I'm not certain this is the right subsection so if it needs to be moved that's fine with me.
Here's the plan (so far). I currently have a 25gal but I am going to go big later this year. I'm thinking around 150gal +/-. I don't want anything lower than 125 and probably not bigger than 200 gal. The dimensions are my biggest qualifying factor. I don't want a super tall tank. Like the ones with a large top on them that are 30"+ deep. I would like to be able to reach the bottom or at least get pretty close if for some reason I ever need to grab something in there. Long and wide is the look and what I think is the best fit for the space that I want to put it in.
It will be a mixed reef tank with mostly LPS. I also want to bump up my fish a little bit. I only have 3 right now. 2 clowns and a blue damsel. I would also like to automate as much as possible. I'm also going to be putting in a water line behind the tank so I won't have to drag hoses or buckets around the house. Next to where I am putting it is a storage closet where I could put a 50gal drum or something to mix RO water.
I've only had my current tank a little over a year and while I've learned a lot there's even more that I don't know, especially when it comes to things like protein skimmers and auto-water changers.
As of now I'm thinking that I will just buy everything new unless I can get a great deal on a complete setup that I could basically plug and play. What I don't want is to run into having to make a bunch of custom or DIY stuff try and work together and end up with a mess of a rig. I was thinking that it might be best to figure out what all I will need and wait for Black Friday and see what kind of deal I can get buying everything at once from BRS. Regardless I won't be doing anything until about that time. Life is way to busy atm to dive (pun intended) into something like this right now.
Thoughts? Advice? Churlish remarks?
Thanks
Here's the plan (so far). I currently have a 25gal but I am going to go big later this year. I'm thinking around 150gal +/-. I don't want anything lower than 125 and probably not bigger than 200 gal. The dimensions are my biggest qualifying factor. I don't want a super tall tank. Like the ones with a large top on them that are 30"+ deep. I would like to be able to reach the bottom or at least get pretty close if for some reason I ever need to grab something in there. Long and wide is the look and what I think is the best fit for the space that I want to put it in.
It will be a mixed reef tank with mostly LPS. I also want to bump up my fish a little bit. I only have 3 right now. 2 clowns and a blue damsel. I would also like to automate as much as possible. I'm also going to be putting in a water line behind the tank so I won't have to drag hoses or buckets around the house. Next to where I am putting it is a storage closet where I could put a 50gal drum or something to mix RO water.
I've only had my current tank a little over a year and while I've learned a lot there's even more that I don't know, especially when it comes to things like protein skimmers and auto-water changers.
As of now I'm thinking that I will just buy everything new unless I can get a great deal on a complete setup that I could basically plug and play. What I don't want is to run into having to make a bunch of custom or DIY stuff try and work together and end up with a mess of a rig. I was thinking that it might be best to figure out what all I will need and wait for Black Friday and see what kind of deal I can get buying everything at once from BRS. Regardless I won't be doing anything until about that time. Life is way to busy atm to dive (pun intended) into something like this right now.
Thoughts? Advice? Churlish remarks?
Thanks
