Tell me if this is a good idea

So what is going wrong anyway?

 

You will be limited on fish with a 14g. I personally would sell the 29g and buy a 55g kit from petco/petsmart for $150-$200.

 

A WC is not costly. In fact, it's probably the cheapest thing you have to do to maintain your tank. You can get $200g worth of salt for like $50 & water costs about $0.05/gallon, assuming you invested in an RODI unit.

 

ATO is too ex*****ve for me at the moment...and i dont have a return pump...a sump...a good skimmer...a good filter..nothing...so i feel like a 14g biocube is a good way to go till i get the correct equipment.

 

I know that...a 55g is too expensive for me.

 

55g kit from petco/petsmarts, comes with filter, hood, tank, etc. The good thing with a 55 is you can always buy lights, skimmer and stuff for it later. I would rather buy the 55g kit then waste money on a 14g. Why spend money on a 14g when you know you will get a bigger tank sooner or later. You don't need a sump and things like that now. You can always add it on later.

 

You could do a gravity fed 5g ATO for about $15.

-5g bucket
-solenoid valve
-Kent ATO float valve.

no pump needed.

 

I think you still haven't told us your problems, only saying its gone bad. What are your parameters?

I refuse to make a baseless recommendation.

 

Params are good now...I dont keep it stable...Salinity is always jumping up and down..and so is Alk, and temp is always jumping...i just dont have time.

 

If you don''t have time I certainly wouldn't suggest getting a smaller tank.

You could get a refractometer for testing exact SG levels. An ATO will keep up with evaporation, thus keeping a constant salinity level.