T0adman
New Member
Howdy everyone,
I've been keeping fish and other 'exotic' pets my whole life. I currently breed leachianus geckos, have some turtles, snakes, caecilians and 4 fw tanks. Oh, I'm also a beekeeper.
Anyway, I have dabbled in reef tanks in the past, but it has been over 10 years since I had any saltwater tanks. Since we are 'looking' at new houses for the past couple years, I have been holding off on getting a reef tank, but I can't hold off any longer. Instead of the huge 100+ gallon reef that I will eventually want, I decided to get something a bit smaller that won't be impossible to move if we do decide to get a new house. I was going to set up the old 29g tank that I have laying around. But, it was a bit of a noisy, salt spreading, algae producing, heat trapping monster. The technology has really come a long way in the last 10 years, so I am going to spend the money to 'do it right' this time instead of cobbling together a bunch of ill-fitting budget options.
I'm planning to replace a 29g fw tank that I have in our living room with this tank. It might not be the ideal location, but I hope it is good enough. It is in a room with quite a bit of ambient sunlight but is in a corner that doesn't' get any direct sunlight. It also has a fireplace on the other side of the room that we use to keep toasty while watching TV during the winter. I know these two factors aren't ideal, but I want it to be somewhere I will see it often and enjoy it instead of tucked away in the basement where it could be forgotten and neglected. So, if I'm not mistaken, the drawbacks to this location shouldn't be too difficult to overcome?
In that location, I'm looking for a tank between 30" and 36" (34" would be ideal) that doesn't stick out too far. After some research, I'm probably going to order a Waterbox DX 90.3. Does that sound like a good choice? I'm also open to suggestions and criticisms.
I'll start a build thread once I decide on a tank and start 'building'.
Thanks in advance. I look forward to meeting other reefers and learning from this forum.
I've been keeping fish and other 'exotic' pets my whole life. I currently breed leachianus geckos, have some turtles, snakes, caecilians and 4 fw tanks. Oh, I'm also a beekeeper.
Anyway, I have dabbled in reef tanks in the past, but it has been over 10 years since I had any saltwater tanks. Since we are 'looking' at new houses for the past couple years, I have been holding off on getting a reef tank, but I can't hold off any longer. Instead of the huge 100+ gallon reef that I will eventually want, I decided to get something a bit smaller that won't be impossible to move if we do decide to get a new house. I was going to set up the old 29g tank that I have laying around. But, it was a bit of a noisy, salt spreading, algae producing, heat trapping monster. The technology has really come a long way in the last 10 years, so I am going to spend the money to 'do it right' this time instead of cobbling together a bunch of ill-fitting budget options.
I'm planning to replace a 29g fw tank that I have in our living room with this tank. It might not be the ideal location, but I hope it is good enough. It is in a room with quite a bit of ambient sunlight but is in a corner that doesn't' get any direct sunlight. It also has a fireplace on the other side of the room that we use to keep toasty while watching TV during the winter. I know these two factors aren't ideal, but I want it to be somewhere I will see it often and enjoy it instead of tucked away in the basement where it could be forgotten and neglected. So, if I'm not mistaken, the drawbacks to this location shouldn't be too difficult to overcome?
In that location, I'm looking for a tank between 30" and 36" (34" would be ideal) that doesn't stick out too far. After some research, I'm probably going to order a Waterbox DX 90.3. Does that sound like a good choice? I'm also open to suggestions and criticisms.
I'll start a build thread once I decide on a tank and start 'building'.
Thanks in advance. I look forward to meeting other reefers and learning from this forum.
