The main reason is space. The tank is on a wall in my first floor family room. The stand is 8' x 2' x 2.5 ' (LxWxH) . The wall is a common wall with the bathroom and is only 10 feet wide up to the doorway to the family room. I would only need to extend the tank stand 1 foot out from the wall; all other dimensions would remain the same as well as all of the equipment including lighting. A much bigger tank would need more changes and additional equipment and addtional energy costs. The estra 1 foot would allow more space for front to back aquascaping with less of a need to slant the aquascaping on an angle from fron t to back.
But a 10,000 gal tank would be awesome, if I were independently wealthy!
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7319192#post7319192 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Scottkelly911
oh how I'd love to have a 400 gallon tank. But quick question for ya, why only go 1 foot bigger? I mean if you're gonna go bigger when you've already got a 300 gal, shouldn't you go and nearly double it? Space constraints? Maybe it's time to just put in that 10,000 gallon dream tank we all want lol