Hmmm 8ft or 6ft?

Clownfish2 · Jul 26, 2020

This is my 8ft mockup 96x30Wx25H. Should I reduce to 6ft? Still pitching 8 ft idea to wifey.

Sleeping Giant · Jul 26, 2020

8ft all day

vetteguy53081 · Jul 26, 2020

If you have the room and can support the weight. . . 8ft by all means

Sleeping Giant · Jul 26, 2020

Fish room on the other side of wall?
Or put the tank in the wall, would look great like that too.

SoggyNW · Jul 26, 2020

Looks to me like you can fit a 12 ft easy. Buy once cry once am I right.

JMM744 · Jul 26, 2020

Go 8 and then you can downgrade later!! Not something you hear much in this hobby.

Bj’s Reef · Jul 26, 2020

You are asking the wrong group of people should I go eight feet or six feet. Go big or go home, two extra feet won’t kill you. I have a six foot tank and I don’t see where a extra two feet would hurt.

Clownfish2 · Jul 26, 2020

Concrete slab underneath. Behind the wall is the fish room: garage. Got insulated garage door, will be adding in a window AC unit. Already added garage sink.

Sisterlimonpot · Jul 26, 2020

from the pictures, with those built in book shelves, a tank against the wall will throw off the rooms symmetry, that room looks narrow and regardless of the length, I would be concerned with the width. since the tank is going against a wall that shares the garage, why not make it an inwall tank???

Sleeping Giant · Jul 26, 2020

Unless you are using the garage for vehicles and they run in there? I would put it in the wall, it would look great with the rest of the room

Clownfish2 · Jul 26, 2020

Yeah this family room is a little small 15x18, obviously before the open concept floor plan days.

So maybe a 96x24x25? However when she comes home, think I’m going to have take concessions and reduce it to 72x30x25 which would still be a good one.

4tanks · Jul 26, 2020

Go big or go home

F i s h y · Jul 26, 2020

Clownfish2 said:
Concrete slab underneath. Behind the wall is the fish room: garage. Got insulated garage door, will be adding in a window AC unit. Already added garage sink.

All of this says 8 ft in wall. Tell the wife that means you will save a grand on not needing a furniture grade stand and canopy. Easy sell.... plus the room doesn't get smaller.

Indytraveler83 · Jul 26, 2020

Are you doing a custom tank? To me, 6 or 8 foot is sort of irrelevant as it occupies that wall one way or the other. It's the width of the tank that makes it look out of place.

Oldreefer44 · Jul 26, 2020

I was going to go 8ft until I realized in wouldn't fit through the door. Like houses, boats and a bunch of other things; no matter how big it is, sooner or later you will wish it was bigger.

atomic081 · Jul 26, 2020

8ft in wall....your not gonna be able to park in the garage anyway.

JumboShrimp · Jul 26, 2020

After months of thinking and planning I was all set for an upgrade from my 6' tank to an 8' tank. I mean I had my $4,000 custom-quote and I was ready to pull the trigger. The deal-breaker was no one was going to deliver a 96" tank to my residence with a lift gate truck. So think of going to a loading dock somewhere with you buddies and lugging THAT home.

Now I'm going with two (2) 6' 180 gallons instead, and dividing my fish (FOWLR) between the two. 12-feet of side-by-side 'dueling' 6' tanks (lol). Best wishes with you decision, either route you take.