ISO: saltwater setup for my daughters 5 birthday

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

First of all, you have to decide a few things such as:

What's your budget?
How much space do you have to devote to this?
How much time & other resources do you have to devote to this?

You should search online and in books about saltwater aquariums, reef-safe fish, corals, etc.

Figure out if you want a reef or a fish only tank.

Do a search of the classifieds to see if there is a system being offered that meets your needs and is within transporting distance.

Post any relevant questions you may have on this thread or in a specific subforum that deals with your question.

Good luck.

Anthony

[Northernseacorals]

When you get to the procurement stage for the tank; check out Concept Aquatics ( Dave ) builds fantastic tanks at great prices.

[BlueWorldAquatic]

As a vendor I get asked this many times.

The first thing I always answer is what size are you looking at?

I always recommend that unless you are limited by size, always buy a tank as big as the space allows you have planned for it.

No matter who you are, most people usually want to get a larger one as soon as the first tank is set up.

A used/setup tank is always an option, there are many listed on here and Kijiji, but always have someone knowledgeable help you decide. Used tanks are not an impulse buy if you are not experienced. What looks good may have a lot of hidden problems when moved.

I highly recommend a 90gal tank for your first tank, 48" lights, tanks, and stands are readily available everywhere. One recommendation is get a drilled tank, as a sump will be helpful. It will give you more water volume, and a place to hide away most equipment out of sight.

If you have any questions please don't hesitate to PM me.

Ken

[Doug]

Moved to reefing forum for you.