Do you have a big tank?
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Haha, yes that's certainly big! I wouldn't like a tank anywhere near that size, they always seem a bit "throw a load of fish in", I can't really explain it.
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Waiting to set it up as a salt tank. I will complete my objective of breeding salt fish
On a side note I tried to obtain this tank last night on a trade because it said it was a 175g tank. I realized I jumped the gun majorly after messaging him because I would have no place to put it but was still going to go through with it. Then I got a closer look at the pics and asked for the dimensions. It was your basic 55g tank LMAO! I'm like 'yeah.... No already got 2 of those'
Still want a 75g in place of my 55g angel tank. I like the depth (front to back depth) they have
Waiting to set it up as a salt tank. I will complete my objective of breeding salt fish
On a side note I tried to obtain this tank last night on a trade because it said it was a 175g tank. I realized I jumped the gun majorly after messaging him because I would have no place to put it but was still going to go through with it. Then I got a closer look at the pics and asked for the dimensions. It was your basic 55g tank LMAO! I'm like 'yeah.... No already got 2 of those'
Still want a 75g in place of my 55g angel tank. I like the depth (front to back depth) they have
I feel stupid setting up a 75 gallon saltwater and thinking it is big...
It's not the size that matters, it's what you have in it, and how well maintained it is
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It's not the size that matters, it's what you have in it, and how well maintained it is
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And the larger the volume, the more diluted toxins are in the water, therefore smaller tanks are more unforgiving.
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That's awesome, good luck with the breeding! And yeah, front to back depth I find pretty useful, not especially keen on really narrow ones.
Definitely, and that's why I don't much like ridiculously large tanks because although the size is impressive, the interior and stock often isn't. It's all about what YOU think is 'big'. Having always dealt with small tanks myself, it would be a step up and much more challenging to go to anything above 50 gallons, but as I've already discovered from this thread, much larger tanks are common and the norm for a lot of people.
Well I don't think I would ever want to go higher than my 125g (unless I get a great deal like the trade I thought I had last night) because huge fish don't really much for me. There are a few fish that break 6 inches that I really like but I'm much more happy with a tank stocked more with smaller colorful fish. I haven't done much research into my salt tank yet (because I have to get the equipment and that's gonna take a while) but I don't see myself only putting a few very large fish in it. In my eyes I see it stocked with fish from 3-6 inches and a lot of movement.
So what I'm getting at is bigger isn't the best for me because I have a higher affinity toward smaller fish which also leaves me with the opportunity to have more of them. it seems we have the same opinion about it too because you said huge tanks with huge stock don't often impress.
So what I'm getting at is bigger isn't the best for me because I have a higher affinity toward smaller fish which also leaves me with the opportunity to have more of them. it seems we have the same opinion about it too because you said huge tanks with huge stock don't often impress.
I totally agree! If I had a choice between stocking a big tank with a few big fish, or stocking a big tank with several schools of small fish, I'd go for the small fish.
