NoxAeternus
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Hello all,
I currently have a 29 gallon BioCube and am looking to move to a larger tank (not sure what size). Obviously since the BioCube is an all-in-one sort of device, I'd need to pretty much buy everything from scratch.
First off, what size of a tank is decent? I'm looking to do mostly corals, but would like to have a variety of smaller fish (perhaps slightly larger than a clownfish) angelfish, lionfish and maybe seahorses. I'd like to have a large enough tank to not be limited, but not an outrageously huge tank due to money and size. I'm thinking of something between 125 and 200g. Obviously the dimensions of a tank probably have a large bit to do with what I can and can't have.
Secondly, what sort of equipment would be the minimum I would need, and what would be good ideas? I would guess pumps (maybe a sump, I don't know what's "best"), a skimmer, and lighting. I have seen larger filters (carbon, etc) and other sorts of reactors (calcium, phosphate). Don't know if I need these right away.
What is a good design for a tank? I would prefer to have 3 sides "viewable", with one of the short sides being the overflow and the one up against the wall. Is having the tank drilled from the bottom the best choice here?
Is a refugium necessary on a tank like this? Could I make a refuguim show-quality so that I could have more docile creatures (such as the seahorses) there, or do they tend to be 'ugly' by their nature?
Thanks for your advice!
I currently have a 29 gallon BioCube and am looking to move to a larger tank (not sure what size). Obviously since the BioCube is an all-in-one sort of device, I'd need to pretty much buy everything from scratch.
First off, what size of a tank is decent? I'm looking to do mostly corals, but would like to have a variety of smaller fish (perhaps slightly larger than a clownfish) angelfish, lionfish and maybe seahorses. I'd like to have a large enough tank to not be limited, but not an outrageously huge tank due to money and size. I'm thinking of something between 125 and 200g. Obviously the dimensions of a tank probably have a large bit to do with what I can and can't have.
Secondly, what sort of equipment would be the minimum I would need, and what would be good ideas? I would guess pumps (maybe a sump, I don't know what's "best"), a skimmer, and lighting. I have seen larger filters (carbon, etc) and other sorts of reactors (calcium, phosphate). Don't know if I need these right away.
What is a good design for a tank? I would prefer to have 3 sides "viewable", with one of the short sides being the overflow and the one up against the wall. Is having the tank drilled from the bottom the best choice here?
Is a refugium necessary on a tank like this? Could I make a refuguim show-quality so that I could have more docile creatures (such as the seahorses) there, or do they tend to be 'ugly' by their nature?
Thanks for your advice!