Hello everyone!

Patience1! · May 2, 2023

Hi there! I am a new member here, from Ontario Canada. Have dabbled with fresh water and salt water tanks for decades now but I've never had a tank with a sump etc. because it makes me uneasy about a big spill. I've had mostly just FOWLR tanks because I generally eventually killed whatever coral I tried, and a 75G planted tank with all sorts of lovely freshwater fish. I currently have a FOWLR 29G tank with my Maroon pair, with a very old watchman goby and a pyjama cardinal. I've had these fish for well over 11 years now...

I've been drooling over the AIO tanks but they come with such large price-tags and I just can justify spending so much $$ only to kill some more coral. :-(

Anyways, I love reading about what everyone is doing and learning how to do things correctly.

Kristopher Conlin · May 2, 2023

Welcome to Reef2Reef!!

Don't be afraid of sumps they can be an incredible addition to an aquarium. It's a great place to put equipment to keep the display looking nice. And if you get a tank with a proper overflow like a bean animal style with emergency drains it's very very unlikely to overflow.

I have never personally owned an AIO aquarium but a lot of people have great luck with them.

findingsimple · May 2, 2023

G’day and welcome!

Pistondog · May 2, 2023

Patience1! said:
Hi there! I am a new member here, from Ontario Canada. Have dabbled with fresh water and salt water tanks for decades now but I've never had a tank with a sump etc. because it makes me uneasy about a big spill. I've had mostly just FOWLR tanks because I generally eventually killed whatever coral I tried, and a 75G planted tank with all sorts of lovely freshwater fish. I currently have a FOWLR 29G tank with my Maroon pair, with a very old watchman goby and a pyjama cardinal. I've had these fish for well over 11 years now...

I've been drooling over the AIO tanks but they come with such large price-tags and I just can justify spending so much $$ only to kill some more coral. :-(

Anyways, I love reading about what everyone is doing and learning how to do things correctly.

Hey patience1!,
Welcome to r2r.
You have the right moniker for success in this pasttime.