How many personal saltwater tanks have you had in the hobby over the years?

How many personal saltwater tanks have you had in the hobby over the years?

  • 1- 3

    Votes: 27 27.8%
  • 4 - 6

    Votes: 42 43.3%
  • 7 - 10

    Votes: 12 12.4%
  • 10 - 15

    Votes: 8 8.2%
  • 16+

    Votes: 8 8.2%

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Flame2hawk

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625, 125, 5-55’s, 40, 20L All FOWLR’s. now have a 625 and a 32 cube in the box. looking to add a 7’ acrylic tank…the 32 might be my first reef…we’ll see.
 
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20,55,75,13.5,150 not counting fish breeding tanks, qt, etc. Eventually I want to silicone the windows in my house, fill er with water and live in a reef tank, just have one dry room for sleeping. Now to ask the other half what she thinks...
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625, 125, 5-55’s, 40, 20L All FOWLR’s. now have a 625 and a 32 cube in the box. looking to add a 7’ acrylic tank…the 32 might be my first reef…we’ll see.
FOWLR and Acrylic.. now that's my dude! Same on my two existing tanks.

Now a 625... that's awesome!
 

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400 gallon koi pond converted to live rock and critters, 55,100, 120, 300 stock tank for shark, (12) 20 gallon tanks in a rack system with central filter, twin 50's, 125, 10 gallon, 8 gallon, 50 cube, another rack of (12) 20 gallon tanks, 60 gallon, 40 gallon pentagon, I am not including the freshwater tanks in this list lol. I went through a jump on and measure phase where I tried to fill ever open space with tanks early on. I was building tanks for customers and the scrap or seconds got used up.

After we finish the house remodel I have a 64 gallon, 22 long, 32, and a 16 rimless that need a home. Still have some acrylic in the shop that might be a 120 or 180 as well as 20 gallon rimless acrylic and a 60 gallon acrylic. Not sure what will become of all of them. Some fresh and some salt for sure.
 

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A 5 , a mini bow 7, a 10 gallon , 26 bow, 25 lagoon , 30 gallon finnex aio, 45 cube 80 gallon , 95 wave , reefer 750
 

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I'd prefer not to think about it... dozens of tanks. even more if you count the fish bowls I had starting back when I was a 3yo.
 

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Since the mid 70's i have had 22 different saltwater builds. Started my first reef with a 5500k pendant and a wet/dry in the mid 80's. Needless to say i nearly burnt myself out by the mid 90's and cut it back to 2 moray eel tanks for about 15 years. Made the mistake of going to a coral swap at the beginning of 2014 and found myself totally hooked again. I now have 3 coral tanks along with a discus tank and koi pond. God help me!
 

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Anyone selling a 7’ acrylic aquarium set up? Usually its a 240 gallon.
 

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lets see...in the 60's a 10 with a HOB and a 2 1/2 UG....in the 80's a 20L , then a 30 (both undergravel)...90's a 36 with a wet dry and currently a 40B with a sump....and a 1 gallon i banished my xenia into...and i still dont know what i'm doing
 

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20 gl Tall, first tank. Still going. 8 years
40 breeder 2-3 yrs now? Tank 2
22 long 2 years. 3rd Tank

I Did have a 120 (tank 2, almost) for a few months at the beginning of my journey. I was not ready for a tank that big!! Most of the equipment went to the 40B.
 

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Coming up on year 17 in the hobby. I couldn't list all of mine if I tried. I would forget one or two.

I also worked at a LFS for a while and have no idea how many I helped setup from that
 

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A Ten, Five and a Thirty Gallon back in the late 60’s. All these were the Slate Bottoms. Coated the Stainless Steel Frames with various stuff to keep them from salt rusting. Built an All Glass 65 Gallon in 69, first one the bottom broke, replaced the bottom, and continued. Thanks to my Stepdad, for buying the heavy glass bottom glass, RIP. Moved out on my own, trash picked a broken 30 gallon AG Aquarium, and repaired. Was given a 15 gallon, and a 20 gallon, that alternated between fresh and salt. A 90 gallon, empty needs the overflow replaced and tank resealed. Now empty 2.5, 15, 29, 45, and the 90. Now I’m Running a 65 gallon, 30 gallon acclimation tank, and a refuge. Right now I’m trying to build a frag tank using the 29 gallon. New house roof, killed my budget, put the plywood into the roof, LOL.
 

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I just purchased my 7th, a CADE 1800 peninsula. I still love the hobby, it's peaceful, relaxing, and I enjoy the maintenance that goes with it.
 

A worm with high fashion and practical utility: Have you ever kept feather dusters in your reef aquarium?

  • I currently have feather dusters in my tank.

    Votes: 63 36.6%
  • Not currently, but I have had feather dusters in my tank in the past.

    Votes: 59 34.3%
  • I have not had feather dusters, but I hope to in the future.

    Votes: 24 14.0%
  • I have no plans to have feather dusters in my tank.

    Votes: 26 15.1%
  • Other.

    Votes: 0 0.0%
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