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Flusher 07-14-2006 12:13 AM

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I started with a 4 gallon nano cube that I built. I sold it before I ever added saltwater to it so I could buy a refractometer. I then built a 13 gallon cube so I could put a clownfish in it. After putting a second clown, a 4 gallon sump seemed necessary. This nano tank will be a year old in September or October, so I'm still pretty new at reefing. I've also got a 6 gallon cube (with a 2 gallon sump) housing a mantis shrimp. :twised:
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mark 07-14-2006 12:13 AM

Started with a 75 FOWLR. Had did FW about 20 years ago but had always wanted salt. A trip to the Philippines was the nudge to finally do it.

Willow 07-14-2006 12:23 AM

20 years ago, 25 gallon tank with an assload of fish and ug filter! wooty. oh yeah i was to cheap to get crushed coral so i used dolomite, i think it took the water 6 months to clear from the dust.

marie 07-14-2006 01:03 AM

My first tank was a christmas present in '92. a 20g tank with lava rock, a single blue feather duster on a clam shell and a clown fish being hosted by 4" long hair algae :lol: . Didn't change a thing until '99 when the clownfish died.

SeaHorse_Fanatic 07-14-2006 02:48 AM

My very first sw tank in the 80s was a 108g, which was about the largest you could get back then.

When I restarted on this addiction a few years ago, our first sw tank was a 33g.

Now, I'm up to 280g of total sw volume in 3 display tanks & 2 sump/refugiums.

Anthony

Kabong 07-14-2006 03:06 AM

3.5 Gal Pico.
With a green clown goby and some shroom's

EmilyB 07-14-2006 06:16 AM

72g bowfront with a Berlin skimmer. Still drool over the pics and wonder sometimes.

Doug 07-14-2006 12:55 PM

:cry: My first aquarium as so long ago I dont remember. :cry:

My first saltwater tank was a 6ft. 110G. My first reef aquarium was in 1990 and it was the same tank I have now. A 65g H. :lol: With a dozen in between.

Geofrog 07-14-2006 03:47 PM

My first tank, 2 1/2 months ago, was and still is a 95gal wave front. My dream tank is to convert a quarter of my basement into a dive in tank ~1000 gal.:mrgreen:

seashells 07-14-2006 05:36 PM

Started out with a 75g in September 05. Wife thought that was a bit big.(Shellie thought a 50 g was big enough) Biggest mistake was not getting a drilled tank and sump. Took our time and percs were the first tenents. Now working on a second tank. Maybe a third. Would like to upgrade main tank to a 220g tank in a year or 2. Fascinating hobby, always learning something new.

Doug


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