How many tanks?

Fishingandreefing · Jan 9, 2020

I have a 120 and usually spend 2-5 hours weekly, just wonder how many reefers have and how they manage it.

Fishingandreefing · Jan 9, 2020

Pictures are welcome!

themcnertney · Jan 9, 2020

220 display, 75 gallon fuge, 55 gallon ATO. Thats enough for me.

LadyMac · Jan 9, 2020

I have a total of three tanks. One reef and two freshwater. I’ve had more in the past but three is plenty now. They keep me busy enough.

lpsouth1978 · Jan 9, 2020

I'll play. I have 5 tanks in my home right now. A Waterbox 230.6 freshwater community, a 40b mixed reef, another 40b mixed reef, a 29g freshwater community, and a 5.5g anemone QT tank. I also have a 105g in the garage waiting to be setup. I spend maybe 5 minutes most days working on the tanks and 15 minutes once a week on water changes.

AllSignsPointToFish · Jan 9, 2020

I have only one (two if you count the sump). I also have a quarantine that is currently in storage

Fishingandreefing · Jan 9, 2020

Dan McNertney said:
220 display, 75 gallon fuge, 55 gallon ATO. Thats enough for me.

Do you mind I ask if you’re retired? That’s quit a lot of tanks.

Fishingandreefing · Jan 9, 2020

lpsouth1978 said:
I'll play. I have 5 tanks in my home right now. A Waterbox 230.6 freshwater community, a 40b mixed reef, another 40b mixed reef, a 29g freshwater community, and a 5.5g anemone QT tank. I also have a 105g in the garage waiting to be setup. I spend maybe 5 minutes most days working on the tanks and 15 minutes once a week on water changes.

Wow only 15 mins on water change? It’s that including maintenance?

Fishingandreefing · Jan 9, 2020

Please also include (optimal) if you don’t mind telling, if you’re retired for those of you that owns more than 1.

I have a full time job, 1 tank and 1 kid.

WvAquatics · Jan 9, 2020

3 freshwater. 29g,20g,5g. Setting up a 20g freshwater this weekend. Building stand for first salt a 40b this weekend. Leaves me 2 10g, 3 5.5g empty.

No not retired. Work full time and have 5 kids.

lpsouth1978 · Jan 9, 2020

Fishingandreefing said:
Wow only 15 mins on water change? It’s that including maintenance?

I have my systems set up so that my maintenance is minimal. I have a 400gpd RODI system with 20g pressurized tank and always have 45g of saltwater mixed and ready to go. I do weekly 5 gallon WC on the 40b's and only do about monthly water changes on the freshwater tanks. I have to change filter sock every few days, but that only takes a few minutes for all the tanks. I don't dose, rarely test water params, only if something seems off, and feed everyday.

I am not retired, work almost 50h/week, and commute 1 hour each way to work.

I only have pics of 2 tanks right now.

2019-12-20_01-39-40 by Lyle Southard, on Flickr

2019-10-20_09-05-50 by Lyle Southard, on Flickr

themcnertney · Jan 9, 2020

Fishingandreefing said:
Do you mind I ask if you’re retired? That’s quit a lot of tanks.

Not retired. Engineer for a boiler company. All those tanks are part of the same system. Actually in the process of relocating the tank to my basement...

Build Thread - 220 Gallons of Eye Candy

Stand is done. Working on the 15” platform back and sides. Also will be laying some shower liner down to protect the wood.

www.reef2reef.com

S2G · Jan 9, 2020

180 salt, 29g fresh, & a 40b vivarium. The 29 is the most work. Salt takes maybe 30min a week if I clean the glass. Vivarium is almost self containing except for feeding flies.

JasonK84 · Jan 9, 2020

Ok, I’ve currently got 4 tanks filled and running. 120 fish only

and fish QT

in the living room and 30 gallon soon to be mixed reef

and 5 gallon invert/coral QT

in the hobby building that my wife and I built over the summer.

6 more that aren’t filled yet out in the building.
1-120
4-40 breeders
1-20 gallon

Just finished construction on the building a little over a month ago so still getting things going in there. Figure I’ll get one up and running at a time. Equipment isn’t cheap.

Fishingandreefing · Jan 9, 2020

WvAquatics said:
3 freshwater. 29g,20g,5g. Setting up a 20g freshwater this weekend. Building stand for first salt a 40b this weekend. Leaves me 2 10g, 3 5.5g empty.

No not retired. Work full time and have 5 kids.

Omg

lapin · Jan 9, 2020

2 tanks connected. Water changes take about 30 min. I do this once a week and do some testing at the same time. No lifting or buckets required. Most time is spent feeding the non photosynthetic corals 2x a day.

X-37B · Jan 9, 2020

3. 120 dt. 45 frag. 18" cubed 25 gal nano sitting in the garage that was up for 2 years. Need to find the nano a new home.

SeaJay · Jan 9, 2020

I’ve got a 135g DT in the living room, a 36 gallon bow front in my bedroom and setting up a 10g in my 8 year old sons room because he wants to start learning to care for his own. Also have a goldfish tank in my step-daughters room and a bioactive vivarium for my wife’s chameleon.

Peace River · Jan 9, 2020

I have about 30 tanks which are a mix of FW and SW - about 10 of them are currently SW.

...and no I’m not retired either.

Pntbll687 · Jan 9, 2020

At one point I had 4 nano tanks going, 2-8g cubes, and 2 - 25g cubes. It was allot to take care of.

Now I have 180g in the main living area, and a 33 long frag tank in my office. I spend maybe an hour a week on maintenance, and most of that is on the frag tank.