favorite size / shape of aquarium???

[Magnum Man]

the standard 55 gallon, has become my favorite size and shape aquarium... I have tanks from 10, to 250 gallons, and find the 55 gallon easier to place and work on, and seems to provide a nice "slice of the lake" that the fish can easily work with... I personally like the higher glass of a 45 gallon tall, or 65 gallon, but they don't seem to set up as well for the fish... the 30 gallon longs, are about like mini 55 gallons dimensionally, so they are nice if you don't have the room... of coarse if you are breeding many like the shorter breeder sizes... I just find the 55's, which are typically just a little taller, than a lot of the "breeder" tanks, as one of the best all around tank sizes and shapes...

thoughts???

 

[Essjay]

For those of us who don't live in the US, can you tell us the dimensions of the tanks, please?



I have just one fish tank, the other being a shrimp tank. I didn't like any of the size/shapes available here for the volume I wanted so I bought a custom made tank. I preferred a tank with a larger footprint for the volume and not as tall as those available 'off the shelf' as I'm not that tall and needed to be able to reach the bottom of the tank. The size I bought was 42 x 18 x 18 inches or 107 x 45 x 45 cm (The company worked in Imperial, hence the odd measurement for length)
How does that shape compare to the US sizes?

 

[Back in the fold]

My favorite aquarium is the standard rectangular twenty gallon high . 24 inches by 12 1/2 wide by 16 deep . Easy to move by myself , perfect for almost all small fish and simple to maintain .

 

[Magnum Man]

this is a standard 55 gallon size... ( in inches )

55 Gallon

48.25 x 12.75 x 21

Standard Rectangular

 

[FranciscoB]

Standard 75g, and 125g.

 

[Magnum Man]

A list of dimensions for some standard aquariums… in inches
L x W x H Aquarium Shape

2.5 Gallon 12.25 x 6.25 x 8.125 Standard Rectangular
5 Gallon 16 x 8 x 10 Standard Rectangular
5.5 Gallon 16.25 x 8.375 x 10.5 Standard Rectangular
10 Gallon Leader 20.25 x 10.5 x 12.6 Standard Rectangular
10 Gallon Long 24.25 x 8.5 x 12.6 Standard Rectangular
15 Gallon 24.5 x 12.5 x 12.75 Standard Rectangular
15 Gallon Tall 20.25 x 10.5 x 18.75 Standard Rectangular
15 Gallon Show 24.25 x 8.5 x 16.6 Standard Rectangular
20 Gallon Tall 24.25 x 12.5 x 16.75 Standard Rectangular
20 Gallon Long 30.25 x 12.5 x 12.75 Standard Rectangular
20 Gallon Extra Tall 20.25 x 10.5 x 23.75 Standard Rectangular
23 Gallon Long 36.25 x 12.625 x 13 Standard Rectangular
25 Gallon 24.25 x 12.5 x 20.75 Standard Rectangular
29 Gallon 30.25 x 12.5 x 18.75 Standard Rectangular
30 Gallon 36.25 x 12.625 x 16.75 Standard Rectangular
30 Gallon Breeder 36.25 x 18.25 x 13 Standard Rectangular
30 Gallon Extra Tall 24.25 x 12.5 x 24.75 Standard Rectangular
33 Gallon Long 48.25 x 12.75 x 13.375 Standard Rectangular
37 Gallon 30.25 x 12.5 x 22.75 Standard Rectangular
38 Gallon 36.25 x 12.625 x 19.75 Standard Rectangular
40 Gallon Breeder 36.25 x 18.25 x 17 Standard Rectangular
40 Gallon Long 48.25 x 12.75 x 16.875 Standard Rectangular
45 Gallon 36.5 x 12.625 x 23.75 Standard Rectangular
45 Gallon Long 48.25 x 12.75 x 19 Standard Rectangular
50 Gallon 36.375 x 18.375 x 19 Standard Rectangular
55 Gallon 48.25 x 12.75 x 21 Standard Rectangular
60 Gallon 48.375 x 12.875 x 23.875 Standard Rectangular
65 Gallon 36.375 x 18.375 x 25 Standard Rectangular
75 Gallon 48.5 x 18.5 x 21.25 Standard Rectangular
80 Gallon Extra Tall 48.875 x 14 x 30.75 Standard Rectangular
90 Gallon 48.5 x 18.5 x 24.375 Standard Rectangular
100 Gallon 72.5 x 18.5 x 19.375 Standard Rectangular
110 Gallon Extra Tall 48.875 x 19 x 30.75 Standard Rectangular
120 Gallon 48.5 x 24.5 x 25.5 Standard Rectangular
125 Gallon 72.5 x 18.5 x 21 Standard Rectangular
150 Gallon 72.5 x 18.5 x 29.5 Standard Rectangular
180 Gallon 72.5 x 24.5 x 25.625 Standard Rectangular
210 Gallon 72.5 x 24.5 x 29.625 Standard Rectangular
225 Gallon 72.5 x 27.5 x 27.5 Standard Rectangular
240 Gallon 72"x30"x25" Standard Rectangular
300 Gallon 96"x30"x25" Standard Rectangular

 

[MaloK]

My all time favorite is the 75g.

 

[Essjay]

I wish there were standard sizes here; some manufacturers make the same dimensions with the same volume, but others make different volumes, or the same volumes as others with different dimensions.

My tank doesn't fit any US sizes

 

[Back in the fold]

I wish there were standard sizes here; some manufacturers make the same dimensions with the same volume, but others make different volumes, or the same volumes as others with different dimensions.

My tank doesn't fit any US sizes

That’s England for you . They don’t follow the crowd .

 

[Magnum Man]

I don't think the fish much care, if we measure their tanks in inches or centimeters, I tend to round up the measurements in even increments, so if I were doing that in cm, it would be closer, because of the shorter distance to round up...

I'm an old curmudgeon, I do everything as I was taught, I acknowledge & respect that there are other measurements, I just haven't memorized the conversions so my temps are measured in Fahrenheit & length in inches

 

[GaryE]

A list of dimensions for some standard aquariums… in inches
L x W x H Aquarium Shape

2.5 Gallon 12.25 x 6.25 x 8.125 Standard Rectangular
5 Gallon 16 x 8 x 10 Standard Rectangular
5.5 Gallon 16.25 x 8.375 x 10.5 Standard Rectangular
10 Gallon Leader 20.25 x 10.5 x 12.6 Standard Rectangular
10 Gallon Long 24.25 x 8.5 x 12.6 Standard Rectangular
15 Gallon 24.5 x 12.5 x 12.75 Standard Rectangular
15 Gallon Tall 20.25 x 10.5 x 18.75 Standard Rectangular
15 Gallon Show 24.25 x 8.5 x 16.6 Standard Rectangular
20 Gallon Tall 24.25 x 12.5 x 16.75 Standard Rectangular
20 Gallon Long 30.25 x 12.5 x 12.75 Standard Rectangular
20 Gallon Extra Tall 20.25 x 10.5 x 23.75 Standard Rectangular
23 Gallon Long 36.25 x 12.625 x 13 Standard Rectangular
25 Gallon 24.25 x 12.5 x 20.75 Standard Rectangular
29 Gallon 30.25 x 12.5 x 18.75 Standard Rectangular
30 Gallon 36.25 x 12.625 x 16.75 Standard Rectangular
30 Gallon Breeder 36.25 x 18.25 x 13 Standard Rectangular
30 Gallon Extra Tall 24.25 x 12.5 x 24.75 Standard Rectangular
33 Gallon Long 48.25 x 12.75 x 13.375 Standard Rectangular
37 Gallon 30.25 x 12.5 x 22.75 Standard Rectangular
38 Gallon 36.25 x 12.625 x 19.75 Standard Rectangular
40 Gallon Breeder 36.25 x 18.25 x 17 Standard Rectangular
40 Gallon Long 48.25 x 12.75 x 16.875 Standard Rectangular
45 Gallon 36.5 x 12.625 x 23.75 Standard Rectangular
45 Gallon Long 48.25 x 12.75 x 19 Standard Rectangular
50 Gallon 36.375 x 18.375 x 19 Standard Rectangular
55 Gallon 48.25 x 12.75 x 21 Standard Rectangular
60 Gallon 48.375 x 12.875 x 23.875 Standard Rectangular
65 Gallon 36.375 x 18.375 x 25 Standard Rectangular
75 Gallon 48.5 x 18.5 x 21.25 Standard Rectangular
80 Gallon Extra Tall 48.875 x 14 x 30.75 Standard Rectangular
90 Gallon 48.5 x 18.5 x 24.375 Standard Rectangular
100 Gallon 72.5 x 18.5 x 19.375 Standard Rectangular
110 Gallon Extra Tall 48.875 x 19 x 30.75 Standard Rectangular
120 Gallon 48.5 x 24.5 x 25.5 Standard Rectangular
125 Gallon 72.5 x 18.5 x 21 Standard Rectangular
150 Gallon 72.5 x 18.5 x 29.5 Standard Rectangular
180 Gallon 72.5 x 24.5 x 25.625 Standard Rectangular
210 Gallon 72.5 x 24.5 x 29.625 Standard Rectangular
225 Gallon 72.5 x 27.5 x 27.5 Standard Rectangular

I'm partial to those ones.

 

[MaloK]

Add:
240 Gallon 72"x30"x25" Standard
300 Gallon 96"x30"x25" Standard

 

[Back in the fold]

Add:
240 Gallon 72"x30"x25" Standard
300 Gallon 96"x30"x25" Standard

Would that be cool or what to have a 300 ? The mind boggles .

 

[MaloK]

I'm trying to remember the site where I got the info, there's also a 120" that is monstrous.

 

[Magnum Man]

Added for informational purposes...

BTW, my 250 ( yet to get set up ) is 72"x30"x30" a Standard Rectangle