height of stand ???

[robert teseo]

always used the steel stands, just built a new fish room and will be going the wood cabinet route. at lest 2 75's to start. what height is more popular? 30 or 36". I always had 30's but the 36 looks nice 30 for sitting or 36 for standing viewing?

 

[jsker]

The real question is, are you going to be standing or sitting in the fish room? I like 30, so that I can do maintenance without a ladder

 

[Donovan Joannes]

36" would be my choice. You need ladder if your tank depth is more than 24" unless you are 6" higher than a six footer . I am an asian **** sapiens with decent height, I still need a chair to reach my tank bottom ;Smuggrin

Edit: the four stars thing was " h o m o" LOL

 

[Jisko]

My current stand is 36" and the one I'm currently building is also going to be 36". I like this height but as said above it can be a struggle if the tank is high. I'm kind of short so even at 18" tall tank my sleeve gets soaked when cleaning the sand.

 

[Donovan Joannes]

My current stand is 36" and the one I'm currently building is also going to be 36". I like this height but as said above it can be a struggle if the tank is high. I'm kind of short so even at 18" tall tank my sleeve gets soaked when cleaning the sand.

I feel you . I always spread a big used towel on the floor whenever I am working on my tank. Holding a mop with the other half looking like this :mad: is no fun LOL

 

[October Sky]

I got the imaginarium (Petco brand) stand for my 40b free from a friend. Not my first choice, but free is free.

It's, I think, 29.5" tall, which I like, because it is easier for my kids to see. But I had to make some serious measurements to get a skimmer under it. Because of the lower shelf height, I automatically lost 3-4 inches. Then I need space to remove the cup, so that's my hand width (small presidential hands) and the room necessary to take it off. I got a 18" tall skimmer, but alot of older models would only just fit, if at all.

Just something to think about. Height of the tank isn't the only consideration.

 

[robert teseo]

went to a local pets werehouse and saw both height cabinets. I really liked the 36" height. jury is still out tho

 

[Forsaken77]

always used the steel stands, just built a new fish room and will be going the wood cabinet route. at lest 2 75's to start. what height is more popular? 30 or 36". I always had 30's but the 36 looks nice 30 for sitting or 36 for standing viewing?

I was actually going to say 34". 30 gives you less room to work with.

 

[joro]

When we designed our tank, the aesthetic we were looking for was "wall of glass" when you viewed it since it was being used a room divider. We ended up with a 36" steel stand and a 36" deep tank to match this vision. We had a lot of folks telling us - here and in person- we'd hate the 36" design and honestly, I love it and am pretty confident we will never get another "shallow" tank again. Sure it's a bit more challenging to place corals or do maintenance but nothing a good pair of tongs and some strategy can't overcome.

I will also mention - though it wasn't a factor for us since we had a basement sump - that having that much space under the stand is awesome. It's great to be able to go under the stand and sit there without breaking you're spine

 

[robert teseo]

the lsf did say wider tanks are becoming much more popular

 

[RussiReef]

my stand is 36'' and tank is 30'' high . IT is look grate when standing in front.

 

[Torqued]

I just had a 42" stand built for my 180 so I wouldnt have to bend down to look in...but my tank is only 24" tall, not 30+

 

[lion king]

Don't make the decision based on maintenance, get a ladder. It's your viewing pleasure that should be considered. I have a 36" stand with a 29.7" tall tank in the same room as a 30" stand. The 30" stand has my reef, I can view the corals on the sand bed sitting and it's still not a bad height for standing. The 36" stand has a fowlr, awesome for standing view, but you can not see the floor of the tank sitting. So if you were to be sitting in this room and the tank is a reef, I would suggest the 30" stand. Otherwise it's a real personal decision.

 

[needbiggertanks]

Im 5'6" and built my stand 34" tall with tank height 18". We sit on the couch 12' away and its perfect. For maintenance i have plenty of room underneath. For in tank maintenance the top is at my arm pit. However, when i look at my tank standing, i think its low. BUT I feel like the aesthetics of such a high stand to such a short tank wouldnt work if the stand was taller. It would dwarf the aquarium.

I got really lucky it worked out