With a larger reef aquarium you ll be able to keep more fish corals and other invertebrates.
Budget reef tank build.
But if your tank doesn t come with a filter make sure you get the right device.
After adding sand and rock our grand total is 275 29 for the entire build less the water and livestock.
A three stage filter will keep your reef tank clean and free of disease.
Your first reef can be as small as a tiny pico aquarium or larger than 300 gallons.
If you are handy you can make a lot of stuff yourself.
1 tank fowlr fo reef 2 equipment 3 water 4 salt 5 rocks 6 substrate step 2.
10 fish invert stocking 11 corals 12 feeding 13 quarantine 14 water parameter 15 maintenance step 1.
You want a filter that deals with all types of filtration.
1 tank what size nano tank do you start out with.
You can do a budget friendly tank.
It is around 3 3 gallons with a custom frag shelf put together with super glue egg crate and pvc it is the first tank i have.
We created a 20 gal.
Our first series is targeted to the beginner hobbyist.
But it will also take up more space and have a higher initial cost.
May 4 2020 1 just finished leak testing and building my new nano frag tank.
7 scaping 8 filling the tank 9 tank cycle step 3.
I run a nano tank with precision.
This is important if you want your corals and fish to live a long.
A reef tank kit often comes with a good filtration system.
Start date may 4 2020.
My 10g tank and equipment not talking live things here that s purely personal was about 200.
The aquarium size you choose depends mainly on your available space and budget.
All parameters are spot on always.
This would make a fine home for a couple of clownfish some shrimp and a hermit crab.
People who visit my house that are knowledgeable about reefing are always a bit shocked to see a nano that is so stable and precisely on target.
In this series we help guide you in the setup of a saltwater aquarium on a budget.
The last piece to your puzzle is getting some water.