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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: four_by_ken on January 21, 2013, 03:10:40 PM

Title: Tall tanks
Post by: four_by_ken on January 21, 2013, 03:10:40 PM
How tall of a tank before it just becomes useless space with Africans?

Title: Re: Tall tanks
Post by: Regalblue on January 21, 2013, 03:13:52 PM
Depends on the species & decor
Title: Re: Tall tanks
Post by: four_by_ken on January 21, 2013, 03:20:32 PM
Depends on the species & decor

I figured that was going to be the answer.  I am thinking as a replacement for the Peacock tank.

Thinking about moving the 85 (48x18x22?) to the kitchen for my wife's breeder tank.  Then replacing it with a 48x24x??

Title: Re: Tall tanks
Post by: Ron on January 21, 2013, 03:45:45 PM
Floor space is always more important than height!
Title: Re: Tall tanks
Post by: four_by_ken on January 21, 2013, 03:49:48 PM
Floor space is always more important than height!

Ya, thats why I am thinking about going to 24 deep.  I wanted 5' long... but it wont fit.  So, the only way to get more footprint is to goto a 24 tank.  then the question comes... how tall do I take it?
Title: Re: Tall tanks
Post by: linuxrulesusa on January 21, 2013, 03:51:51 PM
Are you doing a custom tank?  Otherwise, the most typical size available is going to be a 120 (48x24x24), IIRC.
Title: Re: Tall tanks
Post by: four_by_ken on January 21, 2013, 03:58:54 PM
Are you doing a custom tank?  Otherwise, the most typical size available is going to be a 120 (48x24x24), IIRC.

Great Lakes Aquariums has...

48x24x12,22,26,30


Title: Re: Tall tanks
Post by: Ron on January 21, 2013, 04:00:41 PM
12" is too short for most IMO.

Going higher than 22" is completely unnecessary for most IMO.
Title: Re: Tall tanks
Post by: scifisarah on January 21, 2013, 07:49:30 PM
I really like the 16" height of my 40 gallon long (48x13x16), but just wish it had more depth than 13". That isn't much room to work with, and so it is sitting empty in my basement at the moment.
Title: Re: Tall tanks
Post by: Regalblue on January 21, 2013, 08:03:08 PM
With tall tanks you have to make tall rock structures & that leads to the chance of them falling down & busting the tank.
Title: Re: Tall tanks
Post by: Regalblue on January 21, 2013, 10:11:17 PM
http://detroit.craigslist.org/wyn/for/3549477695.html
Title: Re: Tall tanks
Post by: Helloitsme on January 21, 2013, 10:35:41 PM
I like tall tanks for plants.
Title: Re: Tall tanks
Post by: Marty on January 21, 2013, 10:43:27 PM
http://detroit.craigslist.org/wyn/for/3549477695.html

I believe that's the idiot that tried to sell a snakehead on mittenstate
Title: Re: Tall tanks
Post by: GrizzlysDad on January 21, 2013, 10:50:36 PM
http://detroit.craigslist.org/wyn/for/3549477695.html

I believe that's the idiot that tried to sell a snakehead on mittenstate

Funny you mention that...I was gonna post the same reply on the CL thread.