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[Jonathan Troutt]

hey guys so I recently heard this forums mentioned on a BRS YouTube video so I decided to check you guys out. Then I discovered an amazing healthy DIY section and was hooked. Especially with the whole reef pi thing!!

Anyone. I started reefing back a few years ago owned a tank for a couple years then had some children. Had to get rid of tank. Now I am in a better spot and have started back up. I am running a 40 breeder currently with a 29 gal diy sump. I am going to upgrade DT in about 3 to 4 months and gonna go with a 75 gal. I don’t know why but 75gal has always been my thing.

So there it is! Nice to see an active community. There are a couple other forums out there that are not very active!

 

[Sfplaya1]

Welcome! Go big or go home btw. You'll most likely end up upgrading from a 75G. I made that mistake.

 

[Jonathan Troutt]

Ha yeah but I’ve noticed the expense of a larger tank vs a smaller tank is nutz. The price inscease it seems is exponential. Plus I got the wife that is giving me limits. But I here ya though. I wouldn’t mind having a 125 or a 220 shoot one of the local fish stores around me has a 300gal glass tank with stand an canopy she is selling for $400. It needs resealed. Which don’t bother me none and that is how I usually get my tanks to save some money. But that is a monsterous tank.

 

[Sfplaya1]

Ha yeah but I’ve noticed the expense of a larger tank vs a smaller tank is nutz. The price inscease it seems is exponential. Plus I got the wife that is giving me limits. But I here ya though. I wouldn’t mind having a 125 or a 220 shoot one of the local fish stores around me has a 300gal glass tank with stand an canopy she is selling for $400. It needs resealed. Which don’t bother me none and that is how I usually get my tanks to save some money. But that is a monsterous tank.

When I got my 108G. I told my parents I was upgrading to a tank the same size, which it was indeed just wider and taller

 

[GoVols]

@Jonathan Troutt

Thanks for Signing up and #WelcometoR2R

 

[Crabs McJones]

Welcome to R2R!

 

[kschweer]

Welcome!!

 

[KJ]

Welcome to R2R!!!

 

[reef lover]

Welcome to r2r!!

 

[redfishbluefish]

Welcome @Jonathan Troutt to R2R.

 

[dbl]

Welcome to R2R and your new reefing community.

 

[Lovemyreef2015]

Welcome to R2R

 

[Greybeard]

Ha yeah but I’ve noticed the expense of a larger tank vs a smaller tank is nutz. The price inscease it seems is exponential. Plus I got the wife that is giving me limits. But I here ya though. I wouldn’t mind having a 125 or a 220 shoot one of the local fish stores around me has a 300gal glass tank with stand an canopy she is selling for $400. It needs resealed. Which don’t bother me none and that is how I usually get my tanks to save some money. But that is a monsterous tank.

Size matters. When I got back into the hobby, I started with a 60g cube. Overshot my budget by ~20%. Some time later, I sold that off, and upgraded to a custom 140. While planning this, I took into account that I'd blown my last budget, and bumped my estimates accordingly. 15 months in, I've blown my new budget by more than double, and I'm not done yet.

Eh. It's a hobby. All hobbies are money pits, it's the nature of the beast. Just go in with realistic expectations, and yes, bigger == much more money.

 

[Flippers4pups]

Welcome to reef2reef!

 

[Chrisfish]

Welcome to R2R