What size of tank would you go with for larger fish?

[The Grizz]

6' or longer for tangs would be my choice. If you get small size tangs eventually you will need an upgrade. I have a 8' - 165 gal but in the process of building a 8' - 300 gal.

[Xyres]

Yeah I was planning on going a 6' long tank just to save some space length wise but going around a 180 to 240. I am just wondering because I need to consider costs of running that much water plus the sump.

[naesco]

Originally Posted by The Grizz

6' or longer for tangs would be my choice. If you get small size tangs eventually you will need an upgrade. I have a 8' - 165 gal but in the process of building a 8' - 300 gal.

As usual Grizz is right. Six foot is a minimum. Tangs are swimmers. They spend all of their time swimming to and fro and require the length that larger tanks provide. Thank you for asking.

[Xyres]

Well thank you guys for answering.
If I am going to be dropping a fair amount of money on an upgrade I want to make sure that everthing is going to be right for my fish and that they will be happy.

[chevyjaxon]

Its been often said that in Marine bigger is better. If you own your own house, build as big as you can fit!

[lpsreefer]

Very well put. Do you own your own house?
Where are you going to put the tank?
Can your floor support the tank?
How big are your doorways to bring a tank in or build one on site?

[albert_dao]

You need a 5000' long tank minimum.

[kien]

Just don't forget to consider your ongoing maintenance budget. In my opinion there is a point where bigger is not always better. Bigger is also more expensive; time and money. More water means larger water changes, more salt, a larger more expensive skimmer, more lights, heating, cooling, etc..

For example, if today you had to the time, the space and money to set up a 150g 6 foot tank or a 500g 6 foot tank choosing the 500g because "bigger is always better" might not actually be better in the long term. The 500g tank is going to cost you more in time and money to maintain. This tends to be the cause of many tank shut downs.

Having said that, some people are perfectly fine maintaining larger tanks long term :-)

[wickedfrags]

Agree on the 6' length.

Rather than upgrading selling the fish is another option!!! At least that is what I will be doing should the time come. The "tang" quantity in my 90 might get me hanged on some boards, despite their current short stature.

Originally Posted by The Grizz

6' or longer for tangs would be my choice. If you get small size tangs eventually you will need an upgrade. I have a 8' - 165 gal but in the process of building a 8' - 300 gal.

[naesco]

Originally Posted by wickedfrags

Agree on the 6' length.

Rather than upgrading selling the fish is another option!!! At least that is what I will be doing should the time come. The "tang" quantity in my 90 might get me hanged on some boards, despite their current short stature.

Rather than selling the tangs which is a lot more difficult to do than you realize as you really get attached to them, reward yourself for good husbandry and get a 6 footer for yourself.
It is just an extra two feet!