Reef tank: 6 foot

mr. angelfish

mr. angelfish

Member
Ok Folks,
One more poll..... For a 6 foot long tanks and I notice that in generally an average 125 to 180 gallon tank are being use for reef. We would like to know why you chose that size?
By the way I am posting the poll and keep in mind that I am not listing all available of 6 foo tanks but most mentioned in this forum.
 
frankl15207

frankl15207

Member
Without voting, because I don't have the room for a tank that size, I have always believed that bigger is better. However, I have a friend that is a big guy (6' 6") who has a 24 inch wide 24 inch high tank. He has trouble reaching into the bottom back of the tank and says that he's sorry he got it because of that. I guess that's something that I never considered when wishing for one that big!
 
musipilot

musipilot

Member
An important thing to think about with a reef tank....shorter is good -- for two main reasons. And again, this is my opinion.
You can get better light to everyone for less money, since the light has less distance to travel.
You can manually place things and adjust things easier, because you can reach.
There ya go.
 
plum70rt

plum70rt

Active Member
I have a 210 gallon, my first saltwater tank, figure I do a nice size right away, 62 inch wide, bow front out to 32 inch ,24 inch deep,
Now im 6 ft tall, standind on a ladder in front I cant reach the bottom of my tank by 1 inch, because of the stand height,
have made up all sorts of tools on wooden dowls to get in to the bottom to move things around if needed, no a bad thing but something to consider,
 
ironreef

ironreef

Member
Get whatever you can fit and maintain in your monthly buget. As for not reaching the bottom back if you have room make access on all four sides. If not you can buy tongs that will reach the back. Get a eurobrace you you can rin the middle brace or at least make the openings bigger= easier to reach into the tank. If you got the $$ get a 8 foot 300gall I belive it's 24h 30w. Poit is get a wide tank whatever the lenght. At least equal or bigger than the height
 
y2says

y2says

Member
You don't just a long tank but you want one that is deep as well. That'll give the bigger fish more room to turn around and move.
 
wamp

wamp

Active Member
Out of the choices given, 180 is my choice. Yes they are hard to reach the bottom but, you don't do it often. Now the light reaching the bottom is not an issue. Put your lower light stuff at the bottom. It is actually a good thing, more diverse corals in the tnak.
 
nacl-h2o

nacl-h2o

Active Member
I would choose the 125 for corals and a 180 for fish only. I like my corals in shallower water and I like my fish to have room to swim.
 
jonthefb

jonthefb

Active Member
well mr angelfish, i have a 135 and justlove it, but i too had to make the choice between the tanks you have listed, and if i were to do it again, i would have gone bigger to the 180!
man that would be a great deal at 1 buck per gallon
jon
 
saltywashington

saltywashington

Member
I have a 250 that is 72x24x36. This is not set up yet because I am renting and it would suck to move it when it is set up with a reef. It is also going to cost an arm and a leg to set up but then again bigger is better right?
 
robchuck

robchuck

Active Member
I've got a 29gal right now (in the process of upgrading to a 150gal 72x18x24), and even in that 29, I use a plastic claw to reach a few spots so that I don't upset the tank or the rockwork.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top