So the last 6 monthes and more have been fun, everytime my husband and I decided on something for the gars new tank it ends up falling threw for one reason or another. So.. knock on wood.. the LFS we visit regulalry is running a special on 220's this month... the tank will cost us what building an indoor 6'x6' pond would... So... do I get the pre-drilled and sacrifice some turn room.. or get the undrilled and deal with attaching tubes ect to the back? the price differnece is about 100$ but still going ot be cheaper then the DIY.. I really like the idea of the pre-drilled to keep the heaters ect in the sump w/ plenty of bio-space. But I'm just not convinced it's worth the sacrifice of space in the tank. and I've heard horror stories of HoB overflow boxes. I know long-term this won't be the cubans final tank.. But it should buy us a few more years to get a 300 or 500 we eventually want. I'm thinking maybe 3? and the 6'x6' indoor pond has more or less be nixed by my parents whom we currently live with.. but the 220 is okay? I don't ask...
How long will it last?
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what are the dimensions on the 220g? that being said, i would still lean more toward that (pre-drilled) than the other options given the convenience and advantages of having a pre-drilled tank. 220g will last you for a decent period of time with the CBG anyway--
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the tank is 72"long 24" deep and 30" high... so a 180 but taller ( since it ended up on sale being less then a 180...) and we plan on eventually doing a home-built pond.. but my father said he doesn't care how big a tank we buy.. but he vetoed us building anything... so no pond until we move. the only tanks available 30" or more are cubes.. but i thought a 30"x30" footprint on a 92 cube wasn't ideal. or the marineland deep dimension tanks.. which where quoted at as at 1.7k just for the 300 gallon tank. Thanks for the input.
