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Originally Posted by Bob I
Here's some insight. Don't do it. to begin with a tank that small tends to be unstable, especially without live rock. Live rock is one of the most important items in a SW tank. If you have an opportunty to start with a larger tank you should by all means do it. Three fish in an eight gallon tank without live rock would more than likely be about three too many.
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WEll THis is my opinion OK...
I will take Bob's Side on this one Its a small tank if you get lazy with the parameters its going to nip ya in the butt the Calcium, ALkinity, Ammonis, Nitrates, all the good stuff in a reef tank once it is on its's way it's going to let you have it u will need to change your water water on a weekly basis.
Or unless you decide to do a small, small tank. I have been in the reef hobby for 5 yrs OMG already and i have tried everything then you can imagine. With that, all my tanks have been automated or close to it if i can its alot easier and allows you more time to watch it grow.
But IMO I think a good beginner tank is 50-55 gal. here is why with a shorter tank people tend to wanna get eveything in the tank right away. they get all the rock and bang its all there and they start to get lazy. Then the big fish are the ones they wanna get Tangs , big angels.
Or if they get a longer tank I feel IMO your time at it setting it up stocking it. I feel that is how I able to do it go with a bigger tank. width is the answer. NO not really
I prefer Lenght it looks more natural too. Now that I have slid off the answer from the original post.
ALot of Reefer's here will give yuou the honest answer and tell you not to get a small tank. But in the End it's going to be you who makes the answer and spend the money and decide on what you are able to get.
Read .read read ,read the first thing to do.
Make sure you have the right tank and the equiptment all picked out on what you wanna buy.
Patience, Patience, patience, Relax ,relax, and don't rush it..
HTH Sorry for the long winded post..