I have been planning on adding a new setup in my house and can not decide what to do. I started planning to do a double stand with 2 - 48 x 18 x 20 ( 75 gallon ) tanks. I am now second guessing maybe doing 4 - 36 x 18 x 16 ( 40 gallon) or a single 72 x 24 x 24 ( 180 gallon) tank. I have the space to do any of the three but it will be my last upgrade untill I kick my kids out and build a fish room (at least 5 years). I realy would like a bigger tank but I like the idea of different tanks for greater diversity sounds good to. I know that no one can decide for me but any thoughts or experiences would be apreciated. Thanks in advance for your input
input on new tank or tanks
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I have no definate plans on what to keep but I have always wanted to get a silver Aro. I thought even a 180 would be a little small for a big Aro. I thought the 75's would have enough room for most bigger fish. I really like Discus and Oscar's but my water is really quite hard my ph is stable at 7.8 - 8.0, so I thought I would stick to african's. Do you think a 180 would ba alright for a silver or maybe an african pike, or maybe some snakeheads And if so would that be all I could put in. Would i have room for more . I don't want to spend all this cash to keep a single fish (yet). Thanks again for you input.
I would go with the 180, that way you can keep your options open for big fish. Even if you decide on smaller fish, you can keep alot more of them.
I would also go with the 180. If you want the silver it could live in there for a good amount of time, then you could move him later to a larger tank.
Hindsight always seems to point to "I should have gone bigger." 
If it were me I would get the 180. My rule is always go as big as you can. But you can be creative with where you put your tanks. Where there's a will there's a way. I kept a 65 in a CLOSET for a year.
If it were me I would get the 180. My rule is always go as big as you can. But you can be creative with where you put your tanks. Where there's a will there's a way. I kept a 65 in a CLOSET for a year.
Thanks for all the input. I should have known monster fish keepers would recomend the monster tank. I think I was asking a question that I already knew the answer for. The 180 was my first choice but I was second guessing myself. I was woried that I was just in love with the idea of a big tank and maybe the smaller multi tank setup would be more versitile and cost effective. I just now have to convince my wife that this is the way to go.
