ReefTankRebel
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Before it died from heat ^^
Are tall tanks bad?
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ReefTankRebel
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Fine don't show us your tank but please don't be condescending if you have no proof to what you are saying.
Salty_Box_Reef
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Sorry to disappoint, but my tank is dry. Your tank looks fine, but it doesn't change my opinion. The setosa is a lower light sps. I'm not sure why you getting so defensive.
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Proof of what? Thats its not easy to keep a nice looking mixed tank when its deeper?
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Umm because you have no idea what your talking about LOL. You don't grow coral at all Sorry but please don't try to give advice when you really have no experience.
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I have a 30" deep tank and love it. Visually appealing with the depth and allows for a wide range of corals from low light to hight light.
There is certainly a learning curve with grabbing and moving things on the bottom and towards the back. I have become an expert with tongs and grabbers.
Plan the rock rock carefully and allow plenty of room around the edges. JP
There is certainly a learning curve with grabbing and moving things on the bottom and towards the back. I have become an expert with tongs and grabbers.
Plan the rock rock carefully and allow plenty of room around the edges. JP
Salty_Box_Reef
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Yeah your right. No one should give advice unless they have a mediocre looking reef tank such as yourself. Every person qualified to post here MUST have water in a tank.
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Look I'm not gonna do this your posts speak for themselves. I wish you good luck with your reefing.
A 30" tank is no problem for me being 6'5". But being able to reach the bottom without the use of tongs etc is a very very good idea. I'm big enough that I can reach anywhere in a 300dd though
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My redsea reefer 65g is right at the limit of how tall I want it to be
AlexG
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In my new setup one of the tanks is going to be 36" tall. It is going to be bare bottom with lots of flow so I dont need to worry about sand. I only plan to place corals in the rocks so they will get more intense light. Normally I like shallow tanks which is why the second tank in the system will only be 24" tall.
PostShawn
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I have a 36" tall tank and maintenance is a PITA. Sure getting behind a rock or something is difficult in the first place when you don't want to take a structure apart but try it when it's in a 36" tall tank. Fishing out that dead fish or trying to get to that aptaisa at the bottom of the tank or trying to place a coral way down there all become crazy tasks. I always felt if I had a few more inches it would be a lot easier. As it is it's really hard to reach the bottom even with my grabber tool. But those 6 inches might make the difference. I'm going to try to stick with 24 inches on my next tank and just go back more.
betelgeuse
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I have a standard 150 that is about 30" tall... The positive is it looks beautiful... The negative is the maintenance can be a total PITA.. My tank is also mounted higher on a custom stand so it makes it worse... I have a bunch of issues getting to things near the bottom of the tank and many times I end up shirtless standing on a chair bent over to get my hands where they need to be to keep the tank looking nice... So there are definitely disadvantages... But tall tanks give a bigger window which looks great so it depends on your preferences and the amount of time you have for maintenance
Yeah having a tall stand makes it a pain. Typically people use the same stand for 120 and 150, which makes the 150 too tall to get into without a ladder at the least.
tall tanks are just rougher to reach the bottom. im 6'2 and 32' is rough to reach the bottom back of the tank. i still have to use my finger tips to place anything on the bed.
it also gives diversity to corals. sps middle-top and softies and lps bottom to middle. makes for a good variety imho.
it also gives diversity to corals. sps middle-top and softies and lps bottom to middle. makes for a good variety imho.
Kworker
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It just boils down to what you want and thinking about how you will handle a tank 30"+.
I am 5'9" and I had the choice between a 180 gallon (24" tall) or 210 gallon (30" tall). I chose the 180 knowing I would have a much harder time reaching the bottom of the 210 and would probably slack on proper tank maintenance. I do know that a 210 would of looked a bit nicer to view but thats also contingent on if I actually properly maintained the tank.
To me its mostly about the footprint (LxW) than anything. I would look into doing a custom tank to fit that 52" length. If you could fit more width go with something like 52" long x 30"+ wide for the footprint. Shop around for custom prices.
I am 5'9" and I had the choice between a 180 gallon (24" tall) or 210 gallon (30" tall). I chose the 180 knowing I would have a much harder time reaching the bottom of the 210 and would probably slack on proper tank maintenance. I do know that a 210 would of looked a bit nicer to view but thats also contingent on if I actually properly maintained the tank.
To me its mostly about the footprint (LxW) than anything. I would look into doing a custom tank to fit that 52" length. If you could fit more width go with something like 52" long x 30"+ wide for the footprint. Shop around for custom prices.
