what do you guys think of these dimentions?

[ermgravy]

Right my mum has finally snaped and laid down the law so the biggest tank i can get is this:

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Stocking would be:

1 Silver,
1 Black,
1 RTG,
1 African,
1 SP gar,
2 Endi,
2 ornates
2 Lap,
2 Palmas,
1 SAL.

i would ideally like to add:
RTG, Green Aro, G2 Red Aro, Cuban GAR, Tropical Gar , Fl Gar.

planed filtration: http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=127048

So yeah, what you guys think????

 

[dmopar74]

i think the tank is too skinny one one side, could you go 3' wide or atleast 30" on the smaller side? and yuor stocklist will make your tank extremely cramped.

 

[koop171]

that is one odd tank it might be cramped but i would just like to see this odd thing up and running

 

[ermgravy]

if i went 6'9" along the back then i could probably blag her to allow me to go 30-36" along the small side, but not at 7'. stocking wise, do you mean it will be cramped with my current fish? or with the desired list? i dont intend on getting every thing on the list, just what id like.... i also dont see the tank as a permanent home, but probably need to last a year or two as i will no doubt move and upgrade space permitting.

 

[dmopar74]

go 6'9" and gain the added width. 3" of length wonk make any real difference if your adding 6-12" in width. if this tank isnt a permanent home go wild on stocking it, you know what your doin.

 

[ermgravy]

ok thank you. she seems to be ok with that idea, i just had a quick word... so i guess ill amend diagram before i send it off for quote in the morning.

 

[dmopar74]

i was thinking bout your dimensions and how you said you were going to move. you might want to go with a regular rectangular shape, say 7'x3' because when you move you might not be able to find a suitable place to set up an odd shaped tank. that and odd shapes cost ALOT more money than standard shaped tanks. i have seen tanks shaped the way you want and i have to say they look quite odd/ugly. just a thought.

 

[pedro]

i think it will be difficult to get good silicon joins with a tank design like this since the edges of the glass panels will butt together at odd angles instead of being lined up perpendicular to each other. just a thought..

 

[b-man]

why the irregular shape? it'll only lead to more $$ and complications/headaches. my advice is to save the money and spend it on fish.

 

[jay240G]

I'm with Pedro, hard to get good seal