I first setup a reef tank around 2003 when LEDs were pretty much non-existent and everything was expensive. I had a homemade MH light over a custom made acrylic cube, ~20g, that I bought second hand online. Drove 90 miles to a tank teardown and was lucky enough to get some established LR. Flash forward to 2019 and things are still expensive, but you can do a lot more on the cheap, and things are a lot easier to buy/find.
I got back into reefing around 3 years ago from a craigslist purchase of a setup 29g biocube for $200. Already had LED converted hood, a nice, probably overkill, AquaMaxx HOB-1 and other equipment making it the perfect re-entry. Had a ton of LR, a few good frags and a clown. Clown is still doing well, coral are all happy, and I only just now started to add more coral and a RBTA to the tank. The clown is not hosting as it just isn't used to it, but the nem settled in nicely to the middle and top of the LR, away from all my coral.
Took my GF about 2 years to get hooked and now she is all in and talking about getting another tank.
Cheers
I got back into reefing around 3 years ago from a craigslist purchase of a setup 29g biocube for $200. Already had LED converted hood, a nice, probably overkill, AquaMaxx HOB-1 and other equipment making it the perfect re-entry. Had a ton of LR, a few good frags and a clown. Clown is still doing well, coral are all happy, and I only just now started to add more coral and a RBTA to the tank. The clown is not hosting as it just isn't used to it, but the nem settled in nicely to the middle and top of the LR, away from all my coral.
Took my GF about 2 years to get hooked and now she is all in and talking about getting another tank.
Cheers
