Brand new to the hobby!!!

[nathan147]

hi everyone i am brand new to the saltwater hobby. I am currently looking for a tank i found a few but honestly dont know if they are good tanks or not. first in the Innovative marine 50 gallon lagoon and the second one is the redsea reefer 200XL? thanks everyone

 

[PeterC99]

Welcome to R2R!

Both are great setups. Are you looking to purchase new or used?

 

[Zach B]

Welcome

 

[kittenbritches]

Welcome!

 

[nathan147]

Welcome to R2R!

Both are great setups. Are you looking to purchase new or used?

i havent been able to find any used tanks and i honestly dont know where to look for them at. thanks for you help

 

[Goaway]

Welcome! I don't know the prices or the setup equipment with either system.

Get which one has a more complete setup and better price. But I guess they would be the same? Tank, cabin, sump and return pump?

 

[Supa]

Welcome! I love my Red Sea 250(I’m new also) my only regrets is I may have needed to go bigger in the future.

 

[nathan147]

Welcome! I love my Red Sea 250(I’m new also) my only regrets is I may have needed to go bigger in the future.

thank you and why would you have gone bigger?

 

[PeterC99]

i havent been able to find any used tanks and i honestly dont know where to look for them at. thanks for you help

You can look at the Marketplace on this site or try Craigslist.

 

[Supa]

thank you and why would you have gone bigger?

thank you and why would you have gone bigger?

3 reasons mainly….. 1.It looks like I like the hobby a lot and will end up with a larger tank and now I will have to rebuy a lot of the stuff. 2- larger tanks roughly around 100 gallon mark the fish and livestock “options” really open up more. Lot of cool fish and coral need room 3- more water you have the more stable your parameters will be as larger body of water is forgiving. Aqua-scape is easier let’s you have more shelfs platforms and places to set coral and your fish to hide.

 

[G Santana]

Welcome aboard!!!

 

[Big Smelly fish]

Welcome!!

Facebook market place is good sometimes, just be careful, some people have outrageous prices, research new prices.

 

[kstaley12]

Welcome to reefing! I have just started up a Reefer 200xl, and I love it! Wish I had more space in my house to have gone bigger. I will warn you the instructions for putting together the Red Sea cabinet are terrible. Felt like furniture from IKEA.