Ok MFK, I've got a LOT of moving pieces in my fish world right now. Stock leaving, new stock coming in, new tanks, etc.
What it comes down to is that through all of the craziness that I have going on, I'm getting my hands on a new to me 125 gallon tank. This frees up the the ability for me to cannibalize glass to continue to finally move forward on my DIY tank projects. I'm likely not going to invest time in the 510 again at this point because I'm moving in the near future, I want to wait till I'm in my new house to finish that monstrosity; even without glass it's pushing 400 pounds so far.
Right now, I have my fish in a 150 gallon tank. I know this is too small for them and I wish to correct this situation. The 125 I'm receiving will allow me to do this.
My plan is to cannibalize the glass from one of these tanks to make a pair of DIY plywood tanks. My (very rough) estimate of the size of these is 72 x 30 x 30 for about 280 gallons, pending the final dimensions. I'll have enough glass to be able to make TWO of these tanks.
The issue I'm running into is that I can't decide which tank to cannibalize, the 150 or the 125.
150-
Pros: Thicker (1/2") glass, taller panels for a larger viewing window, the 125 would be a better growout IMO
Cons: Since the 150 is already up and running, I'll have to tear down my filtration, remove the substrate, move the tank, set up the new tank, put the substrate back in and then set the filtration back up. In short, a buttload of work.
125-
Pros: Don't need to go through the rigamarole of switching tanks
Cons: Thinner (3/8") glass, shorter panels for and oddly small viewing window
I guess what I'm asking is would it be better to suck it up and do all of the hard work of switching out the 150 to get its glass? Would the extra 4" or so of height on the viewing window really be worth it to you?
Let me know what you think, please.
What it comes down to is that through all of the craziness that I have going on, I'm getting my hands on a new to me 125 gallon tank. This frees up the the ability for me to cannibalize glass to continue to finally move forward on my DIY tank projects. I'm likely not going to invest time in the 510 again at this point because I'm moving in the near future, I want to wait till I'm in my new house to finish that monstrosity; even without glass it's pushing 400 pounds so far.
Right now, I have my fish in a 150 gallon tank. I know this is too small for them and I wish to correct this situation. The 125 I'm receiving will allow me to do this.
My plan is to cannibalize the glass from one of these tanks to make a pair of DIY plywood tanks. My (very rough) estimate of the size of these is 72 x 30 x 30 for about 280 gallons, pending the final dimensions. I'll have enough glass to be able to make TWO of these tanks.
The issue I'm running into is that I can't decide which tank to cannibalize, the 150 or the 125.
150-
Pros: Thicker (1/2") glass, taller panels for a larger viewing window, the 125 would be a better growout IMO
Cons: Since the 150 is already up and running, I'll have to tear down my filtration, remove the substrate, move the tank, set up the new tank, put the substrate back in and then set the filtration back up. In short, a buttload of work.
125-
Pros: Don't need to go through the rigamarole of switching tanks
Cons: Thinner (3/8") glass, shorter panels for and oddly small viewing window
I guess what I'm asking is would it be better to suck it up and do all of the hard work of switching out the 150 to get its glass? Would the extra 4" or so of height on the viewing window really be worth it to you?
Let me know what you think, please.
