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Im looking to buy a new 30-35 gallon tank

rookie07

rookie07

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I was thinking Finnex:

Finnex MT-3002Q 32 Gallon T5/HQI
Tank Size (Gallons) 32 gallon
Dimensions 29 1/2 x 15 7/8 x 17 5/8"
Power Head (Skimmer) Venturi driven / 211 gph rated pump
Power Head (Filtration) 475 gph
Lighting 150W HQI / T5 HO 24W x 2

Filtration: Built-in refugium

What is the verdict?
Would I need anything else??(Just for the tank, not supplements or that stuff)(Now assume I want to go ALL-OUT, what would I get)

Any other suggestions?
 
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rookie07

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OH
If I get a new tank, Can I do all the transfering that day, assuming I can get the water clear(no sand storm) before I do?
And can I then add new(cured) live rock?-this is the part that seems iffy to me
 
ellebelle

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I think that you can put a dwarf angel in a 30g tank. Scott Michael's minimum tank size for a dwarf angel is 20-30 gallons, I believe (someone with the book check me on this?). You should also buy a fish trap with that dwarf angel because there is always a chance they will start nipping at your corals. In a large tank, this isn't a problem. In a small tank, it will be very noticeable. It's especially bad if you keep clams and they take to mantle nipping. This behavior can kill a clam quite quickly (digitalreefer's coral beauty killed his clam in less than a week once it started picked and he couldn't get it out).

You can definitely transfer everything in one day, provided that you don't kick up the sand too much. If you're starting with a new sand bed, you should be prepared for a small cycle which might stress your fish and corals. If you can set them up at the same time and slowly transfer everything over, you would be better off (this is what I did when I switched my 29g to my 40br. Of course, then when I had to move my whole tank, I did it all in one day with 99% of my corals and fish perfectly fine).

I saw adamrose's finnex 30, and it looks like a really nice set up. I like the all in one aspect of it. Out of curiosity, why are you looking to upgrade to a 30g so soon after setting up your 24g? You can't really do much more in a 30 than you can do in a 24... I'm not sure it's really worth it. The 24g aquapod is a sweet little set up, and there are a ton of mods you can do to it if you want to make it more efficient. If you are looking to keep more/larger things, I think you should consider going bigger than a 30g tank.

PS: 30g = still not large enough for a mandarin. If you buy jhale's 120g set up, I'll support you on the mandarin. :happysad:
 
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drperetz

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...

Belle is right...

Get Js 120, u'll be the famous guy and u will always have people at ur house stairing at ur tank. LOL

All jokes aside... Spend ur money on something more productive. This finnex is a great setup but for this $$$ u can get a RR system that will not need additional upgrading and will allow u to hold bigger fish that u always dreamed of. Wether u buy from MR members or from vendors, the point is to get the system that u will totally be satisfied with.
 
NYreefNoob

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i got a 37g perfecto column tank 20x18x26 for $65, i have sump skimmer ect, it i had to piece it all together would be about 600-800 into a complete set-up all depends what you want to keep coral wise
 
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