30 Gallon Tall Club

[jtumbleweed]

Try as hard as I can, I can't find anyone with a 30 gallon tall tank. I want to see some pictures to get ideas for my tank, and to see what other people are doing with a tank that size. I set up a 30 gal tall about four months ago, it was a hand me down from a friend, and he is the only person I can find who has kept this size tank. Come on 30gal tall people, post some pics of your tank, and maybe this odd shaped tank will become more popular, and companies will make stuff like lights that fit it, although I doubt it.

My tank:


I seem to be having a bit of an algae problem again, I don't know why...also, I have rearranged my rock about three or four major times, taking it all out and arranging it again, and I keep coming up with a crappy pile. I was avoiding piling rock on the sides of the tank because I need to clean it usually, but I'm wondering if I should just deal with the glass being unreachable and do something different with the rock.

[dobejazz]

Very nice looking tank what are the dimensions?

[jtumbleweed]

Originally Posted by dobejazz

Very nice looking tank what are the dimensions?

Thanks for the compliment, I am very worried that my tank looks crappy compared to all the nice ones I look at on here! Of course I forgot the dimensions, the tank is 24" wide, 24" tall, and 12" deep.

[DarthOcellaris]

very nice

[Loverotties]

Looks great!

[Wiskey]

Looks great! I have a 30 tall, I always thought it was a 25, but it matches your dementions,.. mine is fresh water planted, but I'll post a pic anyway.



Whiskey

[jtumbleweed]

looks like im being baby sat by the mods! very nice freshwater, as soon as i move id love to set one up, hopefully in my current 30 after i upgrade to something bigger.

[jtumbleweed]

i appreciate all the compliments everyone, thanks!

[DarthOcellaris]

Originally Posted by Wiskey

Looks great! I have a 30 tall, I always thought it was a 25, but it matches your dementions,...
Whiskey

according to the tank volume calc ( in my sig ), that's 29.9 gallons

[jtumbleweed]

Originally Posted by DarthOcellaris

according to the tank volume calc ( in my sig ), that's 29.9 gallons

oh well then i was way off .

[fish.freak]

Originally Posted by jtumbleweed

looks like im being baby sat by the mods!

[fish.freak]

24" lights shouldn't be hard to find. No matter what you do there will always be some spots you cant scrape algae, so don't worry. I had a tank like that until a heater malfunction shattered it.

[dobejazz]

Originally Posted by jtumbleweed

Thanks for the compliment, I am very worried that my tank looks crappy compared to all the nice ones I look at on here! Of course I forgot the dimensions, the tank is 24" wide, 24" tall, and 12" deep.

Here is a link to some 24" wide fixtures

http://www.marineandreef.com/shoppro...uterOrbit3.htm

[jtumbleweed]

Originally Posted by dobejazz

Here is a link to some 24" wide fixtures

http://www.marineandreef.com/shoppro...uterOrbit3.htm

i was just kidding about the lights, i just noticed when i was shopping for a light that 24" is right in the middle of standard sizes. i had to mod my 150 watt sunpod with aluminum strips under the legs, but i got a good deal on it used so it was worth it, and it looks fine:

[DarthOcellaris]

Originally Posted by jtumbleweed

oh well then i was way off .

lol..i wast raggin on you...i was basically showing wiskey that it was in fact a 30 gallon