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Greetings from Korea!

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Spurredon
, 04-07-2010 at 09:59 AM (1556 Views)
Hello Marc!

I have been snooping around your site for a few days and finally decided to signup. Came across your reefcast podcasts recently and have been listening to them religiously since. Up to Episode 25 now and looking forward to listening to the new Reefaddicts podcasts when I get finished with those. I am currently planning to set up my first SW tank when I move house later on this year. I have spent the last year or so reading, studying and visiting the many forums out there in order to gain more knowledge. Your podcasts have been a great source of information (as has melevsreef.com) and hopefully will continue to be so. Keep up the good work!

Graham (Irishman in Korea)

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  1. agsansoo's Avatar
    Welcome to Reef Addicts !
  2. Jessy's Avatar
    Welcome! Looking forward to seeing your tank when you get it up. I'm always jealous of the livestock choices people in different countries get.
  3. Spurredon's Avatar
    Thanks for the welcome! The tank I'm thinking of getting is ~170G (not. including sump). I'm wondering if maybe this is a little too big for a newbie but for the following reasons I don't want to have a small tank:
    (1) Hobbyists ALWAYS upgrade anyway!
    (2) I want to have a couple of tangs so really would like to have a 6-footer.
    (3) Larger tanks seem to be a little more forgiving when it comes to water parameters (i.e. not as sensitive or prone to quick changes).

    Any advice/suggestions against going big from the start (other than cost to buy and maintain)?
  4. melev's Avatar
    The biggest suggestions I'd offer:

    • Go slow.
    • Be alert and watch the system closely, testing frequently to maintain stable water parameters.
    • Try to buy quality equipment so you don't have to do it twice and spend even more money.
    • Ask questions, then don't react as soon as you hear what you want to hear. Think about the advice, give people time to chime in, and decide for yourself if the advice is reasonable. Most importantly, look at their own tanks to determine if their advice is backed by their actions.

    170g to 180g is a bigger tank, but it isn't outrageously so. I like to recommend 120g tanks for newbies because it has a nice footprint: 48" x 24" x 24". It doesn't need more than two MH lights, nor a huge skimmer. So money doesn't get devoured.