Newbie need help - Flow Question.

Originally Posted by Myka

Hey Brandy, being a self-described newbie I'm wondering (no offense intended) if you are aware how much it will cost you to setup a 170g SPS tank successfully? You're looking at a house down payment.

You're going to need a bigger (...) I would suggest you try your hand at a much smaller SPS tank, and see if you have the knack for it to begin with. Try a 75g or something like that.

Jmo...

you are right, everything is bigger. Not the sizes but the prices though. As when I started, everything was planned with roughly the total $$ as well. Giving it a few extra for incase like upgrading... I think I can manage that. Thanks for your advice though.

[Myka]

^ What he said.

Originally Posted by brandy

you are right, everything is bigger. Not the sizes but the prices though. As when I started, everything was planned with roughly the total $$ as well. Giving it a few extra for incase like upgrading... I think I can manage that. Thanks for your advice though.

I was advising because not everyone is prepared for the amount of maintenance, the maintenance costs, and some people just don't have the knack for it. I would hate to see you spend a house down payment on a system just to purge it in a year because it's "too tough" or "too time consuming" or "too expensive" or "too much of a pain in the butt" or "too difficult to make it look good", or "...". Reef keeping isn't easy. It's rather a nerdy hobby, and if you aren't nerdy enough (in your habits at least) you will likely fail.

You seriously haven't had any other reef tanks? What about just plain sw tanks? Freshwater tanks? Anything?

I'm the type who likes to take big risks, but this is large.