Looking to upgrade

[kien]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

One little baby isn't going to get in the way. I set up my 180 just after mine arrived. That includes 158 days at hospital, managing 4 dogs and a house and a job. Still had time to build and manage a tank. Go for it!

But not everyone is a demigod like you Brad. Some of us are mere mortals

[ktsalt]

You will be posting your 24g tank in the buy/sell forum in a few weeks lol

[new2reef]

Yeah we are aware its going to be hectic with a new little one we were thinking of catching some boxing day sales to get some decent prices on a setup. Thanks for the input guys muchly appreciated

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by kien

But not everyone is a demigod like you Brad. Some of us are mere mortals

How many kids you have? And how many tanks were you running? plus all the marathons, the training, the installing LED on spokes. You're a hero!!

[Coleus]

I agree with some posters here, wait until your newborn and see if you have any more spare time. You maybe glad that you did not set up the tank after all and wait for couple years before you can do anything.

About maintenance, it depends what you gonna have in your tank. if you just have a fowlr tank then you can skip maintenance for months if nothing breaks. I won't count cleaning glass as maintenance because i do that when viewing my tank. Also i found bigger tank is easier to manage than small tank because water parameter does not swing fast or crash fast.

[new2reef]

I would be going full reef tank i find them peaceful. And yeah glass cleaning is part of viewing.

[ktsalt]

Did you run it through the wife about getting a bigger tank??? Need I say more lol

[Coleus]

Originally Posted by new2reef

I would be going full reef tank i find them peaceful. And yeah glass cleaning is part of viewing.

are you interested in a 10feet tank any chance?

[new2reef]

Lol yes i did put it past wife she is a west coast girl loves the smell of the tank. What kind of fool doesn't consult their financial officer before looking in to spending money haha

[ponokareefer]

One of the first things I'd look at when upgrading to a larger tank is to somehow hook up plumbing to run directly to the larger tank. This simplifies things drastically come water change time.

The second thing I would consider is how deep you want the tank. Deep tanks require much stronger lighting, so more cost immediately and long term. Also, you will have a much more difficult time reaching the bottom of a deep tank. I'd look at a longer tank over a deeper tank.

The third thing I would look at is unless it is going into a basement, I would consider having someone inspect your flooring to ensure that it will be able to withstand the incredible weight of a large tank. I had our floor joists inspected by a qualified person who said it should be fine. I have heard of people having to reinforce their floor though.