duck Posted September 17, 2004 Share Posted September 17, 2004 Im yet to decide between 4x2x2 and 4x2.5x2 for my new display tank. The cheapest price i found for 4x2x2 with cab/hood is $400 and 4x2.5x2 cab/hood is $700. I like the extra viewing area and extra volume with 2.5' height but the price is almost double than 2'. Do you think the extra 6" worth the money or should i stay with 4x2x2? Cheers, Deds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jebe Posted September 17, 2004 Share Posted September 17, 2004 Who wouldn’t pay a little more for 6 more inches? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EcHo2134 Posted September 18, 2004 Share Posted September 18, 2004 hi as for tank width..i'd definately go for 2.5 ft.....as for height..i'd stay with 2 ft..max... reason being..the water circulation doesn't get to the bottom and u have to use metal halides if u want to heavily plant the tank. I have a 2.5 ft high tank..and i know it looks nice...but when i think of it..i regret...using thicker glass makes it really hard to move too *sighs* Regards Ernie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lepperfish Posted September 18, 2004 Share Posted September 18, 2004 WHy not get a 4 foot long, 3 foot wide, and 2 foot high? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucky Posted September 18, 2004 Share Posted September 18, 2004 hey lepper most people cant afford 3 foot wide or high as the glass is 15mm and needs to be imported and is very dear almost 3 times more than 10mm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lepperfish Posted September 18, 2004 Share Posted September 18, 2004 Ahh, ok, it would be awesome though.. Hmmm, one day!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davez104 Posted September 19, 2004 Share Posted September 19, 2004 I always thought glass thickness ncreased with height not width. Water pressure is related only to water depth not volume. As long as the base is properly supported I couldn't see the need to use super thick glass for a wide tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duck Posted September 19, 2004 Author Share Posted September 19, 2004 i decided to get 4x2x2 since the $ different is rather significance and bought some altum angels with the left over budget Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulochromis Posted September 19, 2004 Share Posted September 19, 2004 You could always build your own plywood tank. Then you only need the glass front, even at the higher thickness, a single sheet shouldn't break the bank. I've read on the American sites, where they're volume-oriented, rather than dimension-oriented, that once you get over a certain volume, plywood tanks are much cheaper (I seem to recall 180L as the magic number). Having lived in the US, I know that raw materials are pretty cheap there, and everyone's a handyman (cf Home Improvement). Still it might be worth investigating the costs her Down Under. Cheers, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bit Racer Posted September 21, 2004 Share Posted September 21, 2004 I'd stick to a 2ft high tank only because it would be easier to do a gravel clean ie. you don't have to stand on a chair or stool to do it. A cabinet is around 90cm high add about another 60cm (about 2ft) and you've got to be able to clear 150cm with your arm This doesn't apply if your >= 6 ft tall I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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