1200G system custom acrylic tank dimensions help

[NicolasFSS]

I am having a custom tank built in acrylic that will be embedded in a wall and I need help deciding on the sizing.
the initial dimensions 150" x 35" x 35" but I am afraid that a width of 35 will not provide enough room for coral growth over time and might make the tank look less mysterious. through this link you can look at a tank of those exact dimensions for reference:
unfortunately increasing width to 43 doubles the cost of the tank (something to do with the size of acrylic sheets). Instead I could have the tank be less long but wider without a cost increase 110 x43 x35.
Since this is a considerable investment, I want to get it right.

what do you recommend and anything else I should consider?

 

[ryanjohn1]

personally I think almost 3 feet deep would be fine for coral. But I don’t have experience with gigantic tank like that. Pretty jealous best of luck

 

[Reefering1]

3 feet is big, 4 feet is bigger!!

 

[jsmkmavity]

Consider how you are going to clean in before going any deeper. If you dont have experience with that depth you could do a mock up with cardboard and see for yourself what it will be like to clean. Even aquascaping can be a challenge at that depth. I like the length you have now for the view of swimming fish. Going too much wider front to back might make it difficult to reach things if your only access is from the back. Maybe post on large tank forum. Those people will be able to tell you about the challenges and rewards of tank dimention.

 

[14 foot reef]

36" is very hard to maintain, 4' will be something that I believe you will regret, unless you are NOT the one cleaning and maintaining the tank. Good idea above, make a mock up and actually try to maintain it, add things move things.
Also 4' tall then 3' front to back, it will be impossible to reach things.

 

[NicolasFSS]

36" is very hard to maintain, 4' will be something that I believe you will regret, unless you are NOT the one cleaning and maintaining the tank. Good idea above, make a mock up and actually try to maintain it, add things move things.
Also 4' tall then 3' front to back, it will be impossible to reach things.

maye I should clarify that by depth I mean width and not tallness. cleaning is still an issue but I believe less than If it were too tall for your hand to reach the bottom. I edited the post. sorry for any confusion

 

[Cell]

I'd go as big as my space, budget, and arm length allows.

 

[ca1ore]

my last really big tank was 96”x36”x30” (lengthxwidtghxheight). I never felt I needed greater than 36” front to back - even there reaching the back was tough (unless you have access from both the front and the back.