Just sold off my large tank...and already itching for another one

[kien]

Originally Posted by newreefer_59

After coming from a 150 + 30 gallon sump, is there a downside to going to a 30ish gallon setup in terms of maintenance, etc.

Appreciate any thoughts.

The downside is that the 30g tank will be smaller. Much smaller. This means less room for cool stuff like fish and corals. If you're not interested in fish and corals then this might work out for you. As for maintenance, it'll be the same, just smaller.

[Dearth]

As the others have stated 18inches is as narrow as you should go just because after that rock placement and cleaning is a right royal pain after that you can go for long shallow reef or shorter deeper tank.

[newreefer_59]

wow...thx all for the great posts---so far