travelerjp98
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you should add your 500+ to your public profile, it says nothing about it there.
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Newbie to the forum - need advise on setting up my first 55 Gallon Reef Tank with Fish
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deejeff442
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it will be a while before it even gets close to set up.i just cleared my land for my house.i have a thread here somewhere on it.
snakeblitz33
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If I had to do it over again, I would pick a 125. I think anything under a 55 is small now. But, I have to make do with a 20g for the time being.
travelerjp98
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I think the best size for a beginner is a 75...but then when your more advanced, you could have a half gallon nano to a tank that you build your house around.
snakeblitz33
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Hah, when I start building my house, I have a plan to build it around a 750g 10ftx4ftx30"high acrylic tank, SPS dominated. That is, though, only if I start making the dough after I get my doctorate. 
gonna be awhile. I've had multiple tanks before in the past, and I'm to that point where I enjoy making only one system perfect and as complex as possible.
Oh, by the way, sorry for the thread hijack, didn't mean to do that. haha.
gonna be awhile. I've had multiple tanks before in the past, and I'm to that point where I enjoy making only one system perfect and as complex as possible.Oh, by the way, sorry for the thread hijack, didn't mean to do that. haha.
flower
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Quote:
Originally Posted by travelerjp98 http:///t/387834/newbie-to-the-forum-need-advise-on-setting-up-my-first-55-gallon-reef-tank-with-fish/20#post_3416263
I think the best size for a beginner is a 75...but then when your more advanced, you could have a half gallon nano to a tank that you build your house around.
I started with a 55g....not big enough and got a 75g....still not big enough so I got a 90g. I'm very happy with it, it is still 48" just like the 55g and 75g but deeper. I don't think I could handle a larger tank on my own. The 30g long is a very nice little tank, it looks good and it's very easy to reach everything, but I would never try smaller.
Originally Posted by travelerjp98 http:///t/387834/newbie-to-the-forum-need-advise-on-setting-up-my-first-55-gallon-reef-tank-with-fish/20#post_3416263
I think the best size for a beginner is a 75...but then when your more advanced, you could have a half gallon nano to a tank that you build your house around.
I started with a 55g....not big enough and got a 75g....still not big enough so I got a 90g. I'm very happy with it, it is still 48" just like the 55g and 75g but deeper. I don't think I could handle a larger tank on my own. The 30g long is a very nice little tank, it looks good and it's very easy to reach everything, but I would never try smaller.
travelerjp98
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Originally Posted by Flower http:///t/387834/newbie-to-the-forum-need-advise-on-setting-up-my-first-55-gallon-reef-tank-with-fish/20#post_3416278
I started with a 55g....not big enough and got a 75g....still not big enough so I got a 90g. I'm very happy with it, it is still 48" just like the 55g and 75g but deeper. I don't think I could handle a larger tank on my own. The 30g long is a very nice little tank, it looks good and it's very easy to reach everything, but I would never try smaller.
A 90 is a very nice tank size.... you are right... but a 75 is not bad, either.
Originally Posted by Flower http:///t/387834/newbie-to-the-forum-need-advise-on-setting-up-my-first-55-gallon-reef-tank-with-fish/20#post_3416278
I started with a 55g....not big enough and got a 75g....still not big enough so I got a 90g. I'm very happy with it, it is still 48" just like the 55g and 75g but deeper. I don't think I could handle a larger tank on my own. The 30g long is a very nice little tank, it looks good and it's very easy to reach everything, but I would never try smaller.
A 90 is a very nice tank size.... you are right... but a 75 is not bad, either.
flower
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Originally Posted by Kiefers http:///t/387834/newbie-to-the-forum-need-advise-on-setting-up-my-first-55-gallon-reef-tank-with-fish/20#post_3416321
can you say..... "HIGHJACKED"? lOL....
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Originally Posted by Kiefers http:///t/387834/newbie-to-the-forum-need-advise-on-setting-up-my-first-55-gallon-reef-tank-with-fish/20#post_3416321
can you say..... "HIGHJACKED"? lOL....