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ransome22
12-30-2002, 11:52 PM
Does anyone know of any resources regarding how to maintain / plant / prune freshwater plants in tall aquariums where reaching in is something of a chore? And what is the maximum height of an aquarium which most people can handle reaching into comfortably to maintain plants? Thanks much!
ransome22
12-30-2002, 11:55 PM
One answer to my own question:
http://www.reefcentral.com/vbulletin/archive/1/2002/02/4/67090
I am 6'3'' and gave away the only tank I had >24" depth. Even at the 24" depth, I want access to both front and back (to work from either side) on the tanks more than 18" front to back.
All IME & IMHO, YMMV.
125gJoe
12-31-2002, 10:32 AM
My 80 gallon is 22 inches deep and would not want to go deeper due to the plants. Sure, a deeper aquarium might look better, but what a pain maintaining .........
Ranger
12-31-2002, 2:01 PM
I have a 45g tall that is about 25" tall. When its is on the stand, and with the extra 4 inches that the canopy adds I can barley reach the gravel with the tips of my fingers standing flat footed at 5'11" tall. I simply bought a small folding step stool that can fit in the closet. From the first step I can easily reach the bottom and half the aquarium with out moving it, and from the top step I can reach the whole bottom area. It's not just the tank size but also the height of your stand and canopy/hood that will affect your reach. The step stool solved the problem for me. Good luck.
carpguy
12-31-2002, 3:17 PM
I'd check with the folks at aquabotanic.com.
Especially in their Colossal Forum (http://www.aquabotanic.com/boards/viewforum.php?f=21), for the special problems of tanks over a 100 gallons.
Look, there's a thread (http://www.aquabotanic.com/boards/viewtopic.php?t=466) now…
ransome22
01-01-2003, 11:59 AM
carpguy: thanks for the forum links. will deifinitely check them out. at the moment considering a tank something like this:
http://www.reefmaniac.com/