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| View Poll Results: How big was your very first SW tank? | |||
| Up to 33 Gallons (started out slow & didn't want to spend much) |
   
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71 | 38.38% |
| Up to 50 Gallons (did some research and decided to start out a bit bigger) |
  
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39 | 21.08% |
| Up to 90 Gallons (brave, and had some extra money at the time) |
  
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54 | 29.19% |
| Up to 150 Gallons (insane!) |
  
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14 | 7.57% |
| Up to 300 Gallons (Phhh, ya right) |
  
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7 | 3.78% |
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#1
08-01-2006, 03:35 AM
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I started my first saltwater experience with a 0.75 Gallon Pico just over a year ago and now I have a 30 gallon reef.
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08-01-2006, 09:03 PM
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My very first tank was my 175 gal. I always said go big or go home. Three years later though and i am regretting it a bit. I am finding it hard to find the time to maintain a tank this size. Water changes are always a mess. If I was to do it again I would probally start with 25gal to 50gal. That way everything is cheaper and when i learned more about the hobby i could upgrade then.
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08-23-2006, 11:12 PM
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150 gallons with a 50 gallon sump. Biggest mistake? Putting it in my bedroom. But I did have water changes well worked out - CanadianMan had the insight to build a tap into my plumbing that I could just attach a vinyl hose to and send water straight to the bathroom and down the toilet. Then I pumped water up the stairs and into the tank. Regrets? It was bigger than I needed, and although it was a succesful tank with a bright future, my plans changed hardly a year later and it never had the chance to grow into what it could have been.
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