Interested in keeping a 180 gallon aquarium

[AquariumMan]

I'm nearing 15 years old only, I've kept a 45 gallon reef tank for a very short time, it wasn't really what I liked when I looked at other peoples amazing big tanks. I was given the aquarium so I'm passing it on to a different new reef keeper.
I have been offered a job at a pet store working a lot with aquariums once I reach 15 y/o, so I will ask them if it's still possible once I'm eligible so than I can get some dough for the big aquarium plan. :eek2:

Right now I'm considering building it with the help of my friend and his dad who knows a lot about glass cutting and building, or finding an outstanding deal.

Also making plans for which fish and how I'm about go go about it in a timeline.


I was thinking about a bamboo shark, but I don't think I'm that experienced yet.



What are recommendations on fish and coral? I like a lot of colour, and fish that stand out, I was considering lion fish also.
For coral I will probably only do soft large polyp corals.

 

[t4zalews]

At 15 I'd recommend you holding back and keeping a smaller tank. Unless you plan on not going to college and just working at the pet store it might work, but once you are out of high school it will be a big pain. Would your parents take care of it if you left?

 

[AquariumMan]

At 15 I'd recommend you holding back and keeping a smaller tank. Unless you plan on not going to college and just working at the pet store it might work, but once you are out of high school it will be a big pain. Would your parents take care of it if you left?

Hmm, I guess.
I just want to keep a nice looking aquarium that doesn't fail because I don't have the right equipment.

 

[AquariumMan]

At 15 I'd recommend you holding back and keeping a smaller tank. Unless you plan on not going to college and just working at the pet store it might work, but once you are out of high school it will be a big pain. Would your parents take care of it if you left?

Are you talking about something smaller like this?
Not exactly that but something small like it?
I'd be totally fine with doing that as long as it can prove beautiful. One drawback would be fish though

 

[randomfishguy85]

I just want to keep a nice looking aquarium that doesn't fail because I don't have the right equipment

i know you probably already thought about this but large tanks require much more expensive equipment. The price of a good skimmer for a 180 gallon tank would get you alot for a smaller system. Keep the 45 gallon and get top notch equipment and take your time to do it right and you will be very happy when it is done. Save the large tank for when you have the disposible income to do it justice.