What was your first reef tank

russell13 · May 3, 2019

what was the first reef tank you had?
Mine was a 29 gallon I picked up back in 2001. It had a canister filter, hang on the back skimmer and power compacts. It was a ok system until I had a malfunction in the skimmer and it dumped water all over my floor. I only had it for about 6 months and decided to upgrade to a drilled 150 gallon.

CubsFan · May 3, 2019

Also had a 29 gallon, set up around the same time. Hang on back filter, skimmerless, 4 t8 bulbs until I upgraded to PC. Started with dead coral and volcanic rock that got upgraded to live rock slowly as I could only afford a little bit at a time. First invert was an aptasia that came on a piece of lava rock I got from a friend. I thought it was awesome and wondered when it would be big enough to host my 3 clowns. Took me a while to figure some things out.

tdlawdo · May 3, 2019

Mine was an 8g biocube. Even had the protein skimmer. Loved all the inverts more than the cardinals, wrasse, devil blue damsel (never again). Kept it 3-4 yrs until upgrade to the 29 biocube. Thought that was the best thing ever. Now I’m on a WaterBox 230. Loving it all still

408Dartfish · May 3, 2019

29g biocube prob around 2009. Really liked the setup for what it was.

Salty Lemon · May 3, 2019

I had a 75 gallon -- I worked at a pet store at the time and basically purchased it for the store's cost.

tdlawdo · May 3, 2019

tdlawdo said:
Mine was an 8g biocube. Even had the protein skimmer. Loved all the inverts more than the cardinals, wrasse, devil blue damsel (never again). Kept it 3-4 yrs until upgrade to the 29 biocube. Thought that was the best thing ever. Now I’m on a WaterBox 230. Loving it all still

Started in about 2008

fish farmer · May 4, 2019

This was at the 2 year mark(2002) right before the upgrade/move.

38 gallon with a 20 long sump with CPR overflow/skimmer, refuge section with 4" DSB and caulerpa.

Lighting was a 175 watt MH(6500K) with PC actinics, refuge lit with 6500K Lights of America PC bulb.

I think I had a clownfish and a mandarin.

ChiSox Rabbitfish · May 4, 2019

5.5 gallon with small HOB filter that had a built in skimmer bulb lighting kept running for about 3-4 years before I upgraded to a 40g way back in 1999

russell13 · May 25, 2019

I was looking for a picture of mine but I can’t find one

Jay Z · May 25, 2019

My first was a 15 high fake oak wood grain.

Back in 94

Jon Fishman · May 25, 2019

46g bow front WAAAAAAAY back in January

Dragonreef202 · May 25, 2019

My first reef tank was a 37 gallon tank before the move to a 75 gallon reef ready tank

Retro Reefer · May 25, 2019

Although I had a tank with corals prior to this one a 55 gallon was my first real reef with live rock, proper, overflow, filtration and lighting from the late 1980’s

cracker · May 25, 2019

I had a 20 gl tank for a science project. I was going to prove that oysters could keep an aquarium filtered . That was 1979 . Didn't work out so well ! LOL