Large, Medium or Small?

[revhtree]

What’s your preference when it comes to the size of the reef tank you keep?

Not what you wish you could keep but what’s best for you to keep.

Thank you!

 

[Bruttall]

Large, once you get done with the wallet shock of buying the equipment they are just easier to care for IMO, More Water = toxins take a lot longer to build up, giving way more reaction time to counter.

 

[iParadoxus]

Nano tanks ( <20 gal) are what's best for me. If something is wrong, i.e. algae is everywhere, scraping down the glass and a 100% water change usually takes care of the issue.

 

[Rysam]

Bigger is better for me. I’m lazy and appreciate the stability of displacement.

 

[Marco_99]

100-200 gal which I classify as medium

 

[AAZ]

If you're johnny on the spot with husbandry, then small is where it is at. If you're a little lackadaisical then bigger the better to avoid problems, but more work and expense comes with it.

 

[ColorMeGone]

My nano is so easy to take care of.

 

[playboateralex]

Middle ground less than 100 more than 50. Not incredibly difficult water changes, still very stable.

 

[Troylee]

Large or xl.

 

[Gumbies R Us]

For me, it would be anything above 50-75g. Gives you a lot of room for the fish you want, and coral real estate

 

[backbayreef]

How about Huge? Regardless of size, I just want my reef to be bigger than my neighbor, Jones! Ha

Anyway, I keep various sizes from 25g to 450g, I like my 450g the most - can keep pretty much any fish / corals I ever wanted, more aquascape options, stability, and more! If I ever downsize our home, I think a 120gal would be perfect for me.

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

I like smaller tanks, they are easy to maintain IMO. I have a 10, 15, 30, and 40 gallon tanks.

 

[revhtree]

I was XXL all the way until I realized how much work it took! HA! Now I'm L-XL :)

 

[Crabs McJones]

Did the large already with my 75
this time around going small and am enjoying it more than the large tank
just feels like less maintenance.
Also doing lps and softies vs the sps dominant that my old tank was, so that factors in too.

 

[winxp_man]

Got a 150gal …… now working on getting a 300-350!

 

[RedReefer]

100 - 150 gal … running my current tank (100gal) since 2019.

 

[vlangel]

I just bought and set up a new tank; a standard 75g. No sump, just powerheads, and an AquaClear 110. Simple coral, and common fish. So far I am loving the simplicity!

 

[fishface NJ]

90 to 150g

 

[Sean Clark]

There is always room for a larger tank.

 

[Biokabe]

I don't think I've yet found my ideal size. I started off with a 29g tank, and that felt too small.

I moved up to a 55g tank, and that felt too small.

I'm now at a 75g tank, and it honestly feels too small. For house-related reasons I probably can't go much bigger, but I want to. I could maybe swing up into the 150-180g range if I got creative with the designs, but it would be tough.

From a physical standpoint... I wouldn't want to go much deeper than my current tank. Maybe 24". I'm a short guy, and with my current tank I already have to use a stepstool to get at the sandbed. I could go a little bit wider - maybe 30" wide. And then for length... I think 8' would be the smallest where I'd feel like I finally had enough room. So about 300g.