Aquarium Size
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d2mini
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Yep, anything over 27" for me is a pain.
Longer is better for the fish, too. More swimming room.
Longer is better for the fish, too. More swimming room.
3lusive
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I agree completely with the height. Even the 25" tall I used to have was tough for me.
Next tank will be long , deep front to back, and 18-21" tall
Eckolancer
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I agree with to deep of tank is a pain. I hated my 150 tall when I had it. Now I have a 108 shallow 48x26x20 and wish I would have bought the 5 or 6 foot long. May buy the marine land 300DD in the next house but still a little deeper then I like.
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Cleo642
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I read the whole thing. Your cool, I am one of your followers. Are you considering a 400/500 gallon tank?I agree that 75-90 is great for a first tank.
Not so big that you struggle with it financially or skip/skimp on things due to cost.
Overall, just not so overwhelming.
I got into the hobby with a 150g setup by my LFS. It was financially too big for me to properly stock and just too overwhelming. Needless to say the tank didn't do well, i got discouraged and decided to get out of the hobby.
A few years later I decided to get back in but start small. Best decision I ever made. I found a 46 bow, built my own stand, set it up completely on my own (with help from the forums) and really used it as a great learning experience.
This tank ended up having crazy algae issues (dinos). But I had now had it for about a year and a half and learned so much in this time that I new I could handle a larger tank.
That's when I upgraded to a fully custom walk around 135g cube tank. This tank ended up being the poster child for Ecotech's Radions.
Then after a couple years we decided to move, so I sold off the cube and started a new build in the new house... a 200g 7' semi-built-in tank with separate fish room behind it in the garage. Again, taking and using all that I've learned from past experience.
After a couple years, I had the misfortune of the tank getting very scratched. And I had learned what was working well in the fish room and what could use improvement. So I tore the whole thing down, put all live stock in holding, got a new tank and completely rebuilt the fish room to what it is today.
And who knows what the future holds for my next setup!
So if you are still reading, my point is that starting "small" is what I would recommend so that you can really get a good taste for the hobby and have a size tank that really lets you learn the hobby without getting discouraged and adding to the statistic that say the average hobbyists drops out at around 18 months. If you do stay in the hobby, chances are extremely high that you will want to upgrade at some point. Even if you start with a big tank, you'll probably end up changing equipment multiple times and this just gets more and more expensive the larger you go, making more sense to cut your teeth on the smaller stuff. Also, I'd much rather have a kickass smaller tank, than a so-so larger tank.
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Cleo642
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I guess I will deal with it until the day I decide to upgrade. But they also have a 120 tall that's a little shorter.
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Cleo642
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I think I will try to stay with small fish around 3" except for one or two tangs but won't be but that don't grow more than 7".
d2mini
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In my dreams!
If i had the space I would do a huge walk around cube in the middle of a room... at least 6'x6'x2' and lit by solar tubes.
But unless I win the lottery and get the house that goes with it, it ain't gonna happen.
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Cleo642
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I bet you have a Texas accent. LolIn my dreams!
If i had the space I would do a huge walk around cube in the middle of a room... at least 6'x6'x2' and lit by solar tubes.
But unless I win the lottery and get the house that goes with it, it ain't gonna happen.
I am from Louisiana. No shortage of water here.
d2mini
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Heck no!!! I'm a NY'er born and raised. Been here for over a decade but I refuse. hahaha
ReelRednekReefer
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I agree. I went with a standard 90 and I like it but when I need to work in the bottom of the tank it's a pain. Would def prefer 48x24x18 over the standard 48x18x24!
I started with a 125 (72x18x24) and it was too much. Then I had a 45 (48x18x12) which was easy to maintain but limited my fish choices and aqua scaping options.
40B, 75 or 90 would all be good options IMO.
Saltwaterwill
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I have a 30 and it's definitely too small, u will outgrow it very quicly
iratherBfishing
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Started with a jbj nano 28gallon. Their good because it has sort of a built in sump on back. And has a canopie with the 10,000 k light. I personally recommend it. So you can learn how to maintain parameters. Now I have a 55 gallon and im happy with it.
