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Tenecor Standard Acrylic Aquarium Buyers Guide:
Acrylic Aquarium Sizes

Size can refer to either the footprint or space taken up by the acrylic aquarium or size can be in reference to gallons of water the aquarium holds.

The dimensions (length, width, and height) of the acrylic tank and aquarium furniture are an important factor in the gallon size, space/location requirements and life support (filtration and lighting) requirements.

For "against a wall" type fish tanks such as the Rectangular, Flat Back Hexagon, Bow Front/Teneview, and Half Cylinder the length (L) is the left-to-right dimension when viewing the longest side of an aquarium while width (W) is the front-to-back dimension at the widest point. This is illustrated below by using the Flat Back Hexagon as an example.

For "corner" style aquariums such as the Pentagon, Quarter Cylinder, L-Shape and Vista and Height the length (L) as well as width (W) is the length of the two sides that fit in the corner. This is illustrated below by using the Pentagon as an example.

For Cylinder and Hexagon aquariums the length or width is equivalent to the diameter or "across" dimension of the tank. This is illustrated below by using the Hexagon as an example.

Height (H) is the up-down dimension or "tallness" of the aquarium.

The above dimensions refer to the aquarium; the stand and canopy will be similar shaped and in most cases 1" to 2" larger than the aquarium in length and width. You should also take into account the height of the stand and canopy which are approximately 30" and 7" respectively, in determining whether the aquarium setup will fit into the space you are considering.

If you have any questions regarding size considerations please call a Tenecor sales representative at 602-437-4373.