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02-25-2010, 04:09 PM
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Welcome to Canreef!
Theres nothing wrong with a 50gal tank, its a great place to start. I'll just say this though. The reefers lament is always "I need a bigger tank". I would vote to go as large as you can. As you probably know with freshwater, the larger the volume of water the more stable your tank will be. Looking forward to seeing your tank build 
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02-25-2010, 04:30 PM
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Welcome fellow Ontarian
 !!!! you and I are in the exact same boat. I have a cichlid tank!!!, albeit not as large as yours (75gall). I too have set my eyes on a 50 gallon reef tank!!!! Im new to this as well and staying up until 2am researching is definitely fun. (waking up is the unpleasant part!) how big will your sump be? my sump is going to be 15gals.
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02-25-2010, 04:41 PM
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I have not decided on the sump size as of yet, I am still mulling over the idea of making my own. Once I find out my piping size I will probably make the sump as close to 40 gallons as I can. As Christy said, bigger is better, so will try to get the volume as large as possible.
As I was reading Christy's reply my wife walked in...damn Her words were are you f'n crazy you already have covered 16 feet of wall in a 2 bedroom apt... Unfortenatley she knows I spent $2600 setting up my Chiclid tank and knows I am going to **** away another 2 week vacation (her words). So I guess I am staying with the 50. Only if she was into this, she would see one tank is like a mini vacation every day. Well I am off like a herd of turtles in a snow storm to read some more...
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02-25-2010, 05:23 PM
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Welcome. Look forward to following the build.
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02-25-2010, 05:28 PM
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   ....Thanks for the laugh...you just made my day. Oh and Welcome to Canreef how ever brief your stay may be. 
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02-25-2010, 06:38 PM
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02-26-2010, 11:07 AM
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Great city to be in for starting a tank...lots of resources and great people to get you going...look up Ottawa Inverts and talk to Patrick or Trina, they will have everything you need...as for other marine stores, there is the big box Big Al's and then the LFS Marinescapes, Aqua Valley, Ottawa Inverts, and a private home one run by Ray...Look into checking out OVAS...google it!! you will find lots of help there too....Really looking forward to seeing the build...oh, one more thing...GO BIGGER!!! but not deeper!!! longer and wider front to back , but not too tall...
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02-25-2010, 05:30 PM
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