Long tanks versus Tall tanks

What do you guys prefer. I know that long tanks are better because they have more surface area. Bu what do you guys prefer. I like the long tanks!

Long, tall tanks are way to hard to clean.

I never thought of that. Your whole arm must get wet.

Yeah and then if you use a long syphon it gets stuck in decorations and stuff and is hard to control.

I think some fish like long take better because they have more swimming space. What is your opinion on the 20 gal Longs?

IMO, the longest and deepest tank's the best! HAH.

I personally prefer tanks which a longggg... and relatively shallow. Gives the room an elongated feeling, making it look bigger.

but long, shallower tanks might be quite hazardous for "jumpers" like puffers and some boxfishes.

I think the aquascaping plays a vital role

Yeah. IMO floating plants tend to make them look shorter. I am thinking about a 40 for my puffer.

Floating plants sometime really make good stuff to induce breedin in fishes.. haha I'm into breeding.

wow, 40 Gal. What's the lucky puffer?

My valentini puffer, hero! If you go to the saltwater section of the forum i think i have him posted their. His tank looks better though than it did then. On my b-day i am planning on getting more liverock for more hiding places.

I really prefer tanks that are as tall as possible for the length, because I have very limited space and more gallons is more diluted wastes, no matter how I get those gallons. With territorial fish, footprint size(lengthxwidth) is important, but given the same footprint, I always want the tallest tank possible for more waste dilution.

true abt the dilution factor, haha when space area comes into play.

Just wanna ask how you maintain a tall tank at home?? Cause the in the public aquarium(Underwater World Singapore), there's several tallll tanks, we do daily siphon using self-designed siphons.

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I'm 6 foot and have long arms, so even a 30" deep tank isn't too bad for me.

Works for you LOL. BTW how many tanks do you have nick?

Right now only 3 set up, Shakespeare's tank, my DP tank, and a 2.5 gallon I quarantine feeder crayfish in. I have a 29 sitting below Shakespeare's tank, if I think I can get away with it I'll set it up as a sump. Just have to build a good overflow.

Oh that should be fun.

haha, yea but I'm refering to tall display tanks over a metre tall.

Yea I think sump's pretty good idea. Post up any info is you start working on the sump yea.

Yeah we always need DIY stuff. Maybe i should create a section for that.