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View Poll Results: How big was your very first SW tank?
Up to 33 Gallons (started out slow & didn't want to spend much) 71 38.38%
Up to 50 Gallons (did some research and decided to start out a bit bigger) 39 21.08%
Up to 90 Gallons (brave, and had some extra money at the time) 54 29.19%
Up to 150 Gallons (insane!) 14 7.57%
Up to 300 Gallons (Phhh, ya right) 7 3.78%
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Old 08-01-2006, 12:29 AM
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First SW tank was in my old house ... 330G reeftank ... a few of the Calgary/Edmonton/BC reefers were there for a reefmeet a few years back ... loved that tank
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Old 08-01-2006, 12:53 AM
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A 10g "reef", started 17 months ago. I was bored with our FW tank, and similar to Chris' story, I figured if I could make that work, I could deal with anything. It is still running, although it has been eclipsed by our newer 50g+sump in my heart. Now I'm an amateur plumber, electrician, lab technician, and lighting technician. (and I thought it was about fish - HA!) And, I've gone from thinking I could figure it all out to understanding that I'll never know anything...

I'm still loving the newness.
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Old 08-01-2006, 03:35 AM
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I started my first saltwater experience with a 0.75 Gallon Pico just over a year ago and now I have a 30 gallon reef.
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Old 08-01-2006, 06:50 PM
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I just getting ready to tear down my first Reef, a 28 gallon bowfront, Started out with 130 watt PC, and a cpr bakpak. All equipment was used at the time.

Now just starting to get the 90 going.

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Old 08-01-2006, 09:03 PM
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My very first tank was my 175 gal. I always said go big or go home. Three years later though and i am regretting it a bit. I am finding it hard to find the time to maintain a tank this size. Water changes are always a mess. If I was to do it again I would probally start with 25gal to 50gal. That way everything is cheaper and when i learned more about the hobby i could upgrade then.
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Old 08-23-2006, 11:12 PM
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150 gallons with a 50 gallon sump. Biggest mistake? Putting it in my bedroom. But I did have water changes well worked out - CanadianMan had the insight to build a tap into my plumbing that I could just attach a vinyl hose to and send water straight to the bathroom and down the toilet. Then I pumped water up the stairs and into the tank. Regrets? It was bigger than I needed, and although it was a succesful tank with a bright future, my plans changed hardly a year later and it never had the chance to grow into what it could have been.
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