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[saa5886]

Does anyone one know if there is such a thing as an aquarium that isnt very deep? I'm wanting to put one on our kitchen bar, but it cant be deeper than 9 inches. The width and height don't matter too much, but the main support for the bar is only 9 inches or so...

 

[taylorodw]

Going by "standard" sizes it looks like you're stuck with 5g

Good luck finding something non-standard.

 

[i3k]

I've seen shallow aquariums on craigslist before.

 

[jsoong]

Your best bet is to make one yourself .... You are unlikely to find anything that is 9" deep & still be useful as a fish tank. <I am thinking of those 1 or 2 gal tanks/bowls that should really be banned.>

Having said that, you would need to be very careful in your fish selection in such a shallow tank, even if you make it big enough volume-wise.

 

[DragonFish71]

Or go to Petco (if there's on near you) and look for the book shelf aquarium kit. It's shallow and long, sort of like a 20g long tank, but I believe they are only 6g. I was looking at getting one at one time.

PETCO.com - PETCO Bookshelf Aquarium Kit customer reviews - product reviews - read top consumer ratings


http://aquariumsupply.blogspot.com/2009/07/bookshelf-aquarium-66-gallons.html

 

[taylorodw]

Yes, with a 9" front-to-back tank you wouldn't want any fish more than 3" long maximum IMO.

 

[saa5886]

I may just have someone make me one, or attempt to make one myself.....the perfect size would be 40"Long x 9"High x 12"Wide.

 

[taylorodw]

Wait, 9" high, top to bottom?

So height is the limiting factor, or front-to-back depth?

 

[saa5886]

no no no... it will be 12" high... 9" deep...40" long or wide

 

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[mgamer20o0]

I may just have someone make me one, or attempt to make one myself.....the perfect size would be 40"Long x 9"High x 12"Wide.

those are your only real option.