I am finishing up remodeling in my family room in which I was thinking of putting a 125 gallon planted South American tank. While I was thinking about that, I had a thought that maybe instead I could put two 55 gallon ones, either next to each other or on top of each other. That way I could still make one of them a SA planted, and have freedom to do something totally different in the other one - like, a South African cichlid tank, something else I really want...
And, another pro I can see is that 55 gal tanks are much cheaper than 125gal and are easier to come by on Craigslist - plus I won't have to go overly crazy with filtration for them separately - maybe I could get away with a cheap canister for each plus an AC110, whereas for the 125gal I probably would buy a FX5 or something like that.
Now, on the other hand - I'm not sure how and where to place the two 55 gal tanks, so as to not turn the family room into a "fish" room. Also, I think 55 gal tanks look puny compared to 125gal. But, again, I won't be able to house different types of fish if I just had one main tank.
Decisions, decisions. What are your opinions on this? What would you do? I just want to see what other points I should consider.
Thanks a lot!
And, another pro I can see is that 55 gal tanks are much cheaper than 125gal and are easier to come by on Craigslist - plus I won't have to go overly crazy with filtration for them separately - maybe I could get away with a cheap canister for each plus an AC110, whereas for the 125gal I probably would buy a FX5 or something like that.
Now, on the other hand - I'm not sure how and where to place the two 55 gal tanks, so as to not turn the family room into a "fish" room. Also, I think 55 gal tanks look puny compared to 125gal. But, again, I won't be able to house different types of fish if I just had one main tank.
Decisions, decisions. What are your opinions on this? What would you do? I just want to see what other points I should consider.
Thanks a lot!
