Re: [GSAS-Member] Tank on a refrigerator?

["matt kaufman" <igotadose@hotmail.com>]

Depends on the fridge, but I wouldn't, unless you keep the 29 half full :-) If 
the surface area  is the same for a tank (a 15 is 1 foot by 2 feet, a 29 is 30" 
by 1 foot, usually), the depth doesn't matter for most fish. It's why killi 
people keep so many fish in shoeboxes and so forth -> they have the same 
footprint as much larger tanks, yet 'detritus tolerant' fish like killies don't 
really need the extra volume. This works for most fish, too. Big waste 
producing, "thick" fish like cichlids, goldfish and catfish do benefit from the 
extra gallonage, though. "The solution to pollution is dilution" in their case 
(though I'd still opt for max surface area over depth.)
 
My $.02. 



> From: holly@ourglasshouse.com> To: gsas-member@thekrib.com> Date: Wed, 6 Sep 
> 2006 12:46:36 -0700> Subject: [GSAS-Member] Tank on a refrigerator?> > I am 
> going to have limited space but want to try to keep some of my fish.  I> was 
> going to put a 15g on top of my fridge.  But I am considering a 29g on> top 
> instead.  Is that just too heavy or do you guys think it will work?>  > 
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