powerslayer
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Hi Everyone,I currently have a 144 half round Oceanic tank with a 55 gallon sump. The tank has about 150-200 LBs rock, fine sand bed. The dimensions are basically a 30" semi-circle and about 28" high. I use auto dosing, Vertex 130 skimmer, 2 returns (need to cut it down to 1). Flow in tank is 2 RW-15s on wave mode.Stock : Regal tang, Yellow eye kole (survived a near death experience), 2 snowflake clowns and a rainbow nem, 1 pyjama cardinal and a mated pair of firefish, cleaner and peppermint shrimp and a bunch of snails and hermits.I have been looking at a rimless tank. Seen a few where we liked the tank but did not like the stand and vice versa. We are looking for a tank with a contemporary stand. I have talked to our doctors office in the past and they have a rimless and they are looking to sell. It does not have an ideal stand (very traditional ornate stand) but for the price they mentioned last time it will be a good bargain. I can build the stand myself and make it to my wife's liking.Before I talk to them about buying the tank and move I need your advise/experience with the following. The tank dimensions are 48*24*24Any known issues with rimless? I can think of the following-- Chipping the glass edges during maintenance.-- Have to be careful using heavy mounts/LEDs.-- carpet surfing. A firefish has tried once during tank maintenance and I quickly put one back into the tank. He/She managed to get in between the small openings.-- since I have 2 tangs and they love to swim from one end to the around around the semi circle they get about 7-8 feet of swimming lanes. Will 48" be too short for 2 tangs.Any advise from current rimless tank keepers and experts will truly help us make the decision.