Hi.I'm new here and have a questionon tank size.I just bought two cali. kings and would like to know if a 55 gal. tank will house both of them if I split the tank in halve?I would use a ten gallon UTH in each side.Thanks for any help.
Randy
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Tank size
bowhunter1963
Jan 01, 2007 04:05 PM
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gophersnake13
Jan 02, 2007 01:33 AM
If you split it in two it should be ok for a pair of smaller sized kings (usually not always western forms) But you have to make sure that it is VERY secure. Also you could just use a single 20 gallon heat pad in the middle.
bowhunter1963
Jan 02, 2007 07:04 AM
Didn't think about the 20 gallon pad in the middle.Haven't made up my mind on getting one or two of the 55's yet.Thanks for your input.
gophersnake13
Jan 02, 2007 09:50 AM
Since the kings will not likely use the hieght of a 55 gallon tank it might be better to get 2 20 gallons or 2 30 gallons.
Kgurtsak
Jan 02, 2007 10:37 AM
Thats the exact setup I have and it seems to work fine. I cut a piece of plexiglass for the middle and used aquarium sealant to secure it. The height is pretty much wasted space but I already had a 55 tank so its fine for me. I am using 2 small heating pads at each end of the tank. I planned on using a larger one in the middle but my tank has a brace on the bottom in the middle so I couldn't attached it correctly. Yours may not have this.
I will try and post some pics if you are interested.
