dmolavi
Aquarium Advice Addict
Because you aren't going to use the extra few inches of height, and it's just going to hinder light penetration and reaching the bottom. The extra 15 gallons is not going to do much for stability either. I have my arm in my tank daily. I would not buy a deep tank again.
Good points. The 220 she wanted was a good 6 inches deeper than my shoulder to fingertip length. I don't want to put on a wet suit to do maintenance