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08-19-2008, 03:23 AM
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How deep to go front to back
If you were to biuld a tank what kind of depth would you go front to back.
36" or bigger like Steve Weast 90". Would like some input, and if you have seen a tank with a great depth I would like to know.
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08-19-2008, 03:28 AM
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my 300g is 30" front to back and is sweet except you have to walk to the back of the tank to reach stuff all the time.
if i cant get rid of my big fish im considering a 72"x72" wich mite make reaching the middle a problem
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08-19-2008, 03:39 AM
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The more depth the better it really does so much for the tank. If your building it I would go with 3 feet or 4 feet even though cleaning the back would be such a pain it would look so nice.
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08-19-2008, 04:05 AM
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I would go with 30-36" for sure.. on my next tank either 48x36x24 or 60x30x24 keeping it at about 180g.. honestly i prefer to have it wider (36") and not so long its all about depth! I have a 90 (18" wide) and while its a great size for beginning i would really love the extra width. After seeing 30" and 36" wide i dont think i would ever go back to a 18" or 24" wide tank.
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08-19-2008, 04:22 AM
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It all depends on how tall is your tank. Try to keep the width close to that, and the tank will be visually pleasing. Too tall and the tank will look narrow, too wide it will look shallow (although some people like it that way).
The maximum width depends also on the material used to make the tank, and how thick the glass or acrylic panels need to be to keep structural integrity.
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#7
08-19-2008, 04:32 AM
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Go as deep (front to back) as practically possible. The feeling of actually seeing a true ocean waterscape grows the deeper the tank is. As mentioned, Steve Weast's tank is exhibit #1 for this concept, but few people have the room for a tank of those dimensions.
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08-19-2008, 04:39 AM
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Yup the deep the better.
fkshiu's tank is 18 high and 24 wide (front to back) it's one of the nicest dimentions of a tank I've ever seen. J
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#9
08-19-2008, 05:22 AM
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Wow 72x72 that would be a swimming pool
 Maybe you'd need a catwalk over top of that to reach the middle. But think of the aquascaping possibilities!! I think I'll be busy on the day you need to wrestle that tank into your basement though...
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-- Tony My next hobby will be flooding my basement while repeatedly banging my head against a brick wall and tearing up $100 bills. Whee!
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08-19-2008, 05:31 AM
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deep as possible. i'd rather a shallow tank and really deep front to back
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