Smaller water changes, less top off, less glass to scrap, easier to access the entire tank, dusting the cabinet, windexing the outside, making less RO topoff water, less trips to the salt store, less trips to LFS for supplies, it goes on and on.

my point of view
 

When you get into the hobby you are new trying everything and wasting alot of time watching the tank so you dont miss anything. Then you take the plunge and get a bigger tank. Then you are stuck with more lights and more water changes that have been stated by Doug and som one else.

Your experience is growing over time and you gain ways to make short cuts. and make DIY projects and then for some reason you down grade and thne you find that a smaller tank is easier to maintain. Due from having all this expereince and short cuts that you taught yourself or that you have read about.

having a larger tank is easier to a point of, if you get a problem in the tank it doesnt wipe it out in a day you pretty much have a few more grace days to sort it out.

With a smaller tank you have ways of tweaking the tank to run better and easier. So you are not there 24/7

That is what they are talkign about inreference to the smaller tanks are easier to take care of.


mike

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In that regard I agree. Lately the only work I do to my tank is feed the fish and top up the sump. Maybe 4 times in the past 3 months I have done tests, and I've only done two water changes. I don't expect that will change much with my next tank. I've never owned a supertank so I can't really compare the work load.

bigger is not always better i have had the pleasure of s 280 gal tank and man its a lots of money and work. :mrgreen:


mike

:lol: :lol: :lol: SO DOES MY FAMILY! :lol: :lol: :lol:

I know my BF just hopes I will get over it soon (hobby/addiction). :lol: He sat me down the other day and said PLEASE no more tanks..PLEASE! :lol: He says its also hard to kick for me since he's convinced it feeds my what he calls my shopping addiction . :lol:

As I always ponder getting a bigger tank, for some reason even my BF thinks it would be WAY more work and WAY more money. But then again I'm already running a 10gal, a 29gal, a 46gal & a 77gal, so how much more work did I really create for myself and are the costs really that different from say getting just one BIG tank 180gal+, appose to all my other little tanks?

Dont get me wrong, I do love large reef aquariums. I did leave a few times for similar reasons as Brad & Jon.

My current downsizing issues are more to do with the previously mentioned cost reasons and also the fact that I live in the country. My large tanks, with all its plumbing and devices and a jammillion plugs ins, scares of any chance of one of the locals looking after it while I,m away. :lol:

Most of the ones I read about on other boards are usually younger and have major changes going on in their lives.

Less to look at :razz: :lol:

Steve, I've decided to go for quality over quantity this time. :biggrin:

Bulletsworld , i think that if you go bigger that it wont be a problem. Lots of people go big and love it. you will spend some time getting it sorted out. good luck if ya do i'm behind ya 100%.

I know when me and Tammy build our new house in a few years i'm putting in a 10" x2x2 FOWLR with 2 tunze's with the contollers when i do it i will plan it out for the fish room but it will be a basic setup with a euro reef 12-2 or a 12-3 and straight vho lighting and topp off and that is it....... YA RIGHT :lol:


But a large tank is lots of fun i have learnt lots from mistakes and good times.

and thinner wallet..

Isn't that smaller than what you have now..? :razz: :mrgreen: