Do u regret getting a 96 inch long tank?
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Bought a 120" tank, no regrets. Bought a house it could barely fit in. Regrets.
there will be no auto water change/drip system. just my python. that is probably why i will end up skimping on the width and height (to cut down on gallons) yet keeping length for my 2 Synodontis. I might even get rid of my turtle tank & let him live in here too. Right now I always use Nitrazorb in the turtle tank & the 48 long tank. I can do water changes less frequently. I either add it to the canisters or sometimes use HOB for the Nitrazorb if I don't have the time to drag the canister to the kitchen. I have a small male Reeves turtle and he is often in the syno tank for swimming & he picks through the gravel and crushes and eats the Malaysian Trumpet snails . These snails are a pain. Completely redid all my tanks to get rid of them, then bought a fabulous huge plant from a LFS, didn't know it had snails in it and now this tank has snails again. arg!
I guess some would consider me lucky....I've never had snails(after 27 years). Except I did buy 2 for my saltwater tank, but neither lasted more then a month.
dude......you DO realize the URL for this site is "MONSTERfishkeepers.com", right?
This place is just littered with ways to keep big tanks easy to maintain. It's what we do.
This place is just littered with ways to keep big tanks easy to maintain. It's what we do.
Love mine at 96". Made the stand so plywood fit perfectly. Just get the biggest sump you can fit under it. Get overflows in the corners as well if its an option. Gravel vacuuming is the only thing that seems like it is actually a chore over a shorter tank, but duh...more real estate. 30" high is the max. Even at 30, nipple deep to do anything on bottom of tank. I have a tall stand so that makes it even more difficult, but wouldnt ever give up not looking down when viewing the tank. I think mine is 6' tall on the stand.
I hate my 55. It's too small even to keep goldfish in, I'm stuck with angels & rainbows. I would love a bigger tank. Keep enough plants and snails, watch your parameters, and you'll hardly ever have to do maintenance, so who cares? The only real issue is removing a fish that is either being picked on or bullying the other fish. Get a ladder or a stool, drain your for your water change before you do maintenance, and get in the tank.
aahhh how i wish that were true but for me any time i went bigger i did so with the fish as well. Bioload is relative to what we're putting in the tank....but i agree the extra gallons are a big bonus
right!? ya I often wondered why the standard tank stand height is 30-35-ish. but it's great when you are relaxing in a chair or couch next to the tank, then it's a great height, plus like you said it's a bit difficult to get to the bottom of the tank the higher it is.
or the time when my cat jumped on something , to then jump on the tank, broke the glass on top, and it all fell in the tank. then i appreciated that my tank wasn't deep! he's a Maine Coon and when he was younger he weighed 22 lbs, he's down to 17 now. but he can reach the kitchen counter just my standing on his hind legs.
here's a pic of him making himself a sandwich
