Water depth need advice

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alex

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im in the process of cycling my 48*18*15 inch tank and have filled it nearly to the top is that ok was just reading care sheets on other sites that said water depth should be as high as the axie is long,is that i minimum or do axies prefer it that way,should i take some water out
 
I have mine filled to the top and he likes to swim up and down. More water easer to maintain. Live plants also help with this.
 
mine is also filled allmost to the top (45 cm out of 50)and most of my axies love to floate and frolick in the top layer.
(have you ever seen a slowmo sommersault)
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and they love to play in the plants
 
My tank is filled to the top. My axie also swims to the top. Then he stops and slowly floats back to the ground. Alex do you have a spray bar. I have found that if the spray bar is under water the water temperature is usually the same but if the spray bar is above the water it tends to heat up a fair bit. Thats just me though. It could be different to you
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I don't fill my tank to the top just because startled axolotls can jump, and if you don't have a lid on your tank (I don't), having that extra few centimeters helps to keep them inside instead of outside if they get startled.
 
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