Hi all,
Very new to this hobby, so this may sound dumb, but... I know the saying - the bigger tank you can get, the better, however, is there a big difference in running and equipment costs when comparing a 4ft and a 5ft tank? That is, the number of lights (can I still get just 2 for a 5ft?), pumps, etc... I have space for a long, but narrow tank, provided I reinforce my floor properly (will try to document that all in my build thread), but I'm just not sure if it's worth trying to stretch it out to a 5ft, or just settle for a 4ft. I'd like to get some fish in there, some inverts and maybe softies later on. Will most "newbie-tank-keeper" fish live happily in a 4ft?
My current tank is freshwater Juwel RIO 240 (selling it to make room for the marine one) and I think that's rather on the small side now... of course when I just got it in, I thought it was huge, but not anymore Not sure if marine fish swim differently? Maybe they are happier going around in a circle?
Thanks in advance for your thoughts.
Very new to this hobby, so this may sound dumb, but... I know the saying - the bigger tank you can get, the better, however, is there a big difference in running and equipment costs when comparing a 4ft and a 5ft tank? That is, the number of lights (can I still get just 2 for a 5ft?), pumps, etc... I have space for a long, but narrow tank, provided I reinforce my floor properly (will try to document that all in my build thread), but I'm just not sure if it's worth trying to stretch it out to a 5ft, or just settle for a 4ft. I'd like to get some fish in there, some inverts and maybe softies later on. Will most "newbie-tank-keeper" fish live happily in a 4ft?
My current tank is freshwater Juwel RIO 240 (selling it to make room for the marine one) and I think that's rather on the small side now... of course when I just got it in, I thought it was huge, but not anymore Not sure if marine fish swim differently? Maybe they are happier going around in a circle?
Thanks in advance for your thoughts.