Best New Tank Size and Footprint for Discus??

[paytertot]

I want a new tank for my birthday, but I'm not sure what size to get and what "footprint" really has to do with it. Someone want to explain. That to me? I already have a 55 gallon but I want something bigger. I want another discus tank. So really I just would like to know the best size (realistically) and what footprint means

 

[calfishguy]

Footprint means the size of the tank. For example the footprint of your 55 is most likely 48" x 12".

 

[paytertot]

Well but there are different footprints for the same gallon size tanks right? So how does a different footprint affect everything? Idk if that even makes sense, but.. yea.

 

[calfishguy]

Yeah it's possible because some will be higher and less wide for example it's just a matter of their different configurations.

 

[jkdubs2]

Well but there are different footprints for the same gallon size tanks right? So how does a different footprint affect everything? Idk if that even makes sense, but.. yea.

Think like vertical swim vs horizontal swim room. Or room to add plants or decorations of a wide short tank vs room to add things in a tall tank. Different fish need either vertical swim room or horizontal swim room too.

 

[jetajockey]

Wider tanks are better for most fish.

 

[paytertot]

Ohh ok. So for a planted discus tank, I'm thinking long.

 

[paytertot]

Wider tanks are better for most fish.

Lol didn't even see this till after my last post. But yea I agree

 

[aqua_chem]

Wider tanks are better for most fish.

Breeder-style tanks are nice for this reason. 40 Breeders are great tanks, but they're too small for discus.

 

[jetajockey]

I like taller tanks for taller fish, but yeah with everything else I prefer using breeder tanks. The 40b has an extra .5 cu ft of floorspace compared to the 55g.

 

[Daymine]

yeah different sizes tanks usually have one or two standard dimensions that would be easier to find. Pretty sure the next size up you could find easily would be a 90 gallon. You could try to google the different sizes/dimensions of tanks

 

[paytertot]

Thanks guys. I was wanting a 90.

 

[Mr. D]

You could try a 120g still 4ft long but 2ft wide and I think it's the same hight as the 90

 

[paytertot]

That sounds good too.. hmm..