Diversification?

[dunl]

Just wondering what you all would do with three setups only.....a 54g bowfront, and two 75's.

[Ruth]

I would go one FOWLR, one SPS and one LPS and softies. Ha! says me with 5 reef tanks - but if I had to do it all over again or maybe when I get my 300g up an running I will turn my 230 into a FOWLR - I love some of those big nasty fish.

[dunl]

Is a 75 big enough for a predator tank? The only one I have right now is a freshwater moray (Gymnothorax tile).....

[Ruth]

Well it depends on what kind of fish you want to keep. The big Triggers, lions, Parrots etc. eat lots and are usually messy eaters so it is important to have plenty of live rock and skim the heck out of the tank all in perportion to how many/how big your fish are.
IMO you could easily do a FOWLR in your 75 you will just have to manage your bioload and fish number/size.
I would also highly recommend that you have a sump/fuge to house a larger skimmer and other equipment.

[Pan]

use one of the 75s for a fuge/sump for the other 75, use the bowfront for a reef tank, since the reef doesn't "need" the room. use the sump for both the bow and the other 75. Or you could connect the two 75s together :)


actually i'd make a list and plan how much you are willing to spend then go from there :)

you could always use one of the 75s for a coral propagation tank and then once a month give everbody on canreef a frag :)

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

Yup, I now have 1 SPS/LPS reef, 1 Softies reef & if I did another sw tank, it would be a fowlr (seahorses, jawfish, & pipefish).

Anthony

[Chaloupa]

I'd make them all different too! Gotta have variety to keep it interesting!

[Snappy]

I would do them all different, in fact that is the case for me now with the 4 I have. 130 gal mixed reef, 33 gal sw jerk tank (small picasso trigger & 2 eels), 20 gal seahorse tank, 60 gal acrylic hex front African Cichlid FW tank. Good to have a little variety.

[Tom R]

I have gone with a number of different set ups and the work load associated with 2,3 or 4 entirely different setups is massive. I have now incorporated all tanks into 1 setup yet having somewhat different items in each tank. By running all 3 tanks through one sump you reduce your expense and workload, thus giving you time to enjoy your hobby.

Tom R

[seashells]

I would go predator, reef and fuge with water shared. Not necessarily it that order.