What are your favorite tank sizes?

[Wolf3101]

We all know that bigger is always better in the world of MFK but smaller, standard size tanks have thier place as well.... as breeders....grow out tanks....fry tanks....ECT.

Over the years a few stock sizes have impressed me enough to gain the lable of....favorites. I'll start off a few of my own and why...and then let you all add in your opinions.

40 breeder....This tank has a great footprint for it's intended purpase although it leaves a bit to be desired as a display tank.

55 gallon standard.... What's not to love? This 4 foot industry staple has been around for years and will no doubt continue bieng produced in great numbers well into the future.

60 gallon standard.... This is a new favorite of mine. it's also a 4 footer...along with the 55 and 50 long. In fact it's just wider version of the 50 long... They are normally center braced with glass and fit VERY well into a rack arrangement.

100 gallon standard....The 5 foot version of this tank has a very nice footprint and is a good size without bieng so large you need to check your local building codes....

These 4 are some of my favorite tanks of all time and some that I feel have earned a honered place in any well equiped fish room. What are some of yours?.....

 

[---XR---]

125 or 300 wide, i've always love the look of the wider shorter tanks, it gives added width, and looks damn good for rays.

 

[Onion01]

i like the 75g long, looks soooo much better than the 55

180g cause I can't stand the look of the 125 (too thin), plus it opens up worlds of possibilities

500g long, 8' x 4' x 24", I can't think of one fish you can't put in here, other than the gigas

50,000g, although that is totally unrealistic other than to 1 lucky member here...

 

[dmopar74]

40breeder, whats not to love, small but very good for a growout tank!
100long, 6foot long, not too tall or heavy, and makes an excellent cichlid/eel tank.
150, nice show tank with its tall heigth.

anything over 30" wide, but not really a standard made width.

 

[Newt]

I like four foot tanks a lot. 33 longs are great, fit nice under a 55 or 75. I don't think I'd ever get a tank smaller than a 75 again.

 

[Nic]

anything over 6x2x2 anything less is not practical for me

 

[davo]

personally I like width and breadth over height for tanks. 6'x30"x2' is a nice size, and of course anything bigger.

 

[Wackamole]

90 gallon or 125

 

[hle_81]

I think the dimensions of a 125g (72"x18"x23") is perfect for most monster fishes. It's the largest tank I can afford.

 

[Bsixxx]

anything over 6' in length and over 18" in width is good for me, anything smaller is just a sump