Hello all,
Me and the wife are looking at getting our first marine/reef tank.
The problem is the 3 pet stores around town that we have gone to, each have their own opinions on how to set them up. We realize that this is going to happen, and with out determination to find some non-biased information on the web, has come up empty.
Basically what I ask of anyone who is willing to help is to point us in the right direction...
i.e. we are looking at a 29-55 gallon tank... (keep in mind, we are not sure if we are going to want to keep the tank for years to come, as this is going to just start out as a hobby, after that we can see if we want to make it an addiction) We realize bigger is better, but the larger you get the more expensive things become.
one store pointed us in the direction of a 29 gallon tank, with an eclipse hood. From there we were told we needed to buy a "power pack" which was a lighting kit that would fit the hood so that we could get the needed light for the reef tank. While researching that hood, i found many people who did not like the hood. And, i later started reading about protein skimmers and sumps etc etc.....
If we are trying to start out cheaply but not buy items that we will eventually find out that we wasted money on, what would you recommend?
Anyone that takes the time to respond and help out, I am deeply appreciative.
mykpoz
Me and the wife are looking at getting our first marine/reef tank.
The problem is the 3 pet stores around town that we have gone to, each have their own opinions on how to set them up. We realize that this is going to happen, and with out determination to find some non-biased information on the web, has come up empty.
Basically what I ask of anyone who is willing to help is to point us in the right direction...
i.e. we are looking at a 29-55 gallon tank... (keep in mind, we are not sure if we are going to want to keep the tank for years to come, as this is going to just start out as a hobby, after that we can see if we want to make it an addiction) We realize bigger is better, but the larger you get the more expensive things become.
one store pointed us in the direction of a 29 gallon tank, with an eclipse hood. From there we were told we needed to buy a "power pack" which was a lighting kit that would fit the hood so that we could get the needed light for the reef tank. While researching that hood, i found many people who did not like the hood. And, i later started reading about protein skimmers and sumps etc etc.....
If we are trying to start out cheaply but not buy items that we will eventually find out that we wasted money on, what would you recommend?
Anyone that takes the time to respond and help out, I am deeply appreciative.
mykpoz