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snake_charmer

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I was just approved to have a fish tank in a no pet community, so I'm pretty excited that was negotiated. I said it was more along the lines of a piece of furniture...lol
Anyways, I am on the second floor and the building seems on the older side, guessing 80's. The room is also on the smaller side so I'm leaning towards a 54 gal corner, 72 gal bowfront or 90 gallon. They make a 92 gallon corner tank but it would be hard to find in my price range. I'll try to post a picture in a second of the room.

I'm trying terribly to get back into the hobby after so many years away from this site, it was awful without FISH!!!


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I go the 90, or 75, nether should be an issue. long as water stays in the tank. :ROFL:
 
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krichardson

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Lol,agreed.
 
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skjl47

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Hello; you may have already considered renters insurance. If not, it may be a money saver down the road.
 
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90G cube!

If not get the biggest NEWEST tank you can afford. Go a little overboard with your stand, give it lots of stability and a super flat surface to set it on and your set!

If you use a canister, place it in a large tub in the stand, this will go a long way towards keeping water off the floor. I've had an AC110 pop the lid and leak to the floor. I've had sumps overflow too, Canasters - i've had leak at fittings and such, but those are visible when you service them.
 
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I really liked my standard 4ft 75g. I loved the dimensions and it was still really easy to work inside.

If your concerned about water hitting the floor I'd bite the bullet and buy a new tank, I dunno how tank prices are where you live but new tanks arent much more expensive than used ones in my area. Thay being said a new tank isnt. 100% guaranteed. I just bought a brandnew AGA 90g and the workmanship is far better than any of my older tanks.

I wouldn't sweat the weight issue. Just make sure the stand is square and the floor is level. Your in a corner. Corners are always a good thing.

Ive replaced the plumbing on my canisters with braided pvc tubing with sched40 unions and ball valves after I had a factory valve break in half on an eheim canister.

I live in an apartment too. +1 on renters insurance. If you drill that baby, put an extra hole or 2 in it. Just my $.02

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snake_charmer

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Racersk said:
90G cube!

If not get the biggest NEWEST tank you can afford. Go a little overboard with your stand, give it lots of stability and a super flat surface to set it on and your set!

If you use a canister, place it in a large tub in the stand, this will go a long way towards keeping water off the floor. I've had an AC110 pop the lid and leak to the floor. I've had sumps overflow too, Canasters - i've had leak at fittings and such, but those are visible when you service them.
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Really great tips you gave here, thank you. I have (2) ac 110 filters in storage I had planned on using to start and the nice, black, plastic 300w heaters that I can't remember the brand of right now. I used an fx5/ac110 combo on the 150 gal I had but used magnum/ac110 combo on the 90 gal. If I recall I did have a leak issue with the magnum 360 (don't recall why).
I'm leaning towards another 90 gallon though. The prices really are a lot better used from my experience. My previous 90 gallon was purchased used and came with a beautiful stand and filters for $200. I'm also probably going to stay with the over the back style tank versus drilled.
 
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I would get ether 110 tall or a 150 that is 48X24X36 tall if the tank is going across floor joist should be no problem with bearing load.Floor joist usually run in the same direction as the raffters
 
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