Would You Pick the Same Tank Size Again?

[Daniel@R2R Verified Admin]

A tank can feel huge when you’re planning it and surprisingly small once you start filling it with fish and corals. Or you may find that the smaller setup fits your space and routine just right.

Knowing what you know now, would you choose the same size for your main reef?

BONUS POINTS: What size is your current tank, and what would you change if you were choosing again?

 

[christinna77]

75g. I would've gone for 120g at the very least, so I can keep some larger species. I'd love to have Malacanthus brevirostris when I upgrade in the future.

 

[Reef Jedi]

I wish I went with the 6ft tank and not the 4ft. Better excuse to upgrade. Just hurts the pocket twice.

 

[Euphylliaphyle]

36 gallon presently. Would love to have gone much larger, like 180. When I started, the frags seemed lost in this tank and it looked like it would take forever to fill out. Now that I've accumulated a few frags and some of them are finally growing - some aggressively - I am seeing how limited my real estate truly is. Balance this against being 66 years old, and I'm happy with my current tank, but I can still daydream!

 

[56longroof]

I started with a 4' 150 gallon. I thought I'll never need to upgrade as it was the largest tank I've ever had. Well, 2 years later and its too small. Im planning on two tank upgrades next year. A 225 gallon (72"×24"×30") for freshwater and a 340 gallon (72"×30"×36") for the reef tank. Hopefully that fits my needs. LOL

 

[Gumbies R Us]

If I had been living in a bigger house at the time, I would have gone with a 40-50g instead of a 20g. However, it was perfect for the place we were in.

 

[Kooma]

A tank can feel huge when you’re planning it and surprisingly small once you start filling it with fish and corals. Or you may find that the smaller setup fits your space and routine just right.

Knowing what you know now, would you choose the same size for your main reef?

BONUS POINTS: What size is your current tank, and what would you change if you were choosing again?

I have a 225, 72”x30”x24”. If inwere to donit again inwould keep the 24” height, and 72” length, but go 36 or 40” wide.

With that said, mine is second hand and was probably 15% of what it cost new due to its weight and size. Moving anything bigger would have been a real challenge.

 

[nanotanknewbie]

I love my nano tanks and want to setup another nano for a yasha / pistol shrimp duo
And another tank for a fire fish ect ect

Also thought about having a nem dominated nano tank for a pair of clowns but that seems like a far future project

 

[EricR]

My current tank is a 36" long, 40 gallon tank.
I wish mostly for a longer tank, with space to fit somewhere reasonable being the upper limit.
*currently looking into 60" tanks for where I plan to put it

 

[Sm1nts2escape]

Started with a biocube32 first few months. then moved to a 425xl. Now that I go the jist of it I want a 900 gallon powered by solar when I get a larger house next year

 

[exnisstech]

100g peninsula is the sweet spot for me to keep SPS, mostly acro. Tank is 48x22x22" after starting in a 36x22x22. Thanks to RS I had to move out of my reefer 300 but have no regrets. I'm really digging the peninsula being the focal point of our house. I would have loved to go 30" wide but that would have had to be custom and I wasn't up to the challenge of DIYing the plumbing
My mixed reef tang heavy I moved from a 72x24x24" 180 into an 84x30x24" 330 and am happy. I have to be because it's the largest tank I could fit in our house.

PS my very first saltwater tank was a standard 75g but I've had several upgrades since then and have added other tanks.

 

[SlothMartin]

also wish i went 6 feet instead of 4 feet. not because of the cost of upgrading, but the hassle/manpower/logistics of upgrading
4 feet has people saying maybe thats big enough for x fish. 6 feet removes the doubt it seems

 

[ReefGeezer]

I have a 4' 90 gallon now. I'm planning my retirement tank. IM Nuvo, 200 gallon, 72 X 30 X 21.

 

[Bob Weigant]

10 years ago I would have said bigger. I would love a 300-400 gallon tank but today there is no way I could fund that during retirement. I think the biggest I would get today is a 50 gallon