wpeterson
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It's been an awesome upgrade to our 36x24x26 90 gal from our first 29gal nano tank. We're able to keep much more interesting fish and the tank is a lot more stable. However, I was struck by how much larger things are when I switched to 25 gal water changes from 5 gal buckets. It's also a lot more energy to heat and light the tank, even with LEDs.
Moving from an 18" tall tank to a 26" tall tank was a big adjustment (on top of a tall, 40" stand) - I have to climb up a ladder to get into the tank from the floor and then it's a long way down to the substrate from there. It's much more challenging to aquascape and manage a tank when you get close to your arm span. I would prefer to go for a shallower tank in the future - 18-20" tall at most.
I think the advice to go as big as you can is good advice. However, I'd think about where you're going to place the tank. In our small living room a 36" wide tank was the biggest I could fit, but at least I can enjoy the tank every day. You might enjoy a smaller tank in your house where you can see it every day more than one twice the size in a garage or basement - as well as being easier to heat/cool on the house thermostat.
We've had good luck with this tank, but I think if we had a bigger house I would do a 120-150gal tank if the living room fit a tank that size. I dream of a long/shallow peninsula tank as a room divider some day.
Moving from an 18" tall tank to a 26" tall tank was a big adjustment (on top of a tall, 40" stand) - I have to climb up a ladder to get into the tank from the floor and then it's a long way down to the substrate from there. It's much more challenging to aquascape and manage a tank when you get close to your arm span. I would prefer to go for a shallower tank in the future - 18-20" tall at most.
I think the advice to go as big as you can is good advice. However, I'd think about where you're going to place the tank. In our small living room a 36" wide tank was the biggest I could fit, but at least I can enjoy the tank every day. You might enjoy a smaller tank in your house where you can see it every day more than one twice the size in a garage or basement - as well as being easier to heat/cool on the house thermostat.
We've had good luck with this tank, but I think if we had a bigger house I would do a 120-150gal tank if the living room fit a tank that size. I dream of a long/shallow peninsula tank as a room divider some day.