jkarp Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 Hi all, i'm looking at buying a 60 gallon "tube connected" tank, meaning it's basically two side by side 30 gallon tanks connected by 2 tubes (one on top and one on bottom). has anyone had experience with this type of tank? what are the pros and cons compared to a "normal" 60 gallon tank? what should i take into consideration when comparing this to a single 60+ gallon tank? thanks in advance for any input... josh Link to comment
xbwolfx Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 cleaning would likely be a bit of a pain.... Link to comment
Mr. Fosi Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 Tube sizes? Will they be clear? Link to comment
jkarp Posted June 30, 2008 Author Share Posted June 30, 2008 this is pretty much what it's like. ignore the stand though. ...josh Link to comment
Uhuru Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 I can't think of any pros besides the possibility that it may look good to you Link to comment
Mr. Fosi Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 ^-- That's a good way to put it. Link to comment
kkyyllee Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 i can only think of cons... how could you clean the tubes? You wouldn't be able o keep larger fish Link to comment
jkarp Posted June 30, 2008 Author Share Posted June 30, 2008 thanks uhuru. any cons you can think of? ...josh Link to comment
Kraylen Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 I wanted a tank like that a while back my idea was a little different... 75 Gallon for big fish, tubed into a 20H that was meshed for nano fish. Too much money and it would have looked ugly without the proper case... The idea is cool, but its boring. Link to comment
jkarp Posted June 30, 2008 Author Share Posted June 30, 2008 my thought would be to put it on a black stand, possibly with an acrylic strip on bottom, and leave the top open with a 48" MH light on top. someone makes a stand specific for this tank, but i don't really like the way it looks. ...josh Link to comment
Kraylen Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 Make a custom stand... What I was planning on doing was building a front wall for the 2 connected tanks, hiding the tubes connecting them, so it just looks like a 75 and a 20 in the same stand... Link to comment
Mr. Fosi Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 Hard to clean tubes, multiple points for leaks to occur/develop. What happens if you accidentally drop something moderately heavy on one of the tubes? Just seems like an increase in points of possible failure. Link to comment
GrandpaFeathers Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 I llike the loof. I saw a bigture of some rich guys house, and he had a tank or two in every room, all connected by rectangular "tubes" and they were clear, and fairly large. They followed along the ceiling, supported by wires. Link to comment
tike Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 this is pretty much what it's like. ignore the stand though. ...josh UGLY! Link to comment
chuckfullservice Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 Sounds like its possible. Just think of it like a fuge only right next to the display and its the same size of the display! The only problem I see is if you ever had to move it the tubes would not be structually sound ! I think it would be cooler to extend the tubes Like have one tank on the left side of your couch and the other tank on the right , fish would be swimming in tubes behind your head ! Like a hamster cage! Link to comment
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