Coming back after a break

[jcbrooke]

hey!

I might be getting salty again after a break of a few years, I want to start 'easy' so was thinking a smallish all in one tank, so I'll have to focus on water chemistry (I'm a chemist anyway).

Can anyone reccomend any tank setups? Also... pointers towards any tanks you find especially inspiring would be great!

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[ZeeSparrow]

What do you want to set up? FOWLR or reef? There are lots of options, so maybe some idea of what you have in mind will help promote suggestions.

 

[jcbrooke]

Hey, sorry.

Similar to what I had before really - soft corals, small number of fish (matched to tank spec) and the usual cuc.

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[Greybeard]

I recently returned to the hobby after a taking a decade off... Kinda had a similar reentry, wanted to stay small... I'll never again have a monster system, the maintenance and expense just took all of the fun out of it.

I set up a 60g cube, viewable from all sides. Designed and built a custom stand, picked each component carefully, with a good deal of research. I'm primarily interested in SPS, a few clams, and a very few calm, peaceful fish. My mantra has been slow and steady, no rush. I find myself enjoying it immensely

Enjoy your return to the hobby! Heh, if you're not enjoying it, why else would you pursue a hobby?

 

[jcbrooke]

Thanks Beard! I'll check out your thread.

Small and simple is the key I think, especially as we're saving for a wedding!

 

[RocketEngineer]

Personally, I would never buy an AIO as I don't think they work particularly well plus am into DIY so have the skills to build what I want. However, my Office 40B is a very simple setup that just about anyone could duplicate with commercially available gear. The key to this setup is the Tampa Bay Saltwater "The Package" which gave the tank a huge boost of different critters. The only life I've added since I set it up are two fish, the rest came in with the LR and live sand.