I like many people here have many years of fresh water tanks under my belt. When I moved into my new house I sold off all my tanks and decided to wait to set anything else up. A couple of weeks ago my 3 year old seen a buddies tank and fell in love with it ! I told my wife " it's time to get another tank but let's do saltwater this time.
After hours of research I have completely confused myself lol. I was fist looking at a biobude but quickly decided it was too small and the mechanic in me would decide to upgrade to something better. Money is not a huge problem but I also don't want to drop 5k into a setup that I have no idea about! I think I have narrowed it down to 3 different tanks but I need your input on which one would suit my needs and be the best investment. All of my options have some sort of bad reviews that's where I'm getting confused.
My goal is to start it out as a fish tank and add a few easy reefs. I know I will get more into reefs once I learn more but that's not my main attraction.
1) JBJ 45 or 65 AIO. I really like the idea of an AIO but don't want to outgrow also a little worried about the MDF stand.
2) CADlights 70g artisan. Love the look and it comes with a hardwood stand.
3 Sca 66 or 90g. These look to be decent kits and you can upgrade to a hardwood stand.
After hours of research I have completely confused myself lol. I was fist looking at a biobude but quickly decided it was too small and the mechanic in me would decide to upgrade to something better. Money is not a huge problem but I also don't want to drop 5k into a setup that I have no idea about! I think I have narrowed it down to 3 different tanks but I need your input on which one would suit my needs and be the best investment. All of my options have some sort of bad reviews that's where I'm getting confused.
My goal is to start it out as a fish tank and add a few easy reefs. I know I will get more into reefs once I learn more but that's not my main attraction.
1) JBJ 45 or 65 AIO. I really like the idea of an AIO but don't want to outgrow also a little worried about the MDF stand.
2) CADlights 70g artisan. Love the look and it comes with a hardwood stand.
3 Sca 66 or 90g. These look to be decent kits and you can upgrade to a hardwood stand.