Low water level

[laz_dvl]

How come in all the pics I see on the internet, all aro keepers keep there water level so low??? Isn't it hard to keep the water clean???

 

[lo sai]

the water levels are kept low because arowanas are great jumpers. they can either jump out of the tank or severely hurt themselves.

 

[Kenta]

i prefer to keep my water level very high, with only 1-2" between the water level and glass tops just because of my bichirs that need access to air... otherwise i would only keep 1" in between

 

[ninjaturtle]

it doesnt matter as long as u do water changes.

 

[Aroboy II]

I filled up near to the top....nicer to look at my aro.

 

[lo sai]

i leave about 1-2" but there are ways to hide the look by adding trim or whatver matches your stand and tank

 

[frozen-fire]

i leave about 1-2" but there are ways to hide the look by adding trim or whatver matches your stand and tank

same here... and totally agree with the trim to hide the low water level.

 

[Yuppa]

I think a full tank looks better, but I only run my 180g at 1/2 -> 3/4 , partially because of jumping, mainly because of floor weight (im in an apartment)

 

[lo sai]

hey yuppa, i always wondered about that. how much can apartment floors take in weight?
do you live on a wood floored with joists or a concrete floor slab?

 

[Yuppa]

yeah wood floor joints.. old apartment too..

theres some fancy math that explains weight distribution over the surface area of floor and what beam spacing can take what..
however most buildings adhere to minimum building standards and i have never lived in a place that had closer then the minimum 18"

 

[lo sai]

i think there was someone on the forum with an apartment and he said the building only allowed him 100gals

has anyone tried 200+gals on wood joists or on a second level on a home?