What constitutes a "large aquarium"?

[FISHRIPROCK]

What defines a "large aquarium "?

 

[herostar]

Great question!
I'm inclined to divide this into two answers: hobby aquariums (home), and public/commercial aquariums.

Anything where you can't reach the bottom or one of the sides without a mask is large in my book.

That being said, a 250g setup at a public aquarium would seem more like the minimum for parameter consistency at that scale, while a 250g setup in a home is quite large.

 

[ca1ore]

Forum here for 'large' is 180 gallons and up. Seems like a reasonable barometer to me.

 

[Sk8r]

For home purposes, 100 gallons is verging on large. 50 is small. 200 is getting securely into what I'd call large. They max out for home at about 500 gallons give or take, though I know where you can go larger.

 

[BigDave]

Personally, I've always considered anything over 100 Gallons fairly large. I know my 120 is significantly larger than the 75 I had.

 

[conan75]

i went from a 135 gal to a 300 gallon...that is large...a lot larger.

 

[reefgeezer]

The definition of "Large" could easily vary depending on circumstances. IMO... A 120 might be considered a large tank for someone new to the hobby. 200 gallons might be considered large for a hobbyist's stand alone system where everything fits under a stand. For an advanced hobbyist's built-in system with a fish room, I'd say maybe 400-500 gallons. Other will draw the line in different places.

 

[Bent]

Large is 50 gallons.

Set the bar low son, it makes me feel more..."adequate".

 

[2_zoa]

"Large" depends on how deep your pockets are. :hmm4:

 

[Becks]

I thought my 150g was large, then i filled her up and already I thought it was small and I want a bigger one

 

[Bent]

1000 gallons.

I want a barracuda.

 

[mcgyvr]

There is no generic answer..
"large" is relative..

Large for one might be 55 gallons..
Large for another might be 10,000 gallons..

 

[Greg 45]

If you live in a studio apartment a nano is considered a large aquarium .

 

[A7ESF]

I thought my 150g was large, then i filled her up and already I thought it was small and I want a bigger one

This is fact! I'm in the same boat. [emoji12]

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[Mr. Brooks]

Compared to the ocean, our tanks are beyond tiny. But a standard 180 or larger is considered "large". Anything less doesn't make the cut in my book.

 

[Cope]

Dose this count as large?.... I dont know but I have small hands so everything seems large...

 

[OrQidz]

That's a good pic ^^ good rule of thumb: if your tank is taller than you are, it's large!

 

[HippieSmell]

Dose this count as large?.... I dont know but I have small hands so everything seems large...

What's large are your balls for putting that tank on four casters.

 

[Cope]

Check out my thred on the tank, I had to move the tank 400 miles by my self. Not to mention get out and in its new home.. Sketchy??
Oh yeah....

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2591265

 

[karimwassef]

I think larger than an average human is "large". Now, let's define average human.



One person unit = 6' x 2' x 2' = 180 gal ..... woohoo

Now we can define "huge" as larger than a family of 4 = 720+

and "massive" as a family visit with 8 = 1440+

and "insane" anything larger than a family reunion of 20 = 3600+

then "pool" as a mob of 100 = 18,000+