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Looking for 50 gallon RO Tank Recommendations

gminor — Sat, 29 Mar 2025 22:23:57 +0000

Hey Folks,

I'm realizing my 30 gallon RO tank just isn't enough for regular water changes for my tanks so looking for recommendations for a 50 RO gallon tank with large lid for pump/heater & cleaning access. I have a family member that used to get me 50 gallon PVC drums from his work but they were for floor wax and the lids were quite small just for liquids. Thanks for any brand / model recommendations!

Glenn

60 gallon breeder office tank

horseyjen — Fri, 31 Jan 2025 22:27:07 +0000

This is my newest tank, its only been up since late August. I started with a 29 gallon in my office, but always knew I wanted something bigger and wider. I got the 60 gallon used and resealed it, cost about $175 for the tank and supplies to reseal. I would have bought new, but this tank size was a little hard to find. Its 36" long, 26" tall, and 18" wide. My office space only allowed for about 43" of length, and I wanted an 18" or wider side viewing panel b/c that is the direction I see from my desk. This tank currently has 10 adolphi corydora, 1 scalare angelfish, 4 forktail rainbowfish, 2 turqouise rainbowfish, a bosemani rainbow, a blue phantom pleco and a handful of nerite and mystery snails. My stand is a purchase from Aquariums wholesale. They had several unfinished tanks a local person makes for them. I think I paid around $300 but its far nicer than a lot of the premade/big box store ones. I finished it myself in a color I wanted for my office. My mechanical filtration is a Tidal 75, and to be honest its not quite doing the job I need to, I'm going to have to add something. I also have a 30 gallon sponge filter going. I prefer running a tank with a HOB and a sponge filter, I have not tried any canister or sump filters yet. My lights are all hygger lights. When I upgraded to this tank I bought the largest hygger planted aquarium light I could, it came with a remote, 42 watts. While I like the remote feature, the light strength wasn't as good as a previous hygger light model #957. Also, with wider tanks its harder to light everywhere with one light. So I used the previous light in the back and the new light up front. I may end up switching them around. Hygger lights IMO are decent entry/mid level lights, they have worked well just not as consistently between models. Sometimes their features are hard to use. I use several on smaller tanks, 29 and under, and they are all excellent there. My air pump is an Aquarium co op battery back up pump. If the electricity goes off it will continue to run for several hours. My current sponge filter is also an aquarium co op filter but I don't really like it, its a course sponge and I prefer the finer sponges. My tank lid is a H2Pro 2 section tempered glass lid. I tried a solid bifold lid on top and it just didn't work with my lights sitting on top. I may end up doing a hanging light if I could get one with enough power. I did have to alter it b/c my filter is on the side vs the back of my tank. Mess up in set up. I think that's it for equipment that runs this tank!

KCMO Water - anybody else use it?

LouLouLan15 — Tue, 20 Aug 2024 14:10:14 +0000

I’ve caught the Multiple Tank Syndrome bug. I would love to get a (few?) bigger tank. 20? 40? 55gal? I haven’t decided. But if I get a larger tank, I won’t be able to use our POU RO system anymore for tank water. I will be using KCMO (proper - I live near Zona Rosa) water. The water reports available online make it seem like the water will work okay with the exception of two concerns: pH levels are ~8-10 and copper levels are 1-3ppm (I’ve heard elevated copper is unsafe for invertebrates like neocaridina shrimp). Does anyone else use KCMO water for their tanks? If so, does it need any specific prep to make it “tank safe” besides a standard water conditioner?

Lastly, any advice for weekly water changes on larger tanks? Currently I just use my 2qt pitcher to remineralize and condition water then pour it in. For draining, I use a 5gal bucket. I feel like if I get a 40 or 55gal, the 5gal bucket won’t cut it anymore!

Thanks as always!

Kyra