Upgrading Tanks

[Skippy2512]

Hey everyone! I've been in the hobby with a drilled 29 biocube for about 2 years. It's been pretty great to see it mature, but the tank looks like it's about to burst at the seams with coral. I've been blessed to have been given a 90 gallon planet aquarium tank, sump and stand. That said, is there anything I should know about owning a larger tank that owning a nano just doesn't get exposed to? Any good advice is welcomed. Thanks!
The pictures are spaced about a year apart. Took the last one last night before the lights turned off.

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[Skippy2512]

Hey everyone! I've been in the hobby with a drilled 29 biocube for about 2 years. It's been pretty great to see it mature, but the tank looks like it's about to burst at the seams with coral. I've been blessed to have been given a 90 gallon planet aquarium tank, sump and stand. That said, is there anything I should know about owning a larger tank that owning a nano just doesn't get exposed to? Any good advice is welcomed. Thanks!
The pictures are spaced about a year apart. Took the last one last night before the lights turned off.

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Disregard. The last picture in the post was taken in 2016. The first one shown. Was taken last night.


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[Cliving1]

For one, you can get a lot more stuff!

 

[Skippy2512]

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[Ron Reefman]

Costs to maintain do go up some. New equipment upgrades or replacements will probably cost more. Water changes need to be a bit bigger. Bigger tanks that develop a problem, like aiptasia or algae issues, which can require removing lots of corals and LR to fix become a much bigger issue. And the risk of a massive flood in the house go up dramatically... don't ask how I know the last point!

Water parameters should be easier to keep stable. Finding flow and lighting levels for any given coral should be easier to find in the bigger tank.

 

[ReefsandGeeks]

You will want to be more careful with fish selections with a larger tank. The bigger the tank, the harder it is to get a misbehaving fish out. I don't think a 90g will be too bad for that, but much over 200g can be quite an adventure to get fish out.

Any problems you need to fix will be 3+ times as much work. have GHA issues? you'll have 3 times as much tank to pick at and the larger the tank, the harder it is to reach everything.

 

[Skippy2512]

All great points. You guys confirmed a lot of my thoughts already, which is what I was looking for. I'm really looking forward to more space for my coral to grow. My live stock (fish) is nearly capped where I want it. I may add a blue hippo or/ and a yellow tank, but that's about it. I'm more into coral than fish.


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