Thoughts on these tank dimensions... 84"h x 48"w x 14"d

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Looking for feedback on these tank dimensions... 84"h x 48"w x 14"d

Is this feasible to maintain? ...Enough room for small fish? Big enough to support plant life?

Basically I have an area this size that I'd like to put a freshwater tank. Thoughts?
 
It would be cool dont get me wrong but for the cost of 3-4" thick acrylic for that height is a bit ridiculous id say an easy $4,000 just for the acrylic if your lucky. Also how would you even get your plants to the bottom of that tank? you cant get in it at only 14" wide unless you have a small child haha. Better idea would be to keep it 48"h and you would still need 1.5-2" acrylic for $1500-2500 than enclose the entire space with the stand and canopy. Waste of money for a seemingly large tank that ends up being tiny. Are you correct on your LengthxWidthxHeight ????? 84" tall?
 
I am correct about the dimensions. That's the available space. I thought I could place plants with somethign similar to this:
http://www.walmart.com/ip/17215636?...1=g&wl2=&wl3=21486607510&wl4=&wl5=pla&veh=sem

I may have to re-think my options but I wanted to get feedback first. I like the idea of the custom tall tank, but yes it may be too rich for my blood! Perhaps I will look at reducing the size a bit & using alternative materials.
 
I think a small neighborhood kid/relative will work for tank deco better than that grabber lol....Ceiling height may come into play aswell with what you can arrange things with. I really dont have much knowledge about tempered and plate glass so you may look into that for saving some cash on this build. All my experience and knowledge is with acrylic and other plastics. My solution to your dilemma would be to just stack 2 or 3 tanks in the space that are drilled and just let them drain into each other so you can run one pump for all 3 and also one sump. They make the standard 55gal in some taller dimensions that could be cool and give you the same effect as one tall tank if you use 2 or 3 of them. Three 80gal talls stacked will be very similiar to one 84" viewing window. Just a thought on the cheaper side of the spectrum.
 
Someone on here has to know more about height pressures, it seems like there has to be a way to get away with using thinner material like 1.5"-2" acrylic for the OP's dimensions. For example i have a 47 gal tall made with .25" temperd glass but its 31" tall....Proves all standard material thickness for heights wrong but i know it has alot to do with the length and width aswell. I also have a 180 acrylic 36" height (like a 150 tall but taller 4x2 footprint) made from 1/2". Anyone out there know how to determine the reduced pressure on tanks like these for the glass thickness?
 
Stacked tanks is an interesting idea. I'm new to all of this. Where would I drill? Could the stacked tanks support the weight of each other? I'm definitely going to research this option further.
 
You can drill the bottoms since your using an existing space and im assuming theres no room behind the tanks or just buy standard tanks with overflows. Tanks can support the weight of eachother to an extent but i meant to build a stand to hold the 3 of them and you can finish it into the wall so it looks nice. 55 gallons would be the cheapest and you may be able to squeeze 4 of those in lol but 3 may give you more space to enter each tank for deco or matinence. Search on here for stacked tanks or racks to get some ideas. If you cant find anything i have 2 small rack setups of tanks chained together. Makes sense if you think about it....its just all controlled by gravity and one pump. Saves on electricity for multiple tanks aswell.
 
Awesome advice! This is great! I will do some research on stacked tanks! Thank you for the help! I'm really liking this board so far! Lots of cool topics & ideas!
 
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