Some stunning tanks are setup with minimal cost and equipment. You don’t need a lot of $$$ to have a beautiful tank, just know what species do well in your setup and focus on those a tank doesn’t have to be 400g filled with high ends sticks to be worthy of TOTM.I have mixed thoughts on this.... I enjoy the reef of the month. But at the same time it sets a bar that is unattainable for a lot of folks. Every tank and reefer has a point where it is doing the best it can do with the resources it has. Whether that is money, time, water sources, equipment, smarts, etc. The reef of the month used to make me feel like “ I gotta get to that to be doing this right.”
But at the same time it is really good to know how folks achieve those tanks and what really goes into making it happen.
It reminds me I don’t have the resources right now to get there, but maybe when I retire.
So a tentative yes....
In fact I will scream if I see a 6 month old bare bottom floating scape of coloured bushes as the first TOTM LOL. Let’s see some reefs with some age!