[vangp79660]

Well, never have been too conscience bout tanks sizes until I started my own planted tank 6 months ago. Got a 29gal tall. Had a single light fixture. then went to dual. then quads. High lighted plants just never seem to have enough lights. esp my foreground baby tears.

Should've went with a long tank. You should too

 

[mistahoo]

It's all preference. I personally like long tanks, but I respect tall tanks as well. Especially since I've seen some very awesome tall tanks.

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[ClairemontTropical]

Disagree. I've had a 30G tall growing beautiful plants since 2008. It's all about the types of plants you choose, I have a Red Rubin Sword among others that have grown foot and a half long leaves reaching up to the light (@ only 1.5 wpg). You can really create amazing scapes with that amount of height if you try.

Don't get me wrong though, I have made that same mistake (buying quads)... Can we say "algae soup"?

 

[Chulios66]

I've read that longer tanks with circulation provide fish with more space to swim. I don't really like long tanks though because they require longer stand which means more space. You will know if you made the right choice if you see that your tank is clean as can be and the fish are happy and healthy.roud:

 

[mistahoo]

I've read that longer tanks with circulation provide fish with more space to swim. I don't really like long tanks though because they require longer stand which means more space. You will know if you made the right choice if you see that your tank is clean as can be and the fish are happy and healthy.roud:

That's because of surface area. A 40B will have more surface area for fish to swim than a 55G, but the taller tanks are perfect for fish that don't swim as much such as Angels or Discus.

 

[sayurasem]

Both dimensions are unique on its own way. But I always prefer long over tall because of the big surface area.

 

[All your base]

I'm going to break the paradigm and mention that I like deep (front to back) tanks, thanks to the ability to create an aquascape that actually looks three dimensional, whereas tanks with less depth often look flat, like a painting hanging on the wall.

 

[tiggity]

Coming from a 37 gallon tank, had the the same issue with the lighting due to the tall dimension. Moving to a 40B and I find it to be the right proportion and find a good balance

 

[HD Blazingwolf]

long and deep over tall...
and if u didn't have enough lights ove a 29 gallon. u had the wrong lights. i easily achieved that with one fixture...

on my 75 gallon i have one fixture. all i have to do is drop it 14 inches and it goes frm 100 par at the substrate to algae in one day
i haven't measured PAR with the lihts sitting on the tank but it would be somewhere near rediculous

 

[flight50]

When space permits, I prefer long and deep. More surface area generally means better gas exchange at the surface, more aquaspace below and more real estate for inhabitants. Tall can create problems if you don't have the experience. Lighting, gas exchange, water column pressure, long reach for cleaning and less structural support distributed per square in/ft are all compromises to taller tanks.

 

[MABJ]

Love long, but I keep all kinds of tanks.

 

[Soup12]

I'm going to break the paradigm and mention that I like deep (front to back) tanks, thanks to the ability to create an aquascape that actually looks three dimensional, whereas tanks with less depth often look flat, like a painting hanging on the wall.

+1

long and tall tanks both have advantages and disadvantages

 

[AirstoND]

My opinion:

Long tanks - GBRs, cories, bettas, danios
High tanks - angels, discus, archers, and other surface dwellers, long stem plants with CO2 supplement.