Thinking of starting a 50 gallon reef...

Clown Fish 39 · 06-07-2009, 07:31 PM

i am thinking of starting a 50 gallon aquariam and i have a few question:
Which brand is best for the tank and were can i order one?

I will most likely have some filtration, lighting, etc. questions but im starting here
thank you for the help

Clown Fish 39 · 06-07-2009, 08:50 PM

anyone?

Clown Fish 39 · 06-09-2009, 02:06 AM

jgking21 · 06-09-2009, 09:50 AM

You will probably find your best bet at a LFS, that way your not paying for shipping. Try to find one Reef Ready (overflow already built in). As for a specific brand I couldn't help you.

JeF4y · 06-09-2009, 11:15 AM

Do your homework and make sure you have enough money set aside to do this right. It is *NOT* cheap. Without sitting down and calculating, I'd say it's not tough to be around $3k in setting up a 50 gallon reef tank. Is it possible for less? Probably. More? Easily. Just trying to demonstrate that it's not something you can do with a couple hundred bucks.

Drilled/overflows = a must IMHO
Filtration? Liverock will do a fine job, or you can go mechanical if you are meticulous about maintenance (I do and I am)
Skimmer = a must IMHO

And then add a lot of TIME... The tanks you see here are not tanks you get overnight. They are tanks you get over YEARS.

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