Lagoon Tank Opinions (1 Viewer)

[H2OHOH]

I am very interested in a lagoon tank. I like the idea of a couple islands of rock and coral with plenty of space all around with sand. I have never doon a reef tank with sand.

For the most part I want more surface area for top down viewing.

What are your thoughts:
- glass yes

- depending on builder, some common heights are 12, 16, or 18 inches. Again, you can do whatever height but those are some of the price cutoffs before next jump in price

Length: 4, 5, or 6 ft
depth 36 or 48 in

My thought going in was 6ft x 4ft….but I don’t want to go too crazy.

Please share your thoughts.

 

[Bschowa]

If primarily viewing top down why not go acrylic? You could do a 6ft x 4ft by 1ft eurobraced tank

Sand wouldn’t be as much of a concern if you scratch the acrylic because the main viewing is from the top

Put lights on a motorized rack so they can raise up and down and flow turns off with the push of a button

Rock island coming out of the water in the center with some plants on it

And possibly mangroves?

Sounds like a dream tank

 

[ichthyogeek]

Are you looking for a calm water surface then? What is your dream for stocking this tank?

I wouldn't go deeper than 4' if you can access both sides of the tank. If you can only access one side, I would go for 3'. Raised gardening rules usually state that the maximum depth (width) of a bed is 4': 2' of access on one side, 2' of access on the other side.

A taller tank will be nicer to view from the side/have more variability for larger fish. But a smaller tank as you probably know will be easier/cheaper to light.

As for length: I'd say you might as well go 6 feet minimum, 8' if you can manage it. Mostly because I feel like you'd want to put surgeonfish in that type of tank, or rays/horseshoe crabs, and they really want a lot of space to move around....