I have a 55 gal tank, but that's it so far. I was considering a biocube, but wanted something that would have more presence in the room, and I can play with the sump. When I purchased it, I figured it was huge! There's no fish I could possibly want that wouldn't be happy in a 4' long tank right? I didn't realize that it was possible for 200 gal to be a recommended tank size for a reef fish.
It's can't say exactly what I want, but I definitely want some kind of tang eventually. I think the Sohal is a pretty fish, but I really don't want to start with a tank big enough for him. I figure 55gal (4' x 1.5' footprint) is big enough to have some good fun and small enough to learn on. I've seen some big fish at the store in a 250+ gal square-ish tank and they still looked cramped... it took a Hippo like 3 swooshes to get from one side to the other. I think I'd feel bad looking at a good sized fish in anything smaller than a 180 (6' x 2' footprint). If all goes well over the next few years (and I find a bag of cash lying around), I want to rip out my defunct fireplace, commandeer a linnen closet and bedroom closet, and mount a massive tank inside the living room wall
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It's can't say exactly what I want, but I definitely want some kind of tang eventually. I think the Sohal is a pretty fish, but I really don't want to start with a tank big enough for him. I figure 55gal (4' x 1.5' footprint) is big enough to have some good fun and small enough to learn on. I've seen some big fish at the store in a 250+ gal square-ish tank and they still looked cramped... it took a Hippo like 3 swooshes to get from one side to the other. I think I'd feel bad looking at a good sized fish in anything smaller than a 180 (6' x 2' footprint). If all goes well over the next few years (and I find a bag of cash lying around), I want to rip out my defunct fireplace, commandeer a linnen closet and bedroom closet, and mount a massive tank inside the living room wall
That's why I went 55 gal. On the larger side to keep equilibrium. Samll enough to be cheaper and no massive water changes. My buddy did say his 30 gal cube is easier to maintain cause it's smaller, but keeping perameters is hard. He had some hitchhiker anemone (or something) that died and killed the entire tank. He likes it over his larger tank tho.
