What height for a tank stand?
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invincible569
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Depends on the theme of your tank and if you plan to keep equipment in the stand...
1. If you're going for an SPS theme, try and make your tank as low as possible as your colors are richer when looking from top-down.
2. When I had my in wall, my tank started at 4ft. It was good and eye level, but the color richness was stronger from a 45 degree angle.
3. You can get away from 1 & 2 if you have angled lights. However you have your lights shining on the coral, is where the color will be the richest.
4. Rimless tank is also better lower as it you can see the beauty of it.
5. Are you keeping equipment under your stand? If you are, make sure you get size everything and make sure your stand is sufficient.
6. Do you have kids? If so, may want to go a bit higher. You dont want any accidents if they can touch it.
7. How tall are you? level your tank to how you would like to see it. You may have tall people in your family/friends. Some people hate when they have to bend down to look into a tank.
1. If you're going for an SPS theme, try and make your tank as low as possible as your colors are richer when looking from top-down.
2. When I had my in wall, my tank started at 4ft. It was good and eye level, but the color richness was stronger from a 45 degree angle.
3. You can get away from 1 & 2 if you have angled lights. However you have your lights shining on the coral, is where the color will be the richest.
4. Rimless tank is also better lower as it you can see the beauty of it.
5. Are you keeping equipment under your stand? If you are, make sure you get size everything and make sure your stand is sufficient.
6. Do you have kids? If so, may want to go a bit higher. You dont want any accidents if they can touch it.
7. How tall are you? level your tank to how you would like to see it. You may have tall people in your family/friends. Some people hate when they have to bend down to look into a tank.
My tank is 31 tall and is in the billiards room where viewing will be while standing or sitting on a bar stool. My stand is 40 inches high. It also allows for my equipment to be under the tank. My skimmer is 8"x38" dual beckett, another reason for the height.
invincible569 hav some very good points!!!
invincible569 hav some very good points!!!
seamonkey2
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my stands are 47 inches tall and the tanks are 30T and 24T
is perfect eye level for me.
I just dont like to bend down to look at my tank IMO
Jose
is perfect eye level for me.
I just dont like to bend down to look at my tank IMO
Jose
mattsilvester
Team RC
I think that 30 to 36" is best - my personal opinion.
My next tank is to be located in out living room, and will have a sofa in fornt of it. The highest sofa we own (which is actually quite a large sofa, as sofa's go) is about 36". So I am going for the based of the stand to be at 36", then there will be 3/4" foam, plus the 1/2" thickness of glass..... so the trim will raise the effective height as viewed to about 38"..........
This will allow a reasonable selection of equipment such as skimmers etc to be housed within the cabinet.
HTH
Matt
My next tank is to be located in out living room, and will have a sofa in fornt of it. The highest sofa we own (which is actually quite a large sofa, as sofa's go) is about 36". So I am going for the based of the stand to be at 36", then there will be 3/4" foam, plus the 1/2" thickness of glass..... so the trim will raise the effective height as viewed to about 38"..........
This will allow a reasonable selection of equipment such as skimmers etc to be housed within the cabinet.
HTH
Matt
kenettson1
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My tank is 24 inches tall and stand is 48 inches. I'm gravity feeding a skimmer, frag tank, and refugium so I needed enough height so that everything could flow down. I also like viewing at eye level.
firewill65
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My stand is 37inches high and my tank will be 29inches high...still have to account for the 3/4 inch of foam. I think I'm right in the middle of everyone else.
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