Back in after 12 years away

N2950H · May 6, 2019

Hello, I'm getting back into reef tanks after about 12 years of being away. I am currently shopping for a shallow frag style rimless tank but haven't decided on one yet. The AIO prices are attractive, currently looking at the Waterbox 28.2, but have a bit of research to do still. Don't quite know yet if an AIO is best for my purposes of keeping some LPS, soft corals, clams, and a few fish. AIOs weren't a thing when I left the hobby so I have a lot to catch up on before I make a purchase. Anyway, happy to be here.

James M · May 6, 2019

Welcome to reef2reef !!!!!!

Crabs McJones · May 6, 2019

Welcome to R2R!

dantimdad · May 6, 2019

Welcome back!

Peace River · May 6, 2019

Welcome to R2R and welcome back to reefing!!!

Once you knock off a little dust, you'll be back on top of your game in no time! We're glad you're here!!!

Retro Reefer · May 6, 2019

Welcome to R2R :D

Billldg · May 6, 2019

Welcome to R2R!!!

cracker · May 6, 2019

Welcome back & we are happy You came to R2R !

Antics · May 6, 2019

Welcome to R2R!

Rjukan · May 6, 2019

Hi, and welcome back to the hobby. R2R will make the return easier on you, there are a lot of resources to draw upon here.

My opinion would be to go for a reef ready tank and sump if you have the room for one.

Mastiffsrule · May 6, 2019

N2950H · May 6, 2019

Thanks everyone!

Rjukan said:
My opinion would be to go for a reef ready tank and sump if you have the room for one.

Can I ask for a little more info behind your suggestion? I'm leaning the same direction but man the prices on the AIOs are tempting.

Mike.P · May 6, 2019

N2950H said:
Hello, I'm getting back into reef tanks after about 12 years of being away. I am currently shopping for a shallow frag style rimless tank but haven't decided on one yet. The AIO prices are attractive, currently looking at the Waterbox 28.2, but have a bit of research to do still. Don't quite know yet if an AIO is best for my purposes of keeping some LPS, soft corals, clams, and a few fish. AIOs weren't a thing when I left the hobby so I have a lot to catch up on before I make a purchase. Anyway, happy to be here.

It all depends on how big you want to go... If you don't plan to get more livestock than what you've said here, I think an AIO will do just fine. Waterbox makes really nice tanks, and I just saw the exact one that you're looking into the other day; an LFS not too far from me got one in, and set it up as frag tank. It looked really, really good.