Long tanks low volume
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my 2gal DIY is gona be 21" x 5" x 5" for shrimp on my bookshelf and my 17gal DIY is gona be 48" x 9" x 9"
Definitely my favorite style of tank. The only improvement I could see for my 40 long (48x12x16) is if it was 16" wide and 12" tall. I saw a 135 years ago that was 72 long 24 wide and 18 tall filled with Africans that was totally sweet.
i love this style tank. you can do so much with it. mine are gona be for shrimp. even the larger plywood one 
but dont let the wife know. she just thinks its for plants.
but dont let the wife know. she just thinks its for plants.
Just found out yesterday talking to a fellow breeder that long shallow planted tanks are great for breeding Barbs. We have 4 30L's one of them is a Julichromis factory.
Glass cages has a group of different tanks that are only 13 inches tall. The 70 wide is 48 x 24 x 13 and the 100 wide is 72 x 24 x 13. Someday when my kids are grown and I have more space in the basement I am setting up racks with those dimention tanks. That would be great, you could probobly go 4 high on a rack system.
I have a 72"x16"x16" tank. Kind of like a streched out 125G. I got it on Craigslist, and I believe it was originally used as a display tank (coral?) at a fish store. Not as extreme as the tank sizes you listed.
I LOVE the shape/size of the tank. The shallow depth makes it really easy to clean, and really unless you have pretty large fish, you don't need much more than a foot of water column height anyway.
Here's a pic of my setup:
I LOVE the shape/size of the tank. The shallow depth makes it really easy to clean, and really unless you have pretty large fish, you don't need much more than a foot of water column height anyway.
Here's a pic of my setup:
That is a tremendous tank, I love the fact that it's only 80 gallons as well, while having a superb footprint. You could legitimately do bigger fish in the 12inch range, and have plenty of room for territory etc
P.S more pics please!
