Water Level

[Fishyfishfish2010]

how full should my tank be? like how far from the top?

 

[electropunk06]

Depends what your stocking if you have any labyrinth fish then a few inches but if not half an inch should be ok.
Lloyd

 

[Aqua Tom]

My tank has a "fill too here" line inside it.

 

[Fishyfishfish2010]

My tank has a "fill too here" line inside it.

and how far from the top is that?

Depends what your stocking if you have any labyrinth fish then a few inches but if not half an inch should be ok.
Lloyd

half inch thats it? and why does it have to be a few inches if stocking any labyrinth fish?

 

[Aqua Tom]

My tank has a "fill too here" line inside it.

and how far from the top is that?

It is aboyt 3 to 4 inches from the top of the tank & abot half an inch from the tank brace.

 

[waterdrop]

I think its whatever eventually works for you individually. I know that I like to be free to plunge my entire arm in whenever I want to, lol, and don't want that to get the level too high. Over the years, despite liking the look of rimless tanks, I've come to like the reaonably wide top rims because I can just barely "disappear" the water line behind them but still have wave/spash space below my evaporation cover. But more or less anything goes, really. Getting hardness marks from minerals in the water is a consideration. Oh, and have you ever seen the "Paludarium" category in the various aquascaping contests? There's one under the "Aquascaping Contest" link on the Aquatic Gardeners Association home page.

~~waterdrop~~

 

[electropunk06]

Depends what your stocking if you have any labyrinth fish then a few inches but if not half an inch should be ok.
Lloyd

half inch thats it? and why does it have to be a few inches if stocking any labyrinth fish?
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hi its so there is enough of an air pocket but i think it will be ok, i have seen people saying it on here before.
Lloyd