19" tall without the stand, Rach. The whole deal comes up to about waist height though. Been thinking a bit about discus, we'll have to see what I'm into when the funds come together to start buying equipment. The whole deal comes up to about waist height though. Platy, pendants are probably the only way to go, given the non standard size and weird angles. The tank is actually currently living in the basement of my building. I don't think the upper floors in this old building would be able to support such a behemoth. Even empty, it is already impossibly heavy. It's funny, finally starting to look into and read up on fish I never thought I'd have the means to keep.