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Originally Posted by nanomano

both above comments have valid points. Small tanks have less water volume, therefore water quality goes down hill fast if your not on top of things, but at the same time, you can fix problems in small tanks with less chemical or salt mix, this = less $$. Now I'm stil new to this too in fact I'm just going into month 3, its a lot of work with a mall tank, always watching levels, and topping off your tank because a half a gallon out of my 20 that evaporates, can through the salinity out of whack way more then in a larger tank. I eventually would like to go larger, but honestly felt the need to challenge myself to see if I was up to this. I would recommend (personally) at the very least, 20 gallons for a starter. you'd be amazed what 6 extra gallons could do lol. make sure to listen to these people on here (some of them know what they are talking about!) at least thats what I am slowly learning haha. good luck with the reefing and welcome aboard

I find it really funny with all the problems you keep posting about that you are now offering advice, to other new reefers. Just my 2 cents.