Finnex Acrylic Aquariums
Finnex is a relative new player in the industry, but is boasting some really sweet looking acrylic tanks. They have a really nice looking 9 gallon nano tank with built-in wet/dry and lighting! Can't really beat that. (Well maybe a mini protein skimmer for those looking to make a reef.) That's taken care of with their larger M-tank series though so it's hard to complain.
These larger acrylic M-tanks range from 9 gallon with that wet/dry 2x24watt power compacts to the 32 gallon with,
- Built-in wet/dry
- Venturi protein skimmer
- Refugium
- 1x 150watt 10k HQI, and 2x24watt T5 actinic bulbs and 4 LED lights
That's a spicy meatball! I would like see what people's results are with the protein skimmer as it's hard to tell just how high the reaction chamber is though. What is looking good for this setup is that the flow of water through the filter hits the protein skimmer first then it splits off with half going into the refugium and half out of an adjustable directional output to the top right of the tank.
The site lists the T5's as separately controllable from the HQI which should make for a nice dawn/dusk modes. I can't find exactly what the refugium light is on the 32 gallon tank, but the smaller acrylic 20 gallon MT-2102Q system lists a 13 watt power compact bulb. I'd say it's safe to say that the larger system has something similar. (Will update when I hear back on this)
There's a great little flash animation of the M-series on Finnex's website. It looks like thet based it off their glass version of the M-series. But it highlights one of the biggest acrylic / glass differences. Check it out :
I know it's a bit hard to tell but I wanted to point out the corners on a glass tank versus the acrylic. The acrylic tanks are rounded and seamless, making the entire front visible. The glass on the other hand really breaks up the view with those solid corners.
If you're looking for a tank the Finnex website has ordering so if they don't have a dealer near you. Which is good since they seem to have them all located in the mid-west.
