display tank, maximum size you're comfortable with

[GreenSpottedPuffer]

Regardless of what I could afford, I wouldn't go bigger than a 400G. Actually I would love a tank exactly like Brad's (Untamed) 400. I love his tank and its big enough that the fish act more naturally than say my tank but doesn't take up a whole room or have a ridiculous amount of maintenance.

The only reason I would ever want to go bigger would be a shark tank but then in that case, it would be an above ground pond with viewable side panels. I saw one like this in Singapore that was about 4' tall and must have been 12' in diameter. I don't know what it was made of but you could view it from above on a balcony (its outdoors) and also from a few viewing panels on the side that were acrylic.

[GreenSpottedPuffer]

Originally Posted by dsaundry

Ok, I would like a 1000g tank but I think I would have to get into selling drugs or hit the lottery....as the house would have to match the tank. However I will stick to the 90g+72g+50g+15g tanks that I have at home and the 27g at work. Dream big I say......

Yeah see I agree that there nothing worse than a big tank in a room that doesn't have the space. Its all relative. A 12' tank in a room thats say 12'x12' is stupid IMO. Just not enough room to enjoy the tank. Now a 12' tank in a room that is like 60'x60' would be nice

Again thats why I like Brads tank, it works in the room so perfectly. Actually same with Jason Mckenzie. Jason did I spell your last name right?? His big tank is a great size for the space he has it in.

[Pier Pressure]

Great topic. After having two 150 gallon aquariums blow out their silicone eleven months apart, I have to say I am happy enough with the 28 gallon. If the entire thing explodes it will not dump more water on the floor than what we lost out of the 150s. See we got ones that we believe were too tall and the silicone just did not stand a chance. Took it back to the store the first time and they would not refund my cash, they only replaced the aquarium. When it exploded again, they did manage to give me 100% cash back.

We were home both times (thank God) and managed to save the fish and start siphoning from the top, and using buckets to empty the tanks before the water could hit the floor. About eight hours of maintenance each time, and that did not get the big tanks out of the basement and back into the truck to go back to the store. If we had not been home or realized what was happening so fast, our house which we own might have had to be declared a disaster area. I cannot imagine how awful that would have been if we were on holidays or at work.

So though I love the looks of the big tanks and love to provide fish with a ton of room to swim and live, we decided it is just not worth it. Still love the hobby - just going to keep going with a smaller tank!