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Eh i think your situation is well situational. Ive been in fresh water for 20 years now. Started with my 27g hexagon my mom bought me when i was 14. Upgraded to a 44g 55g then 92g then 135 gallons years later.
The 27g hexagon i still have and when i started salt water 3 years ago i resealed the tank after pulling it out of storage and started my reef tank. I ignored everyone who said a sumpless hexagon wouldnt work. After cramming it with rocks and corals and a few fish i realized it was wayyy too small. So i looked for a bigger hexagon and thats after only 3 months. Found a 60g hexagon moved everything over. Added a few more rocks. Tank was beautiful and honestly right now its running with just sand a few ******* damzels but i wouldnt mind setting it back up fully.
Anyway 4 months later i decided to convert my 135 discus tank to salt water.. transferred my discus to my 92g bowfront and moved my 60g to the 135. Got more rocks. And so forth.
And im still adding corals although its crammed big time now. I cant get anymore fish either. Its packed.
I kinda wish i just went straight to the 135g. But i guess going to the smaller tanks was a learning process.. although they only lasted 3 months and 4 months before i upgraded again and again.
Now we might be moving and i gatta fogire out how to move my fish and corals to the new house. Which might be an hour away. So i might have to get a giant tub for my car and a invertor to hook up the air stone and stuff.
Anyway when we move i wanna go bigger. Like 240 gallons or something.
As for costs. The costs are really on you because of the in wall thing and equipment you probably have.
I have my 135 gallon on my 3rd level in my bedroom. And its not even perpendicular to the joists.. its sitting parralell to the joists.. which run about 13 feet. They are both on load bearing beams on the ends though. But i still only have the tank on 2 maybe 3 joists. And its been fine. Floor hasnt sagged its still level. Im not worried about it. Now i wouldnt go bigger like 180-240 lol but yea.
My tank was also 100$ stand was 40$ i resealed it myself my lights are t5 amazon plant fixtures with good reflectors. I spent maybe 160 on the fixtures. And 200$ on bulbs.
I have no sump no skimmer. Just three 40$ emperor 400 hobs and a homemade denitrate reactor using 1$ gallon water bottles and eheim skimmer pump.
In the end ive spent maybe less than 700$ on equipment and tank itself.
Yet you got people who spend 5,000$ on just a tank yo have something rimless.
The 27g hexagon i still have and when i started salt water 3 years ago i resealed the tank after pulling it out of storage and started my reef tank. I ignored everyone who said a sumpless hexagon wouldnt work. After cramming it with rocks and corals and a few fish i realized it was wayyy too small. So i looked for a bigger hexagon and thats after only 3 months. Found a 60g hexagon moved everything over. Added a few more rocks. Tank was beautiful and honestly right now its running with just sand a few ******* damzels but i wouldnt mind setting it back up fully.
Anyway 4 months later i decided to convert my 135 discus tank to salt water.. transferred my discus to my 92g bowfront and moved my 60g to the 135. Got more rocks. And so forth.
And im still adding corals although its crammed big time now. I cant get anymore fish either. Its packed.
I kinda wish i just went straight to the 135g. But i guess going to the smaller tanks was a learning process.. although they only lasted 3 months and 4 months before i upgraded again and again.
Now we might be moving and i gatta fogire out how to move my fish and corals to the new house. Which might be an hour away. So i might have to get a giant tub for my car and a invertor to hook up the air stone and stuff.
Anyway when we move i wanna go bigger. Like 240 gallons or something.
As for costs. The costs are really on you because of the in wall thing and equipment you probably have.
I have my 135 gallon on my 3rd level in my bedroom. And its not even perpendicular to the joists.. its sitting parralell to the joists.. which run about 13 feet. They are both on load bearing beams on the ends though. But i still only have the tank on 2 maybe 3 joists. And its been fine. Floor hasnt sagged its still level. Im not worried about it. Now i wouldnt go bigger like 180-240 lol but yea.
My tank was also 100$ stand was 40$ i resealed it myself my lights are t5 amazon plant fixtures with good reflectors. I spent maybe 160 on the fixtures. And 200$ on bulbs.
I have no sump no skimmer. Just three 40$ emperor 400 hobs and a homemade denitrate reactor using 1$ gallon water bottles and eheim skimmer pump.
In the end ive spent maybe less than 700$ on equipment and tank itself.
Yet you got people who spend 5,000$ on just a tank yo have something rimless.