I'm spending a lot of time at the moment designing my ubertank in my head. (it's many years away but I enjoy the mental exercise). The tank will be 183cm/72" long and 61cm/24" wide but the depth comes as 45.75cm/18", 61/24" or 76.25cm/30" deep.
My current tank is about 42cm 16.5" wide, and 51cm/20" deep to the top of the pelmet, and at times it can be awkward doing maintenance on the substrate towards the back.
For those of you with bigger tanks, is this something you get use to, is there a trick I'm not thinking of? I mean my comfortable reach, for anything dexxtrous, with my armpit isn't a lot over 2 feet, so do you have to snorkel or what?
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black ghost
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I’m used to 6x2x2s. I’m 5’9” and reasonably humanoid in shape. If you stand on a stool / step, whatever, and lean over the tank you can reach the whole tank inside.
I don't keep fish, I keep water. Water keeps fish.
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I agree. My tank is 24 inch deep.black ghost wrote: ↑Mon Nov 27, 2023 22:42 pm If you stand on a stool / step, whatever, and lean over the tank you can reach the whole tank inside.
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I did want a 30" tall tank until I needed to reseal this 24" tank, there's no way I'd be able to reach to do the bigger one.
Going taller than 24" also adds a lot of weight and cost, I gave up on taller because a 2 man lift becomes specialist lifting equipment.
Going taller than 24" also adds a lot of weight and cost, I gave up on taller because a 2 man lift becomes specialist lifting equipment.
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I find Scuba gear can be useful with a deep aquarium. 
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My tank is damn near tall as me!
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My tank is damn near tall as me!
WARNING - DO NOT BREED, FEED OR PET THE PUDDLE!
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Why do you want it taller than 24"?
Is there something you want to keep that needs 30"?
Is there something you want to keep that needs 30"?
If at first you don't succeed....
...get someone else to do it!
Enjoy your fish, shrimps and snails!
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...get someone else to do it!
Enjoy your fish, shrimps and snails!
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No, nothing in particular it's just not a lot more money for 25% increase in display volume and 20% increase in system volume so I was considering cost and benefit. I have always up to now gone for the biggest tank for the space I was filling and it's the first time I've had to consider a tank being too big.
From this thread and watching some videos I think 24" is probably the right choice. Although I'm sure I'll go back and forth a few more times between now and this tank becoming a reality.
From this thread and watching some videos I think 24" is probably the right choice. Although I'm sure I'll go back and forth a few more times between now and this tank becoming a reality.
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You could always consider a sump and is one way to increase your total water volume.SPACKlick wrote: ↑Tue Nov 28, 2023 10:08 am No, nothing in particular it's just not a lot more money for 25% increase in display volume and 20% increase in system volume so I was considering cost and benefit. I have always up to now gone for the biggest tank for the space I was filling and it's the first time I've had to consider a tank being too big.
From this thread and watching some videos I think 24" is probably the right choice. Although I'm sure I'll go back and forth a few more times between now and this tank becoming a reality.
WARNING - DO NOT BREED, FEED OR PET THE PUDDLE!
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Yeah, this system is going to have a 200L (more like 160-180L operating volume) sump. So it's the choice between an 875Lsystem and a 1,050L system. And the fact it would crack 1000L had some mental appeal...A tonne of fishtank...
But yeah, the smaller one is probably a better bet.
But yeah, the smaller one is probably a better bet.