Perfecto vs. AGA

[fanaglethebagle]

I am trying to buy a new 180 gallon tank and I have two options. The Perfecto tank is a decent price and the AGA is more expensive. Is the AGA tank a better quality? Does anyone have experience with both tanks and can compare? TIA.

 

[Behrmon]

Donal - I mean Nagle,

I currentlly have a Perfecto 150 and am very happy w/ it, seems well constructed and clean lines. The overflow is good, it was manufactured 6/06.

Before I had a AGA 72 bow and it seemed fine as well, togh to compare the two as they are just different beasts.

Good Luck.

 

[fanaglethebagle]

So would you say there was no noticible differences?

 

[JeremyR]

THe overflow kits for aga are nicer, but the overflow box themselves in the perfecto are nice in that there is a removable piece to get at the inner channel should you drop something in there or need to clean algae buildup.

 

[Behrmon]

So would you say there was no noticible differences?

I'd say they are comparable as far as quality is concerned, but like I said they are completely different tanks. Is AG the company recently purchased?

 

[JayM]

When I compared a perfecto and an AGA 55, the AGA tank seemed more solid.

I ended up with 2 AGA tanks....72 and 92......

 

[TomD]

Never owned a Perfecto but between F/W, and S/W I have had a bunch of AGA and never had one issue.

 

[Lil Shark]

AGA bought out Oceanic and is now Aqueon.

 

[chew*]

FWIW fanagle allglass owns oceanic and i'm in the market for a 120, I checked out a tech tank in person and it had over 1/8 deflection from top to bottom, If thats AG's idea of quality control on they're highline product I'll pass, I may be going the perfecto route.

On another note the 65AG I recently bought had a balck silicone smudge on the front panel and the silicone cleanup job on the outside edges was less than desirable. If i scrape it off that voids whatever warranty i have..........

Not that this is the subject but my megaflow sump is coming apart on the inner baffle seams, the water level is halfway between the full/empty sticker they slap on it. Quite possibly the cruddiest sump i've ever used. QC is out the window IMHO.