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Thinking about plywood tanks....alot!!!

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Well i have a 75gallon already. things got put on hold since i came to school in texas. so ive been reading alot on forums and such. and since the first article i read about plywood tanks i have been INFATUATED. just the thought of making a bigger tank. But at the same time i havent started my 75 so i dont quite know what to expect. building the thing is not a problem. Right now im just thinking 6feet long, 3 feet wide, 30inches deep. but I'm wondering if a new guy to reefing should even be considering this? or is better to go big now and just learn as i go. so i thought ill ask you guys and see what yall think. is it a feasible task, or should i stick with the 75? and am i crazy

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Updated 05-29-2010 at 03:39 PM by melev

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  1. dread240's Avatar
    If you already have a 75 I'd probably just start with it. As you start to run out of space with it then move to a bigger tank.

    Hell I'm starting with a 29 and haven't fully stocked it yet.
  2. Alaska_Phil's Avatar
    I don't think it's your reefing experiece that you need to consider with a project like that. It's your experience with building things that would be important. If you haven't done anything like that in the past, why not try your hand at it by building a 40 gal plywood sump and refugium for that 75 first?
  3. melev's Avatar
    Agreed, work on the 75g and enjoy it for what it is. This gives you more time to build the bigger plywood tank and save up the funds for the necessary equipment.

    I've thought about building one myself many many times. We have had a couple of them competed by DFWMAS members and they did a nice job. It takes a long time.
  4. fchidsey's Avatar
    Alaska_Phil - Yesterday 06:40 PM
    I don't think it's your reefing experiece that you need to consider with a project like that. It's your experience with building things that would be important. If you haven't done anything like that in the past, why not try your hand at it by building a 40 gal plywood sump and refugium for that 75 first?
    I agree +1
  5. Alaska_Phil's Avatar
    the other plus about setting up the 75 first is simply practice. I know if I was to start over from the beginning now, I'd do a lot of things differently. There are at least 2 dozen different theories of how to set up a reef tank, and an infinite number of combinations of those. Plus all sorts of different reef tanks, softy, SPS, LPS, mixed, biotype and coral garden to name a few. Throw in different aquascaping patterns, like sloped, island, sandy, rock wall, canyon etc. Then add in the choices of fish and motile inverts. So I'd have fun with the 75, learn with it, enjoy it while you plan your big tank. Then you can transfer your favorites to the big tank and sell or give away the species you don't want when the time comes.