THIS IS FOR ALL THE TALL-TANK MFK'S

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yup I believe once you hit over 24 inch they suggest 12 inch which is why taller glass tanks cost more then longer glass tanks to a point, I could be completely wrong but when it was explained to me, the higher you go= more pressure pushing on the sides in a smaller space for example if you have a 150G tank and you go 5x2x2 its 5ft across 2ft high more spread compared over a 150G thats (not correct size but for EX) 4ftx3ftx3ft, so you have the same gallons but theres more pressure on the glass as its pushing in a smaller area, if you get what I mean half asleep :(

OR not sure how well this will work?

Lets say you have a 1Ton steel plate, if you place that on a rack that has 2 legs the 2 tons is distributed over 2 pressure points = 500KG a point, if you have 4 legs you are going with 250KG per a leg, same with glass but the pressure is on the inside pushing out over a flat surface, pretty much thicker glass is stronger glass if we used a 10mm or 8mm it would most likely crack open. the more compact the more pressure, the more open the more distributed the pressure is.

as for cleaning them, mines just 6inch under 3ft and I have a 2.5ft long python attachment which makes it really easy for my size tank, Id love to know about 4ft + you would have to jump into that I think haha
 
not as big as some of your tanks but this is my tall tank ..65 gallon 36x24x18

(due for a major re decorating ..)
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plecostic said:
How would you vacuum the substrate on a 3ft+ tank ? I bet trying to net fish in a 3ft+ tank would be a PITA. Is it true you need thicker glass for taller tank ?
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a ladder and a long tube vacuum, and yes it is true.
 
plecostic said:
How would you vacuum the substrate on a 3ft+ tank ? I bet trying to net fish in a 3ft+ tank would be a PITA. Is it true you need thicker glass for taller tank ?
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Some people like me don't use substrate and use power heads to push debree towards the filters pretty much eliminating vacuuming.
Netting cichlids and other fish that are not constant swimmers is easy if you use the flashlight method.
And yes you need thicker glass.


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My 150 tall getting a 300gal this weekend can't wait

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^^ Did you get the 300?
 
I went out to look at some fish yesterday at another mfker's house and ended up with a new (to me) tank. Reminds me of the tank I used to have long ago but wider. It's 20L x 18D x 31H. With the stand it came with I'm going to need to stand on the chair to clean and decorate it. It's going to be a slow project for my son's room, I wasn't planning on getting another tank right now, but it happened. I filled it tonight for a water test and noticed a small leak at the seam for the plastic lip at the top. It could have even happened on the way home considering I had to travel a washed out road and ended up needing to pull a truck out of a gully on the road all while the tank was sitting in back. I was waiting to hear the tank shatter on that back road actually, I'm happy it made it home.
 
It passed the overnight leak test aside from the separation in the lip seam. I can push a wave across the surface and as soon as it goes up under the lip the water runs down the outside, so I know where the leak is. Today it's getting drained, dried, and if dry enough, resealed in that corner. The trip home was 31 miles, only the first mile was on a washed out dirt road though, the rest of the trip was paved and decently smooth. I like the country, and I don't mind the dirt roads usually, but I feel bad that this road washed out so bad, people living back there can't drive cars on it at all, and trucks are having some issues too. I have a lifted Jeep Wrangler and crawled through it in 4 wheel drive but I was a bit impressed at the gouges in the road. I'll get some photos up soon.
 
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