tall or wide?

[Steveo McNello]

Go deeper front to back regardless.

 

[datnoid244]

I'd go for wide 36", cuz i have arowana, but 36" H give a better look.

 

[Jimmy16]

36" wide is better. 36" tall makes it a pita to clean.

 

[spadoc79]

thanks guys!! after the first of the year when income tax return comes around i was planning on building my own tank...so deeper it will be.

 

[spadoc79]

deeper as in front to back

 

[ecoli73]

Wide is better...BUT harder to fit in the standard doors on the account of the bigger stand. The point is mute of course if you are going to build it in situ.

 

[aclockworkorange]

Any visual appeal of a tall tank goes right out the window as soon as I have to actually do something in the tank... Catch a fish, pick up something I dropped, rearrange aquascape...

 

[balton777]

30" tall is the perfect height imo.

 

[importracer]

which is would be better? 96lx36hx24w or 96lx24hx36w? if the fish in it didnt get more than 24".

Wide is always the best choice above taller tanks..............Wider, the species have a greater turning area to turnabout.......As for a taller, it is a tank that is set to be filled to the top with ornaments.....Tall tanks are great for aquascaping saltwater coral scenes..............

 

[Redearsunfish]

I prefer tall. But that's just me.