Tank Build Size, Just Lookin For Opinions

[Mike-fish]

go 8x3x24. go big or go home

[The Grizz]

My 165 is 96"L x 22"W x18"D. Ilike the shallow depth to work in & the length is good for Tang ( I have 1 or 2 of them in my tank )

[daplatapus]

I'd be looking at how hard it would be to beef up the floor

[subman]

Originally Posted by rastaangel

Oh haha I thought I posted in the marine fish section.
I plan on making it a FOWLR with mostly large angelfish which is why I thought a 8' would be nice for more length of swimming room and minimal rock in the DT

For a fowler i would go 8' give the big fish room to swim.

Originally Posted by daplatapus

I'd be looking at how hard it would be to beef up the floor

+1
If the basement isn't finished a beam and some teleposts...then go BIG!

[rastaangel]

I am on the basement level. The reason I cant go any bigger is this apartment I am living in was made in the late 60's and the cement pad is not only not a uniform thickness but is cracked to hell. In fact its the reason my 90g busted the first time, when the ground unthawed in the spring the rear corner sunk 1/4" and took the wood stand off level and bottom busted out.
Which is also another reason I was kinda leaning towards a 8' to spread the weight out over more area

[fishytime]

if your thinking FO with large angels then 150g, no matter what the dimensions, isnt big enough IMHO.....gotta remember that even if the tank is 8' long the fish still need room in the other two directions....a 10" long fish will be cramped trying to turn around in an 18"w tank....

[rastaangel]

It will be 20" wide not 18", and I might decide to build a tank just like griz's and make it 22" wide as it's only 15g more