RickvD Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 Hello everyone, I have been wanting to start a reef tank for a while now but sadly the AIO tanks i was looking for aren't available in my country (Fusion 20, Waterbox Cube 20). Meaning i would get an empty fullglass tank to my likings and modify it with an internal sump etc. Would you guys recommend me to start with a 5G I already own with maybe 1 clownfish just to try it, get a 16G cube nano tank (40$) and modify it a bit but keep it small so it will be cheaper to try it out or should i go full out biggest option possible (34G Custom build). I have owned freshwater for about 10 years now but have been wanting to get saltwater for years. 1 Quote Link to comment
Matteo Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 3 hours ago, RickvD said: Hello everyone, I have been wanting to start a reef tank for a while now but sadly the AIO tanks i was looking for aren't available in my country (Fusion 20, Waterbox Cube 20). Meaning i would get an empty fullglass tank to my likings and modify it with an internal sump etc. Would you guys recommend me to start with a 5G I already own with maybe 1 clownfish just to try it, get a 16G cube nano tank (40$) and modify it a bit but keep it small so it will be cheaper to try it out or should i go full out biggest option possible (34G Custom build). I have owned freshwater for about 10 years now but have been wanting to get saltwater for years. 34g custom build ALL THE WAY. Like all hobbies and fish keeping... patience is key. good luck! 1 Quote Link to comment
WV Reefer Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 3 hours ago, RickvD said: Hello everyone, I have been wanting to start a reef tank for a while now but sadly the AIO tanks i was looking for aren't available in my country (Fusion 20, Waterbox Cube 20). Meaning i would get an empty fullglass tank to my likings and modify it with an internal sump etc. Would you guys recommend me to start with a 5G I already own with maybe 1 clownfish just to try it, get a 16G cube nano tank (40$) and modify it a bit but keep it small so it will be cheaper to try it out or should i go full out biggest option possible (34G Custom build). I have owned freshwater for about 10 years now but have been wanting to get saltwater for years. 34!! 1 Quote Link to comment
Matteo Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 6 minutes ago, WV Reefer said: 34!! Like OP had a choice am I right? 1 Quote Link to comment
WV Reefer Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 4 minutes ago, Matteo said: Like OP had a choice am I right? The answer is always yes. New tank? Yes! Bigger tank? Yes!! 😄 3 Quote Link to comment
Houston(EX)NanoReefer Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 On 6/24/2019 at 4:56 PM, RickvD said: Hello everyone, I have been wanting to start a reef tank for a while now but sadly the AIO tanks i was looking for aren't available in my country (Fusion 20, Waterbox Cube 20). Meaning i would get an empty fullglass tank to my likings and modify it with an internal sump etc. Would you guys recommend me to start with a 5G I already own with maybe 1 clownfish just to try it, get a 16G cube nano tank (40$) and modify it a bit but keep it small so it will be cheaper to try it out or should i go full out biggest option possible (34G Custom build). I have owned freshwater for about 10 years now but have been wanting to get saltwater for years. Just go with the 34G Custom. Keeping it small to keep costs low seems like a good idea, but it hardly works out that way. Besides that, it's easier to keep a SW tank stable with more water volume, which is the key to keeping everything happy. Quote Link to comment
Ratvan Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 On 6/24/2019 at 10:56 PM, RickvD said: Hello everyone, I have been wanting to start a reef tank for a while now but sadly the AIO tanks i was looking for aren't available in my country (Fusion 20, Waterbox Cube 20). Meaning i would get an empty fullglass tank to my likings and modify it with an internal sump etc. Would you guys recommend me to start with a 5G I already own with maybe 1 clownfish just to try it, get a 16G cube nano tank (40$) and modify it a bit but keep it small so it will be cheaper to try it out or should i go full out biggest option possible (34G Custom build). I have owned freshwater for about 10 years now but have been wanting to get saltwater for years. Go for the largest option that you can realistically fit into a space, the 5G would make a nice QT/Hospital tank Quote Link to comment
RickvD Posted June 27, 2019 Author Share Posted June 27, 2019 20 hours ago, Ratvan said: Go for the largest option that you can realistically fit into a space, the 5G would make a nice QT/Hospital tank 20 hours ago, Houston(EX)NanoReefer said: Just go with the 34G Custom. Keeping it small to keep costs low seems like a good idea, but it hardly works out that way. Besides that, it's easier to keep a SW tank stable with more water volume, which is the key to keeping everything happy. On 6/25/2019 at 3:44 AM, WV Reefer said: The answer is always yes. New tank? Yes! Bigger tank? Yes!! 😄 On 6/25/2019 at 3:39 AM, Matteo said: Like OP had a choice am I right? On 6/25/2019 at 3:31 AM, WV Reefer said: 34!! On 6/25/2019 at 3:20 AM, Matteo said: 34g custom build ALL THE WAY. Like all hobbies and fish keeping... patience is key. good luck! Thanks everyone, sadly ive decided for now it would be better to start with a 16G, that way i can also keep things like electricity bills lower which would be better for now as im 17 and make 4,50 euro's an hour... Hopefully i will be able to upgrade soon but i think my first salt water would be great as a 16 Gallon. 1 Quote Link to comment
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