just curious, any one with a 40g lon lps reef?

[fishypapas]

care to share photos and experiences?

i am still debating whether or not to start "small" and do a 40g long instead of the 75g (although my heart is with 120g).

so if you have some whizbang 33g or 40g long tanks, show me the ....
er, tanks.

fp

 

[fishypapas]

i guess not

:0)

lol

fp

 

[reefgeek84]

If you have the means then go with the 75gal, the more water the better!!!!! Plus you will also have more room. Most people that get a smaller a tank usually alway upgrades, but thats just my 2 cents.

 

[marillion]

In my opinion, the 40 gallon breeder is the ideal starter reef. It's not as heavy as a 75 gallon, and if you get the AGA one there's no center brace. I have one set up as LPS only right now, and I love it.

Peace,

Chip

 

[Ti]

I have a 40.
get the 75.

=)

 

[BucNtears]

More room in the 75,If you get the 40 you'll wish you went bigger.{I've got a 75}

 

[Flipturn88]

Having no center brace is a huge plus. I ran into problems with my 46 gal when I tried a fixture that had only one halide in the center; it cast a prominent shadow line down the middle of the tank. My solution? Buy a new tank and use the 46 for my softies/seahorses...

I am too good at finding excuses for new tanks!

With that said, you'll want to upgrade eventually, regardless of the initial size of your tank--most everyone in this hobby does. So, I would actually start with the 40g because it has excellent dimensions (being very deep and fairly long), and the setup will cost you less to begin with.

 

[Zoalander]

75 is better, but I do love the 40 gallon breeder for some reason.

 

[OCDep]

I started with a 40, then went to a 65, and ended up with a 150. The 40 is not a good startings size, IMO.

 

[xtrstangx]

Get the 75g. You'll wish you had the more depth, I hate my 40g so much. I'm moving to a 120g.. almost double the depth!

Heres my 40g right now.. its mostly SPS, but there is some LPS on the left side.

 

[tangey]

Ya get the 75

 

[Zoalander]

xtrstangx why do you have the pop bottles over those scolymias?

 

[hack job]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6562099#post6562099 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Vetter1980
xtrstangx why do you have the pop bottles over those scolymias?

thats for feeding it helps keep the flow off them and it also helps keep crabs, fish , and shrimp off them while they eat.( they eat very slow)

 

[fishypapas]

eventual upgrade aside, i wouldnt mind getting the 40 now and then eating the cost in the future.

better than spending 3x as much and getting out of the hobby within a year.

itll give me a chance to decide wether or not i want and am able to stick to the hobby.

unfortunately, i want this in my room which is split in two with the front as a home theater and the rear the library pc area. i wanted to put it on the side wall connecting the two. the space is tight, and the 75/90 may stick out instead of blending in.

heck, the oceanic stand for a 40l can be used as furniture ifs its not a tank stand.

anyway, thanks for the photos and comments. those tanks, regardless of size are very well done!! kudos
fp

 

[waterfaller1]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6562382#post6562382 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by hack job
thats for feeding it helps keep the flow off them and it also helps keep crabs, fish , and shrimp off them while they eat.( they eat very slow)

How do you get them to stay there?

 

[fishypapas]

eventually id like to get the 120 myself, thats another reason why im debating just getting a 40 now and working the kinks out. later it could be a frag tank or just go under the 120 as a fuge/sump.


any more photos???

fp

 

[cacique_ccs]

Started my first tank 30 gal in october last year and already am desperate to upgrade to 90 or 120 gal - go with the biggest you can afford

 

[xtrstangx]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6572881#post6572881 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by waterfaller1
How do you get them to stay there?

They are stuck in the sand bed about 1/2".

Fortunately, brains are the only corals that my Flame Angel nips at. If I pull off the domes, they will go down and have skeleton exposed. So I leave the domes on 24/7 and they plump up nice and big (I think they like the low flow too).