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