What does the "average" reef tank look like?

Bknip · Nov 28, 2016

Here's my journey over the past year... started with a 29 bio cube that lasted about 3 months I ran out of room and had to upgrade to a 50g.

As you can see I modified the bio cube cut the rim off, pvc over flow which went into two 5.5g tanks that I used as sump and refugium. I called it my Frankenstein tank.

Then I quickly filled the 50g and had to buy a 90g...

I've had the 90 up and running for approximately 6 months with a move in the middle. It's been untouched for the past three months and finally kicking back into gear.

Those pics are about a month old I need to update them. I consider my 90 average until it fills out of course.

lou dog420 · Nov 28, 2016

New tank, below average. Tank is 5 months old, and I just won a huge battle with some nasty dark green algae.

Ljaus · Nov 28, 2016

Having said all that mine looks average today,

Drs2140 · Nov 28, 2016

I'm going to go with average. I've seen some crap tanks and some amazing ones so I think I'm in the middle somewhere

RJ Harris · Nov 28, 2016

I guess this an average tank that I have

httorihanzo · Nov 28, 2016

I went average

Specfishin · Nov 29, 2016

Average and undersized. Need bigger lol.

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MyNameIsAshAndIAmASlave · Nov 29, 2016

Basement setup I've been running for 9 months now. I just started plumbing the blue drums to add volume to the 115 gallon display. Maybe one day I will fork up the money for a nice SLR Camera.

tfp · Nov 29, 2016

Peaks and Valleys... I rated mine as average too.

Armydogracing · Nov 29, 2016

Delta1389 said:
Is that a hard head catfish???

It is a Columbian Cat Shark

spscubed · Nov 29, 2016

Crmddp said:
I'll let you guys tell me but I'd say average.

Way above average!

frankragghianti · Nov 29, 2016

Above average I say must be dousing to get to that nice.

spscubed · Nov 29, 2016

tfp said:
Peaks and Valleys... I rated mine as average too.

You are crazy if you think this tank is just average!

peterj66 · Nov 29, 2016

My 18 month old average tank. Just started dosing so I'm waiting for my corals to grow out. Mainly LPS and softies with a few SPS .
Sump is basically one big refugium with skimmer and compartment for returnpump

gashunk · Nov 29, 2016

id like to think my tank is average its about a yr and a half old now im looking to upgrade sooner rather then later cause the seems are starting to give out

1979fishgeek · Nov 29, 2016

I still got colonies to fill out and I want the back glass covered with Monti, encrusting gorgonian and GSP. So average... because I am always trying to find ways to improve it.

Slim_Okrug · Nov 29, 2016

Average. Nothing special in it equipement is totally KISS nothing special about fish nothing expensive. As you can see corals are also not breathtaking just soft and lps which are average. So sum up it is average but it is mine and i like it this way. 2 y and 2 month old 210x50x55 cm of brute love from my side to it

. Also i think you dont need to have expensive fish and corals to have beautiful tank to me every each one is beautiful on it own kind of way specially when owner like it. Sorry for my eng