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Permalink Reply by Mc Fish on March 21, 2012 at 7:00pm

shorter tanks have worked well for me with planted tanks and it doesn't look too bad.  my main is only 18 inches tall.  i've actually had better results with my foreground plants with the shorter tank.  in my opinion it has a lot to do with personal preference, for me shorter tanks provide easier access to my plants and i find the view ratio more to my liking than taller tanks.  i mix discus with tetras and cory cats, with otos for algae control and enjoy watching them school from one end to the other.

the downside is that it takes up a lot of space vs a taller tank with the same volume 

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Permalink Reply by Andy on March 22, 2012 at 1:14am

What size is your main tank

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Permalink Reply by Mc Fish on March 22, 2012 at 2:37am

it's 4 ft x 18in x 18in, i used to have a 4 foot 120 gallon that was quite a bit taller, this one is only 65-75 gallons, i forget exactly how much, but if i were to go back with the bigger tank i'd want something with your dimensions

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Permalink Reply by Andy on March 22, 2012 at 11:42am

Well it is for sale In Ohio.    Come buy it.  Lol.  Jp

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Permalink Reply by GSP on March 26, 2012 at 4:45pm

Shorter tanks are more efficient for planted tanks unless you have the money for light, and electricity.

It doesn't need to be on an outside wall, but should be against a structural wall.

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Permalink Reply by Jeremy Bingamon on March 27, 2012 at 11:54pm

a short tank should be great for you. lights wont need to be strong at all. you would get the same light output on a 10 gal with t5 ho ans you would your tand with t5 ho just because of the highth. the higher you go the less light that gets threw the bottom of the tank.

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