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Part I: Aquarium Basics
Finding free space
Okay, you finally decided where you want to put your aquarium, but now you
want to know what size tank won’t require a two-foot shoehorn. If your home
is small, you’ll want an aquarium that you can enjoy without cramping your
living space. If you find yourself sleeping on the sofa the following week, you
probably miscalculated your free bedroom space.
To avoid space hassles and a significant other’s fury, use Table 4-1 to gauge
minimum space requirements (length by width by height) for various sizes of
several standard aquarium tanks. These are minimum requirements — the
space that extra equipment takes up and the room needed to clean around
the aquarium is not figured in.
Table 4-1 Space Requirements for Tanks
Tank Volume Inches Needed
10 gallon Regular: 20 x 10 x 12
Long: 24 x 8 x 12
Hex: 14 x 12 x 18
15 gallon Regular: 24 x 12 x 12
Long: 20 x 10 x 18
Show: 24 x 8 x 16
20 gallon High: 24 x 12 x 16
Long: 30 x 12 x 12
Hex: 18 x 16 x 20
25 gallon Regular: 24 x 12 x 20
29 gallon Regular: 30 x 12 x 18
30 gallon Regular: 36 x 12 x 16
Breeding: 36 x 18 x 12
40 gallon Long: 48 x 13 x 16
Breeding: 36 x 18 x 16
45 gallon Regular: 36 x 12 x 24
Hex: 22 x 22 x 24