125G vs 150G

[ExReefer]

This is a question about pros and cons of the extra height. 22” vs. 29”

Those of you with 125G’s, do you wish you had gone with a 150G? Those of you with 150G’s, do you wish you had gone with the shorter, 125G?

I’m 6’1”, but still think I’ll need a stool to siphon the bottom.

[YSS]

I had a 125G but never really liked the tank due to its lack of height. I wished I had a 135g instead. Now, I have a 30" tall tank and I love it.

[Larry Bugg]

I have 3 125's. Two with wilds and 1 with domestics. In all the tanks my discus rarely use the top third of the tank. I am happy with the 24" height.

[roclement]

For Discus it makes little difference unless the taller tank suits your aquascaping better. For a marine set-up I always prefer a wider tank over a tall one.

Rodrigo

[YSS]

All my fish including the discus use the top third of my tank almost as much as the bottom two thirds except the bottom dwellers.

[Darrell Ward]

I've done both. I prefer taller tanks. The biggest adjustment is on the owner doing maintenance on them.The fish will use the extra height when they get used to it. I have both wilds and domestics that have learned they can feed from the surface of 30" deep tanks, and no longer have to worry that floating food is wasted. They swim all over them. I've sold off several unused 125's in the past few months for extra cash, the last one a few weeks ago. I don't think I would ever buy another "shorter" one for discus.

[YSS]

Check out the pictures on this thread. I always have fish that hang around in the top third of my tank.

http://forum.simplydiscus.com/showth...ics-and-Videos

[ExReefer]

I have 3 125's. Two with wilds and 1 with domestics. In all the tanks my discus rarely use the top third of the tank. I am happy with the 24" height.

I thought 125's were 22" in height? http://www.aqueonproducts.com/produc...-aquariums.htm

72x18x24H would be nice.

[Larry Bugg]

I thought 125's were 22" in height? http://www.aqueonproducts.com/produc...-aquariums.htm

72x18x24H would be nice.

Well to be exact you really can't rely on outside dimensions but you have to take the inside dimensions becasue of the different glass thicknesses. Here are three different links. Two show a 125 at 24" and 1 shows 125's at 20". I have three that I call 125's that are all three 24".

http://www.aquariumdimensions.com/

http://www.cichlid-forum.com/article...rium_sizes.php

http://alysta.com/books/fishtank.htm

[Bill63SG]

I like the height for a display,but I am getting a little tired of getting on a step stool and still not reaching the bottom.Got a 125,135 and a 150.Trying to convince the wife that if I find that magical Craigs List buy,to swap out the 150 for a 180 because it would be lower.

[ExReefer]

I just checked out a used 150G and decided against it. It was just too tall for me. The extra tall height actually makes it look more narrow than a 125 (even though it isn't).

I then stopped to look at 125 and it looked good height wise. It measured 23 3/8" with measuring black trim from bottom to top OUTSIDE the tank. A 180 would be nice too, but they are hard to find used. CL is full of 125's.

[Bill63SG]

Like I said,Craigs List dream.Got the 135 beacause he got a 180.

[ExReefer]

I found an Oceanic tank and matching stand on CL and paid $400 for it this weekend. I didn't mind paying a bit more for this one as the stand is nicer IMO than the store bought AGA/Aqueon stands. It's also a few inches taller than the common 30" stands. I like that too. The tank has just a few minor scratches on the glass front. Oceanic tanks use a thick glass piece on top to brace the tank. I like that as well.

I was surprised how much heavier this tank is empty vs. my 75G. Big difference.

I'm excited to move my show fish to this tank over the next few days.