Benefits of having a taller tank

[MultipleTankSyndrome]

I recently came to realize benefits of having a tank with more height. While it does not allow an increase in fish size like a larger footprint tank would, it does the following:

-Allows you to stock all levels of the tank. The taller the tank, the more space you have for a mix of top, middle, and bottom fish.
-Allows speciality setups, such as a paludarium with archerfish in the water and geckos overhead.
-Allows greater water volume for a given footprint. Suppose you had enough space for a 1.83m x 47cm footprint tank, for example, and wanted as much water volume as possible without exceeding space restrictions.
Within your space restrictions, you could dramatically increase your tank's water volume by having a tall 1.83m x 47cm x 76cm 654 liter with the same footprint as an overall smaller, shallower tank like a 1.83m x 47cm x 47cm 404 liter or 1.83m x 47cm x 55cm 473 liter.

Any more taller tank benefits that I missed?

 

[latapy10]

Allows you to stock all levels of the tank.This is for me best benefit.But taller aquarium is very difficult to clean.

 

[Deadeye]

I think you hit the nail on the head. I wouldn’t ever sacrifice any dimension for height, but there are plenty of benefits of the extra volume.
Water diffusion is a big part too. A fish that produces too much waste for a 75 may be better suited in a 90 due to the extra room.

 

[jjohnwm]

...a tall 1.83m x 47cm x 76cm 654 liter with the same footprint as an overall smaller, shallower tank like a 1.83m x 47cm x 47cm 404 liter or 1.83m x 47cm x 55cm 473 liter.

Any more taller tank benefits that I missed?

Well...it forces you to brush up on your math skills...

...as well as demanding much thicker glass, resulting in a much heavier, more costly and more unwieldy tank. I recently purchased a 48 x 18 x 18 tank, the largest I have actually bought (as opposed to building) in years...decades, actually. When I stood in front of the options...identical footprints, with heights of 18, 24 and 30 inches...and compared the prices, as well as the mental images of me struggling down my steep, narrow basement stairs with them...my choice was made for me.

Water volume doesn't mean that much when I know I will be changing it religiously and frequently, long before I "need" to. It's true that the solution to pollution is dilution...and nothing dilutes the bad stuff as thoroughly as changing virtually all of your water.

 

[MultipleTankSyndrome]

I wouldn’t ever sacrifice any dimension for height, but there are plenty of benefits of the extra volume.

I think you hit the nail on the head too, with this. Regardless of cost, tank weight, how many water replacements you will be doing, or how much better length and width are than height, height's numerous benefits are to be taken full advantage of if you end up with a tall tank one way or the other.

 

[DMD123]

Yes tall tank are a pain to clean!...But I love how they look! Most of my current tanks are taller and I have no regrets!

The 300 in the living room requires a long python tube and a stepstool. In the past I had a 16" tall bodied pearsei in here and it was vital that the tank was tall for this massive fish. Im currently raising out another tall bodied fish to go in here, a bocourti.

The garage fishroom, again tall tanks, 90 gallon on the top right and left and then 65B on the bottom right and left. Only 'normal' tanks are the 46g bowfront and the 32g Fluval Flex in the center racks. Again water change time, notice stepstool. lol

 

[DrownedFishonFire]

Im not a fan of taller tank to cram in more fish-

The more surface area the water has in a power outrage the more chances your fish can make it if something happens to secondary power sources or failed to kick in its more of my own preferences than anything else IMO

 

[CaliFishKid]

Not just a pain to clean, but a huge pain to scape as well. I will say, I think the benefits generally outweigh this. Fish seem to love the vertical space and certainly it looks better, especially with a balanced community of top/mid/bottom dwellers.

 

[celebrist]

Not just a pain to clean, but a huge pain to scape as well. I will say, I think the benefits generally outweigh this. Fish seem to love the vertical space and certainly it looks better, especially with a balanced community of top/mid/bottom dwellers.

I find my 30 inch tall tank creates 4 layers of habit: top, upper, lower, bottom. Really glad I opted for the extra 6 inches of height even if it can be a pain at times. Added 100 gallons of water as well

 

[TUCCI]

Nice, got more pics to show?