180 Tall vs. 150 wide?

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I like the idea of the tall 180g. Love tall tanks and have always had them. Show tanks just look better.
 
180 tall all day long son. You're gonna want that extra length. And the 150 is an extra foot taller that is gonna be a pain in the ace if you have to get at the bottom of the tank.

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I have a 150 tall and yeah its a pain to vac or move stuff unless you get a long grabber thingy but depends on what you wanna keep i got a 1" lima i like the extra foot print but i would like a 6 ft for my ca/sa cichlids

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Yeah if i didnt have the lima i would love a few medium sized cichlids and a big school of tiger bards

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I have a 110 high (48 x 18 x 30) and find it limiting in terms of what can be comfortably kept in it, although it looks great as a display because its height. Currently this tank houses five orange-head Tapajos, a threadfin acara, an orange-cheek Krobia, and a school of bleeding heart tetras. That works fine, but I wouldn't keep larger aggressive cichlids in the tank, at least not as a community (a pair of med-size fish is a different story). Although the tall tank you are thinking of has a larger footprint than what I've described, I'd still balk at the short length when a 6' tank is an alternative. If you want bigger fish that can mix it up once in a while, definitely go for the extra length of the 180. Although the difference in volume may only be 30, the 180 has a lot more space for aggressive fish to avoid each other. I keep larger CA cichlids in a 6' 210 gal and can't imagine the community working in a shorter tall tank.
 
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