touchdowntodd
Reefing newb
goin to salt after YEARS of freshwater setups
either gonna do like a 55gallon, or one of the 24g nano setups..
FOWLR for now, and then upgrade lighting etc to have some corrals etc in the future.. but i wanna get a year or so under my belt before i make mistakes
i also have to budget my initial buy in which is part of the FOWLR plan... and ive been looking on craigslist.. altho i know i cuold be buying someone elses problems, the cost difference is too great for me to ignore.. im looking at 2 setups:
55 gallon up and running now, ehiem filter setup, lighting with moons, about 30lbs live rock, powerheads, a LOT of accesories, books, extra parts, etc.... $200 ... bad is it needs a stand .. but its been up for 3-4 years, and only has like a clown, a damsel, and a couple other small fish..
24g JBJ ... couple years old, up and runnin with parts that come with it... about 15lbs live rock, 20lbs live sand, cuc but no fish.. with the stand .. $200
my wife is all about the 24g since we dont want anything crazy fish wise .. i want to have a couple clowns, maybe a firefish or 6 line... so we can fit that in either tank.. and she also wants it to take up less space..
cost wise it seems like buyin anything i need will cost about the same or atleast be negligible in cost difference..
what would you do?
remember, SIMPLE for now... and even in the long run i doubt ill want enough fish for the 55, or be able to afford all of the corrals it would take to make it look amazing. LOL..
either gonna do like a 55gallon, or one of the 24g nano setups..
FOWLR for now, and then upgrade lighting etc to have some corrals etc in the future.. but i wanna get a year or so under my belt before i make mistakes
i also have to budget my initial buy in which is part of the FOWLR plan... and ive been looking on craigslist.. altho i know i cuold be buying someone elses problems, the cost difference is too great for me to ignore.. im looking at 2 setups:
55 gallon up and running now, ehiem filter setup, lighting with moons, about 30lbs live rock, powerheads, a LOT of accesories, books, extra parts, etc.... $200 ... bad is it needs a stand .. but its been up for 3-4 years, and only has like a clown, a damsel, and a couple other small fish..
24g JBJ ... couple years old, up and runnin with parts that come with it... about 15lbs live rock, 20lbs live sand, cuc but no fish.. with the stand .. $200
my wife is all about the 24g since we dont want anything crazy fish wise .. i want to have a couple clowns, maybe a firefish or 6 line... so we can fit that in either tank.. and she also wants it to take up less space..
cost wise it seems like buyin anything i need will cost about the same or atleast be negligible in cost difference..
what would you do?
remember, SIMPLE for now... and even in the long run i doubt ill want enough fish for the 55, or be able to afford all of the corrals it would take to make it look amazing. LOL..