First Salt Water Tank

[susserman]

I've had tanks for years but all freshwater. I've been wanting to set up a saltwater tank for the past few years but really have never pursued it. I want to start small and was thinking of getting an all in one, but one day i'd like to have a bigger tank and want to go through the steps now of setting up that style tank. I never thought of setting up just a 20 gal salt water tank that wasn't an AIO. Is it worth the time and effort? Do they sell 20gals with overflows? What is the best route to follow if I really want to set up a tank?

 

[Wmich2008]

Why not get a reef ready deep blue 30 gallon? It is what I have and I love it. It gives you the option to customize your filtration and add much more water volume to your system. I also built my own stand with ease which would save some cash.

 

[susserman]

where can i find one? are they expensive? also do you have a sump? I was thinking of have like a 10 gal sump

 

[Wmich2008]

I got mine at my lfs, and it cost like 170 I think. I have a 14 gallon refugium and a 20 gallon dump undermine. It's best to get a rubber container for those tanks because they are square. 24x24x12.

 

[susserman]

Thanks man, there is a lack of lfs' in my area so I pretty desperate to find a tank. Also what do you mean by having rubber container?

 

[Wmich2008]

Like a rubber maid container. I do this because I wanted a larger water volume for my sump and my refugium is actually an old 14 gallon biocube. So I needed something square shaped.