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07-25-2009, 02:46 AM
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After numerous number of upgrading I can give a word of advice:
Get the biggest thank you can that will fit your place and your budget! Another thing to be considered by you is that SW most demanding ingredient is patience! It will take 6 -12 months for your reef to be established and giving you breathtaking results. 
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#2
07-25-2009, 02:58 AM
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I turned my 125g cichlid tank into a reef a year and half ago. I just finished upgrading it to a 280g a couple weeks ago as it was already getting full. Also with a center overflow aquascaping would be tough, and corals do grow faster than you might expect. I love tangs and some of the bigger fish and with a 45g you would be limited to the type and number of fish suitable for that tank. As you mentioned it would suck to drop a bunch of money then be wanting to upgrade in the near future. This hobby is VERY addicting so be careful.
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#3
07-25-2009, 03:02 AM
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BIGGER is allways better. Especially when you allready have a 300gFW
I started with a 45g, now have a 150 AND the 45 LOL
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Dan Pesonen Umm, a tank or 5
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07-25-2009, 03:21 AM
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Bigger is more stable, not always better. You can always try a nano reef for a year and all corals, fish, rock, etc can be transfered to a larger tank if you decide to stick to reef keeping without spending a fortune on equipment just to have it wasted. Check out nano-reef.com and you will see small tanks that look just as good or better than many large systems or search this forum as well. Either way you decide it is a rewarding hobby. What I like most about it over FW is that everytime I look in my tank I see something new and everything is alive, even the sand and rock!
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#5
07-25-2009, 03:29 AM
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If you've already got a 300G FW, I'd definitely aim bigger.
Go big or go home... Wait...go as big as you can FIT in your home.
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freshwater 55gallon bowfront Saltwater 55gallon column seahorse tank saltwater 65G mixed tank w/ 30G sump
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#6
07-25-2009, 03:51 AM
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Obviously you know to research. Make and plan with your budget and stick with it. If this is going to be your first SW tank learn from it to see if it is something you like, if not get rid of it. Don't go balls to the walls.
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07-25-2009, 05:26 AM
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Agreed,, I went the with a 50 gallon at first and it was so
much harder so i scraped the idea and looked for a bigger tank.. luckly a good friend was selling a 230.. its awesome to have because since its quite big there is less chance of it getting any sorts of deseases,, WAY better and more fun then the 50 hah so in the end bigger is better!
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