1 5 gallon back filtration area plus 6 5 gallon front viewing area.
Budget reef tank.
And replacing the hood with lights is almost as overpriced as the entire nano reef tank kit.
The aquarium size you choose depends mainly on your available space and budget.
Furnished with dynamic led lighting practical for both marine and freshwater environments.
Keeping a reef tank is downright expensive no matter which way you look at it.
Yes it s finally coral time.
A walkthrough of how i built the budget 5g reef tank for less than 200 along with a quick tank update.
With a larger reef aquarium you ll be able to keep more fish corals and other invertebrates.
In this series we will discuss what a reef tank is why they are cool what you need to set one up and be successful the difference in coral types equipment needed and much more.
In this new series we transition from a budget saltwater tank to a reef tank.
But it will also take up more space and have a higher initial cost.
We have received a few requests from our viewers to do a video on how to build a reef tank on a budget so we decided to put together a small tank and show you guys a few tricks to help save you money when building a tank.
Budget reef tank for beginners.
Smaller nano reefs cost less and don t require a lot of maintenance.