best for beginer....?

shimmy yaz

shimmy yaz

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I found THIS site to be very helpful and trust me do your research you will be thankful in the end . It is alot better to do a little research than spend thousands on equipment and livestock.
 
maverick005

maverick005

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thank you, i am very upset. the guy that was going to sell me the tank sold it to someone else without telling me. i had my hopes up....oh well, others come along (i still have lots of reading to do anyway!!)
 
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yae4volcom

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Hey Mavrick......
I am also pretty new, and I just put the water in (waiting for LR and LS to arrive)
Its a 12 gallon Eclipse tank. Its a really nice looking tank thats acrylic. Anyway, some people say that it will costs thousands but I have to disagree.
12 gallon eclipse- around 100 dollars
50 watt heater- like 20-30 dollars
upgraded 32 watt supernova retrofit 50 dollars
small powerhead -around 20 dollars
net and test kits - around 30 dollars
17 lb LR was around 70 bucks or so
southdown sand is very cheap
Anyway I know im a little off on my prices but not much and my point is you can set up a nice tank without spending tons
i dont have a skimmer but I dont really need one on a small tank with few fish. Ill probably spend around 50 more for fish and invertabrates but still everything was around 400
Just trying to help ~Jason~
P.S. Alot of people say bigger is easier and it is but that doesnt mean keeping a smaller tank is impossible.....just more water changes and more testing and less fish.
 
marvida

marvida

Member
The larger the tank the "easier" things are is simply because salt water tanks are a moving target. The larger the tank, the slower the target moves. Starting out with a real small tank (less than 29 gal) is not impossible, but it is very difficult. As far as cost, start slow & build up. Both your wallet and your livestock will appreciate it.
 
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