tank upgrade

[papercrab]

ive been running a fluval evo 50 litre tank for about a year and ive been wondering about upgrading on size. ive been thinking around 110 litres-160 litres and what would be best. im never really at home in the day during the week but have most of the weekends free so i was wondering what size would combine fitting with my availible time and also still having enough space to continue reefing. any ideas?

 

[lapin]

I would go 160. More water less swings

 

[papercrab]

oh! i posted two of these?

 

[papercrab]

ah internet problems, live quite remote. How much water would i need to change and how often for a 160? how much maintenance would be needed?

 

[lapin]

10% every week
Maintenance is like feeding. Everyday

 

[Naturalreef]

I’m away from home with work as well. I’m currently in a max nano peninsula(26 gallons). I’m upgrading to 65 gallons.

Here is what works for me…a controller to monitor your aquarium and send you messages if something is wrong. As large a top off reservoir as you can fit. (10 gallon reservoir on my max nano lasts a month).

Depending on livestock(mixed or dominant Sps), a dosing pump/pumps to keep parameters in check. I use Red Sea 4 part with a weekly calcium test. It has kept my aquarium happy.

Livestock helps to keep the aquarium clean…..diamond goby for clean sand, turbo snails for rock work , bumblebee snails and small wrasse for pests.

I enjoy my aquarium so much more now with minimal maintenance letting dosing pumps and cleanup crews do the majority of the work.

 

[papercrab]

so if 160 litres is the tank size and roughly 33 percent of that is taken up by aquascape that leaves around 107 litres of water with ten percent (10.7) a week leaving me at 42.8 litres a month. i currently have a storage of up to 50 litres. i live remote so i doubt i could top up every month regular so would it be to risky at 140 litre or below.