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02-07-2008, 10:41 AM
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| | Gnarly Old Codfish
Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Silverdale, Washington Age: 59
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I would say a 30 gallon is a fine tank to break in on, if that is all your budget allows for.
But like posted above, do much study and be prepared for some intense maintenance.
Errors can become very expensive very fast with a smaller tank.
Let us know how goes and what you decide to come up with.
All here will be glad to help and try to keep you out of trouble.
Good Luck! _________ AG "125," AquaC EV 180, 30 gal sump, "SCWD", 80 lbs LR, CoralSeaLife "Moonlite" Hood, PFO 250W HQI Mini-Pendant (SPS HQI 14000k bulb)
12 Gallon NanoCube - 24w stock PC 50/50 light "...nothing good ever happens fast in a reef tank, only bad things happen fast..."
- MIKE PALLETTA - (2008 Reef log) ("OmarD"/"Scott") | 
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02-07-2008, 11:54 AM
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#12 (permalink)
| | Flamingo Tongue
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Rochester NY
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I say convert the 125 right now, and you'll be alot happier! IT will be easier, but the downside it WAY more expense. A 30 gallon will be fine, but like what others have posted, less than ideal form many reasons.
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02-07-2008, 01:31 PM
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#13 (permalink)
| | Scooter Blennie
Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: valencia,pa. Age: 35
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if you decide to try it out and then upgrade make sure its a tank that you can make into a sump for the larger one.i still have my last reef tank.its set up as a 29 gallon sump under my 55 gallon reef.the pc fixture makes the chaetto in the sump grow very fast.i just run the daylight side and keep the actinics off.
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55 gallon reef with 4x54 watt t5,29 gallon sump,red monti cap,1blue echinophyllia,trumpet,red lobo,2 toadstools 1purple and 1neon,gsp,xenia and yellow xenia,red ,many mushrooms,2 giant frilly shrooms,cabbage coral,yellow polyps,many zoos,1 orange and one neon green nepthia,duncans,cladiella | |
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02-07-2008, 04:27 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: niles, ohio Age: 32
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Get what you can afford. Whether its a 5.5 or a 120... My first salty was a 12 and now a 5.5gal... Own the tank, don't let it own you..... _________ My Tank Thread...... EST. 10/30/07 5.5 gal, 72watt's of pc's, rio skimmer, hob rated at 40 gal, stealth heater, b/w aussie clown, emerald crab, turbo, bumble bee, astrea, and nassarius snails, aussie open brain, pink birdsnest, wallhammer, multiple acro's, numerous monti's, zoa's, palys, ppd's, duncans, mint gsp's, reg gsp's, blue clove polyps, grn bali slimer, and tons of ppl sponges. | |
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02-07-2008, 04:47 PM
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#15 (permalink)
| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Miami, FL Age: 39
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I really cant add to much more than what was already said(too many smart ppl) but I will tell you if you start small, most oftenly, you up grade later and up grade again and again. Its a vicious cycle  . If your budget/wife allows, I would try to get at least a 55gal. Luna _________ 9YR OLD 90G/55g custom sump/refug Mag18 Aquac 180skimmer 692w MH AC jr,yel&kole tang,midas&convict blenny,B&G chromies,Blk/yel fin chromie blackcap,nemo,neon goby,6line; Blastomussa Merleti,Acan ,BUBBLE,Torch,LTA, Acropora(2) Moon, assort zoas, yel& G star polyps, P&B ricordia, montiporas, cup&candy corals, xenias,B/G mush,flower ane(2), cherry red mussa, dusters,cleaning crew..  | 
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02-07-2008, 07:39 PM
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#16 (permalink)
| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: niles, ohio Age: 32
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What are you trying to say Luna. I DO WHAT I WANT WHEN I WANT, as long as my wife says its ok...LMAO | |
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02-07-2008, 07:42 PM
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#17 (permalink)
| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Miami, FL Age: 39
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LMAO, you got it sherlock!  But we all have the last word, " yessss dear " lol | |
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02-07-2008, 07:50 PM
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#18 (permalink)
| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: niles, ohio Age: 32
Posts: 3,532
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How true you are!!!!! Hmmmm, she didn't laugh when I showed her our posts...O'well, I was cracking up..... | |
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02-07-2008, 08:56 PM
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#19 (permalink)
| | Montipora Capricornis
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Columbus, Indiana Age: 24
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my 2 pennies... I'm a newbie also so i'm not even trying to give advice  but I have started with a 55 and love it so far...first life was only about 5 weeks ago. I got the tank from a buddy who started saltwater with it (now he has a 180). he had no problems and was pretty much on his own. i have 2 buddies helping me closely so i'm not scurred. but as far as the costs you were worried about when upgrading... my 55 w/ stand, canopy, filter, halogen lights, skimmer, 2 powerheads and moonlight were $230(got and awesome deal... new price is around $1500). with that, 40 lbs. live sand, 20 lbs. base sand, 43 lbs. liverock, bucket o' salt, 2 clowns & 2 damsels, I got about $600 in it total. as it sits now with that money, it is pretty much 4 fish 3 rocks and some sand, pretty boring but I'm taking it slow like every newbie should. hope I helped out some... good kharma & luck to you! _________ 55 gallon slowly growing reef aquarium, 85 lbs. live rock, 2 1/2" sandbed, 1 False Percula Clown, 1 Sixline Wrasse, 1 Mandarin Goby, Tetratec PF500 filter, 2 110 watt URI Super Actinic VHO actinics, 2 250 watt metal halides with Reef Optix 2 reflectors powered by Blue Wave 3 ballast, born 1/3/08 My Tank Thread My Tank Video  | |
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02-07-2008, 09:42 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Dec 2007
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I feel like I am already off to a bad start. I didn't know if maybe something I have or something that I did is going to kill everything I put in the tank. I will try two more clowns and if they die I think I will hang it up. I hate thinking I did everything right but yet I still failed. Is there a hardier fish I can add for a few weeks to see if things are ok? | |
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