I am planning on buying an aquarium - I had different aquariums about 15 years ago. I am planning to buy an aquarium around 80 gallons, which shall be a planted aquarium with different kinds of fish. But how should the measurements be... ??? Should I focus on height, width og length... ???
Sizing my new aquarium...
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deli_conker
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It really depends on what type of fish you are going to keep; some need more room on the bottom and others like to stay near the top. All need plenty of room to swim.
My 55 gal is 48" wide x 22" high x 12" deep (front pane to back pane). A 75 gal tank has about the same measurements except the depth is 18" instead of 12".
I would figure out what type of fish you are interested in and then find out what thier needs are...
My 55 gal is 48" wide x 22" high x 12" deep (front pane to back pane). A 75 gal tank has about the same measurements except the depth is 18" instead of 12".
I would figure out what type of fish you are interested in and then find out what thier needs are...
ferret
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Just to finish out Deli's measurements, a standard 90 gallon is the same as a 75 gallon, but 5 inches taller.
deli_conker
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Just a note to the whole "depends on what type of fish" comment.
I keep african cichlids. They need lots of rockwork and caves. To get the rockwork and caves I want, I need to have lots of floor space to place the rocks and caves. So in my situation I would rather have a tank that has larger width and depth and is shorter, rather than a tank that holds the same amount of water but is taller with small width/depth. Other fish have different needs...
Hope that's not too confusing...
BTW, the surface area of the water (width x depth) is also very important as this is the point where oxygen enters the water. A really tall but skinny tank will have poorly oxygenated water for instance.
I keep african cichlids. They need lots of rockwork and caves. To get the rockwork and caves I want, I need to have lots of floor space to place the rocks and caves. So in my situation I would rather have a tank that has larger width and depth and is shorter, rather than a tank that holds the same amount of water but is taller with small width/depth. Other fish have different needs...
Hope that's not too confusing...
BTW, the surface area of the water (width x depth) is also very important as this is the point where oxygen enters the water. A really tall but skinny tank will have poorly oxygenated water for instance.
