What height is your stand?

[wickedfrags]

We are all confident you are not lazy - that being said but be mindful you will be cleaning the bottom of this tank for maybe 10-12 years +/-.

Target the top of the tank to be close to the height of you armpit like some others here have mentioned. Using a stool all the time..........well imagine if that stool was not required!

In terms of appearance and aestetics, well once you have it full of wicked corals and fish, well very few people will look and say wow the tank is really low....but you will realize the benefit of that shorter stand every time you clean it!

FYI, I built my stand at 33" (including styrofoam) and my tank is 24" tall. I am 6' tall and this height is perfect for me - I can easily reach the bottom and nobody has ever mentioned it looked low.

Good luck with whatever you decide. Cheers.

Originally Posted by GreenSpottedPuffer

I disagree...I am not a lazy person. I will do it regardless. Its not much work for me to get a stool.

I think I am going to go with 40-42". Thanks guys!

[BCOrchidGuy]

I built my stand so the top of the aquarium would be at arm pit level, that way I can reach the bottom of the tank if I need to.

[BlueAbyss]

I want people to be able to see directly into my display while sitting on the couch, so I've figured that my tank will be about 28" off the floor. Pretty low for standing viewing, but I intend for people to spend a lot of time looking at the tank since there will be a lot of tiny things in there. Also, the surge tank must be sited above the display and in the same stand, and I want to be able to use the top of the stand, so it can't be too high.

[GreenSpottedPuffer]

Originally Posted by lastlight

Low stands likely make maintenance a breeze and colors pop more.

I was just thinking about that...colors of sps really do look a bit nicer from slightly above or at least eye level. When I look at my corals from below, they are actually very brown looking.

Hmmmm....something else to think about.