| Re: tank size for an enthusiastic beginner
Just my 2 cents worth-
I'd suggest a 60 or 75 gal tank to start with.
It would offer you the water volume to be forgiving of any water quality issues as Adam mentioned above and would give you room to grow. Also, anything larger requires a bit more effort to maintain as your water changes become a bit more work (large volume of water to move around) and anything above a 75 gal gets a bit harder to reach to bottom and back of for cleaning and aquascaping (depending on the length of your arms and dimensions of the tank).
My point is that a 60 or 75 is just just large enough to start out with but not hard to maintain.
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Justin
Be the person your dog thinks you are. 90gal mixed reef w/40gal sump/fuge, ATO, NW-200 Skimmer, 2x 250W 10k Reeflux MH & 220W VHO actinics, Koralia #4 & #3, Mag 9.5 return, Aquacontroller jr., LR & LS, and community fish (Yellow Assessor, Orchid Dottyback, Yellow Watchman Goby, paired O clowns, Hippo Tang, 2 Carpenter's Flasher Wrasse, Neon Goby, 1 Baby Chromis, a very small algae blenny, and a Zebra Dartfish. Note: These guys are all small to medium in size) updated 7/31/08 Here's my 90gal Chronicle (Lots of pictures and DIY) |