Wanting to get into the hobby

[EzCheez]

Oh and i know this is a saltwater thread, but I just put my 40g african tank up on craigslist, and if you know anyone interested, please pass this on! It is somewhat the condition with my wife to sell this first lol
Everything you need! 40 gal aquarium +african cichlids livestock

 

[JustinFromAL]

Oh yeah, don't blame you. That's exactly how I got involved. Had a 75g Cichlid tank and picked up a 90g established reef for $400 on craigslist. Like most everyone in this list i'd recommend shooting for 90g as a first reef tank size. It just seems to be a good "goldilocks" size.

 

[EzCheez]

Oh yeah, don't blame you. That's exactly how I got involved. Had a 75g Cichlid tank and picked up a 90g established reef for $400 on craigslist. Like most everyone in this list i'd recommend shooting for 90g as a first reef tank size. It just seems to be a good "goldilocks" size.

Wow thats a great price!

 

[EzCheez]

Just an update everyone, I got a 90g Oceanic reef tank from RugDog yesterday, you can see it on a newer thread. I ordered a reef light off of Ebay that should be in soon. So the last thing on the checklist will be a protein skimmer. RugDog mentioned the ASM G3 with a sedra 5000 pump. I have a couple on ebay that I'm looking at, but if there is anyone on the thread that has a skimmer that they'd like to part with, please PM me. Thanks!

 

[aslmx]

Just an update everyone, I got a 90g Oceanic reef tank from RugDog yesterday, you can see it on a newer thread. I ordered a reef light off of Ebay that should be in soon. So the last thing on the checklist will be a protein skimmer. RugDog mentioned the ASM G3 with a sedra 5000 pump. I have a couple on ebay that I'm looking at, but if there is anyone on the thread that has a skimmer that they'd like to part with, please PM me. Thanks!

the G3 would be a great choice. I just put one on my 120. It took a while to break in but it's a scum sucker now. I bought mine used. You can find some great deals on the used equipment threads. I got mine off of reef central if you can't find one here. I've also found a lot of good used stuff off of Atlanta reef club. Me personally, I try to stay clear of eBay and buy off the forums. I ll keep my eye out for you one.

 

[EzCheez]

the G3 would be a great choice. I just put one on my 120. It took a while to break in but it's a scum sucker now. I bought mine used. You can find some great deals on the used equipment threads. I got mine off of reef central if you can't find one here. I've also found a lot of good used stuff off of Atlanta reef club. Me personally, I try to stay clear of eBay and buy off the forums. I ll keep my eye out for you one.

I found a guy on craigslist selling his whole setup for $500 and he had a reef octopus 110int included. So i got the skimmer for $100 and its only a year old. So im pretty happy. I will probably have to get a bigger skimmer eventually, but i couldnt pass that up :)