banthonyb71
Active member
I'm in a tough spot. I'm in an apartment where I dont intend to stay more than 6-8 months so was holding off buying the 215-300 gallon reef tank until I move into a house. (hopefully this year)
However I'm going through a bout of depression/anxiety. The only way I usually can handle this is by either finding enjoyable things to tinker with or by occupying my time with a hobby. reefing has always worked well. Long story short. I need to buy a tank for my own personal health even if it ends up being smaller than ill want a year from now. Maybe I can use it for a frag tank later or 2nd display tank.
with that being said, I dont want the tank to be too small but also not too big for the apartment and too expensive to where im investing more than ill be able to afford once I get the larger tank. like I dont want to dump 10k into this tank and still have to dump money for the ground up on the larger tank.
I just dont know what I should get. Im looking at 80-125 display tank volume. my budget for just tank sump and lighting is $5500 Ill add other things as I go.
im looking into the red sea plug and play or innovative style sytems but honestly, im just not a fan of the open top aquariums like everyone else. but id still consider if I cant find something with a canopy that I can hide a good t5/led hybrid. Id rather have the max coverage with no dead spots more than having lights that look cool. is the ati hybrid still a good system?
Im also opened to used systems.
However I'm going through a bout of depression/anxiety. The only way I usually can handle this is by either finding enjoyable things to tinker with or by occupying my time with a hobby. reefing has always worked well. Long story short. I need to buy a tank for my own personal health even if it ends up being smaller than ill want a year from now. Maybe I can use it for a frag tank later or 2nd display tank.
with that being said, I dont want the tank to be too small but also not too big for the apartment and too expensive to where im investing more than ill be able to afford once I get the larger tank. like I dont want to dump 10k into this tank and still have to dump money for the ground up on the larger tank.
I just dont know what I should get. Im looking at 80-125 display tank volume. my budget for just tank sump and lighting is $5500 Ill add other things as I go.
im looking into the red sea plug and play or innovative style sytems but honestly, im just not a fan of the open top aquariums like everyone else. but id still consider if I cant find something with a canopy that I can hide a good t5/led hybrid. Id rather have the max coverage with no dead spots more than having lights that look cool. is the ati hybrid still a good system?
Im also opened to used systems.
