Why no 5 foot tanks?
- Thread starter Hybridfish7
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I got a five foot tank. I did not know they are uncommon. I understand that glass comes in foot increments, so they should be easy to get.
Fits nicely in my office too.
Fits nicely in my office too.
IIRC glass is made continuously and cut to 12' max lengths. It makes sense to me that 7' tanks and 5' tanks would be available but not very common given demand for the sizes we've all come to think of as typical.
I love the idea of a five foot aquarium, unless there is also a six foot aquarium available…
Ive had 5' tanks galore!
60x36x18:
60x23x18 sump:
63x26x21:
And im currently waiting on a 60" wide stock tank which will replace the garage tank.
I believe it was just recently discontinued, but petsmart used to always offer a 60x18x26 120g setup that was usually very reasonably priced when sales were on. I see a lot of them on craigslist nowadays.
60x36x18:
60x23x18 sump:
63x26x21:
And im currently waiting on a 60" wide stock tank which will replace the garage tank.
I believe it was just recently discontinued, but petsmart used to always offer a 60x18x26 120g setup that was usually very reasonably priced when sales were on. I see a lot of them on craigslist nowadays.
Theres 5’ tanks around… heres my 5’3’2’ acrylic… had a 5’x18”x26” glass tank aswell. They made the glass 5’ 120’s standard also. Used to be very common. 5’x2’x2’ is another popular/standard one.
I bought the Marineland - Top fin, 120 gal. five foot tank from Petsmart about eight years ago. Tank / stand combo was $300 - Black Friday sale.
It's held up really well.
I prefer the five foot 120 over the standard six foot 125 gal. It's a little wider & taller, making aquascaping easier, giving the fish more space to turn around.
It's held up really well.
I prefer the five foot 120 over the standard six foot 125 gal. It's a little wider & taller, making aquascaping easier, giving the fish more space to turn around.