25 inch or 30 inch, 500 or 600 gal?

[BigReef]

I'm in the final stages of researching tank prices and have some $ quotes for my next tank. The dimensions will be 96 x 48 but am unsure of wether I should go 25 tall or 30 tall. The price difference for a 30 inch tall tank is about $1500 more than the 25 inch tall tank. I can't really reach the bottome of a 30 inch tank but I've heard that the extra height looks better.

Give me some input here please!

 

[jacob30]

30 especially with that length. Otherwise it will look odd. 28 would be ideal.

 

[uztaryn]

I would think 28 would be ideal as well... I have a hard time reaching the middle bottom of my 30" deep tank at 44" wide.

 

[nyvp]

I have a 120x36x30 and if I could I would have gone 120x48x34 and added a sand bed

 

[E-A-G-L-E-S]

IF you know you can't work on a 30" tall tank.....isn't your question already answered?
I personally would go 24"-27". In my opinion tall tanks look odd.

 

[jmccown]

I can tell you one thing, mine is 36" and I hate working around in it. I even have the longest aqua tongs. It's a PITA. But they're right, go with 30 for it to look proportionate.

 

[Zoos]

I would go 25", I don't like the look of tall tanks, and like you said yourself it is a PITA to work on, also the extra 1500.00 could go towards something else.

 

[E-A-G-L-E-S]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9522140#post9522140 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Zoos
I would go 25", I don't like the look of tall tanks, and like you said yourself it is a PITA to work on, also the extra 1500.00 could go towards something else.

yup...like a bad ars skimmer or 4-Vortech's :eek1:

 

[BigReef]

I think the extra 5 inches would look nice but I just can't see shelling out an extra $1500 for it! I think that's money that could be spent on other stuff. Now I just have to figure out what to spend the $ on!

 

[toothman]

No regrets on my 30". You should keep your hands out of the tank anyway. I think I would regret 36".

 

[Zoos]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9522169#post9522169 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by E-A-G-L-E-S
yup...like a bad ars skimmer or 4-Vortech's :eek1:

LMAO, just what i had in mind!

 

[tom obrecht]

Could you go somewhere between 25 and 30 and still save a few bucks or do you have to pick between the two? I personally went with 28" H on my current tank and that is as high as I would go.