · 03/02/2006, 09:59 PM

I like the shape of the 48"120gal. The 24"depth will be great for aquascaping. I have one ordered myself.

03/01/2006, 11:04 AM	#1
mjkn2 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Normal, IL Posts: 148	Need Help (suggestions, ideas, or random thoughts) I am considering buying a 120 gal 48x24x24 this week. I can get the tank(drilled), stand (oak), and glass tops all for $465. Anyone have any comments on the 4ft 120 gallon tank? Also I can get it predrilled but wondered if that was best or if I should try to have someone do it for me. Any suggestions for a setup would be nice as well. I am purchasing the tank with the intention of investing in everything else (lights, skimmer, etc.) at a later time. I don't plan on setting up the tank for a little while yet. Anythoughts would be great.

03/01/2006, 12:44 PM	#6
DKKA Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Peoria, IL Posts: 769	I like the look of 120's. The only drawback I see is swimming space for large active fish. Not that any of our tanks are big enough..... __________________ THIS SPACE FOR RENT

03/01/2006, 02:55 PM	#8
Horace Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bloomington, IL Posts: 4,443	If you can get it drilled and all for that price with stand, then thats a damn good deal IMO. I spent more than that on my 75 pre-drilled from AGA with overflow, stand, canopy. I think I spent ~$600. __________________ -Kurt Current Tank Info: 75g SPS Dominated, 2x400w XM20k, L3 Mini Reflectors, M59, 2x110w VHO SA

03/01/2006, 02:56 PM	#9
Horace Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bloomington, IL Posts: 4,443	Oh and ditch the glass tops...waste of money really and they just block light and gas exchange and also make your water run warmer. __________________ -Kurt Current Tank Info: 75g SPS Dominated, 2x400w XM20k, L3 Mini Reflectors, M59, 2x110w VHO SA

03/02/2006, 06:05 PM	#11
hounddog01 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Bloomington, IL Posts: 1,158	Sounds like a good deal. Pre drilled is the way to go. I had mine drilled but it is not tempered. I payed 300 for mine with a sump used. __________________ Brad "The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing." - Socrates Current Tank Info: 180 gallon Acrylic, 65 gallon custom sump, Octopus Extreme 250, 150 LBS Marco Rock, 2-250 W Phoenix with 4 110 VHO supplement

03/01/2006, 11:08 AM	#2
mjkn2 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Normal, IL Posts: 148	I just wanted to get some feedback before I buy it and have invested in something that I might regret.

03/01/2006, 11:33 AM	#3
sugarmaltese Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Rochester, IL Posts: 38	I say go for it.

03/01/2006, 11:43 AM	#4
lglamb Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: east central IL Posts: 888	Drilled is good Proportion is good. Size just depends on what you want and what space it's going in. (Oh, and if it can get there.)

03/01/2006, 11:50 AM	#5
lglamb Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: east central IL Posts: 888	Oh, and price. Don't know going prices. Guess it doesn't sound bad including the stand. Just check around. Is this new or used? (just thinking if you're being sales-pressured into the purchase, there's always other tanks to come) Just another thought, is the the size tank you want to end up with?

03/01/2006, 01:12 PM	#7
mjkn2 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Normal, IL Posts: 148	I have wanted the this tank for a while and this is the best deal that I found. Yes it is new. Thanks guys for your help. I will keep you posted.

03/01/2006, 02:59 PM	#10
Benny Z Moved On Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: bloomington, il Posts: 2,263	imo the 120 is the perfect sized reef aquarium.

03/02/2006, 09:59 PM	#12
cioutlaw Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Champaign Illinois Posts: 491	I like the shape of the 48"120gal. The 24"depth will be great for aquascaping. I have one ordered myself.