What do you consider "big"...

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I have 4 sizes

small....these sell at non aquarium stores (e.g., 40) you can do a lot with these, but also with lots of limits

medium...you can create a full blown eco system (plants, shoals, mixed varieties), although you may have limits on which species (55 to 225)

big...you can raise a full gown tank buster (~225 to 700), with larger fish needing the larger size (not every tank buster of course, but 80-90% I think fit this)

huge...I've read so many times that you can't keep "2" of this species or that species in the same tank, that my definition is based on that. If I can keep 2 of "those" safely than it's huge.
 
My biggest tanks are 120 and 125, which I would not consider "big" anymore after all these years here. However, most people not into the hobby would consider a 55 huge
 
I would say this is relative to where you are from / live...

In HK anything over 24" wide is considered by most as a large tank, when people here i have a 200G they think im nuts like someone who owns a 10K gallon tank

Where as in the US where owning 2 story houses isnt un-common with plenty of space a 180G might be considered the smallest of the large size tank category...


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To a fellow MFK member, I'd say since it is relative to your previous tank and the size of the fish you are keeping, 1000 gallons and above. The water change here will take hours. The water temperature will already be very hard to increase or decrease. Big is when you need to swim inside it if you need to clean it. Big is when you will need to scream profanities when you cannot catch a fish you want to sell or is very nasty inside your tank and you cannot catch it within 5 minutes. You may even need to lower your water just to get the advantage. Big is when even with the utmost enthusiasm in the hobby, everything mentioned beforehand is a chore at the back of your mind. Lastly, big is when you can already charge a fee to anyone who would like to see your tank.

To anyone outside of the hobby, I'd say 55 gallons is already very big for them.
 
Yep. Swam in my tank to setup decor then removed to make it easy. Water changes were hours long , then I setup my drip system. Heating it all took allot and still does but I am trying a drip of hot water and it seems much better so far heaters are running less. Catching fish is stupid and insane. Sometimes I sell fish and if they want one in the big tank the price goes up by 10.00 just because I'll spend an hour trying to catch them.
Big tanks do have moments but Also they are a pain till you start working harder at making life with one simple. Moving one is just the first glimpse of what your getting yourself into.


Naos1984 said:
To a fellow MFK member, I'd say since it is relative to your previous tank and the size of the fish you are keeping, 1000 gallons and above. The water change here will take hours. The water temperature will already be very hard to increase or decrease. Big is when you need to swim inside it if you need to clean it. Big is when you will need to scream profanities when you cannot catch a fish you want to sell or is very nasty inside your tank and you cannot catch it within 5 minutes. You may even need to lower your water just to get the advantage. Big is when even with the utmost enthusiasm in the hobby, everything mentioned beforehand is a chore at the back of your mind. Lastly, big is when you can already charge a fee to anyone who would like to see your tank.

To anyone outside of the hobby, I'd say 55 gallons is already very big for them.
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The divider does help with catching fish and Also having lots of nets.

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I have a 4 foot deep tank. I don't even bother trying to catch the fish. Once the fish is in that tank it stays until I drain it for some reason, which has never happened in the three years this tank has been set up. I have a large/long snake grabber that I use to move stuff or pick up something from the bottom. I still want a bigger tank but I don’t think I will ever go deeper than 4 feet.
 
Egon said:
I have a 4 foot deep tank. I don't even bother trying to catch the fish. Once the fish is in that tank it stays until I drain it for some reason, which has never happened in the three years this tank has been set up. I have a large/long snake grabber that I use to move stuff or pick up something from the bottom. I still want a bigger tank but I don’t think I will ever go deeper than 4 feet.
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When I was close to finishing my 430 gal plywood build, I was wanting to build a bigger one. Now that I'm done and can't find anyone to help me move it, I think it's big enough. I'll build more, but probably only half the size. That is beastly, everyone I could get to come over changed their minds when they realize how heavy it is. I need to figure this out :confused:

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