What constitutes a "large aquarium"?

[2wheelsonly]

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

Aquascaping near the sandbed must be a real mother f__er..

 

[Cope]

The tank is 9' long, 36" deep and 30" wide.
and yeah, I cant reach the bottom standing on a 6' ladder.. (Im 6' 1")

 

[ktownhero]

To me, large is 75 gallons and up.

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[d2mini]

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

lol! Was thinking the same thing.
Plus, those middle supports on the stand don't look they are doing much.

I say 150g and up is considered "large" for the home aquarium. 180g for sure.

 

[Sk8r]

Lol---"Good rule of thumb: if your tank is taller than you are, it's large!"
Well, my 105 gallon tank is only 36" wide, and deep, and long, being a wedge. But its stand, especially plus the 10" canopy, is so tall I have to get a painter's ladder to get in and install a coral. This was after first fill. The rock showing is just the basement pillars on which the real rockwork now rests.

 

[CHSUB]

"back in the day" i considered a 55g huge and big enough for any fish!

 

[FISHRIPROCK]

Yes CHSUB. I remember those days.

Looking across the room at the new 300 on the stand makes wonder if I went to large.

 

[LaOtIn]

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

those aren't "large" those are HUGE STEEL for putting that tank on casters lol

 

[Cope]

Just to clarify, The casters were just for moving the tank. It sits with all the legs on the floor now. (The legs accualy sit on a 9' 4x4 that spreads the load so as not to have the 5,000 Lbs concentrated on points.) The tank is to heavy to lift so I built the display stand to double as the moving dolly.

 

[albano]

"back in the day" i considered a 55g huge and big enough for any fish!

+1...in the 70s, 55 & 75g were large tanks...today IMO, 300g should be the minimum to be called large

 

[HippieSmell]

+1...in the 70s, 55 & 75g were large tanks...today IMO, 300g should be the minimum to be called large

I agree. I've definitely seen an increase in tank size over the years in the large tank subforum.

 

[Squampton]

For me looking at the empty 75's seem large, but I am used to a 14 and 22 gallon....lol... If (big if) we ever own a house, I would like to go 200 gallons or so, but suppose when your not allowed to have anything over 25 gallons, everything seems big...lol