Down Grading!?

Hey all!! I've been a bit dormant on this site for a few months now. But I'm hopefully back to say. Hope all are doing well.

So here's my situation. I've got a 75 gal that i was using for my salt tank and a 20 that i was using for my fresh tank. My thoughts are that i can't really afford to do a lot in the hobby at the moment due to the lack of a job and was wondering as to what I should take into consideration in switching the 2 around. What i mean by this is turn my 20 gal into a salt and turn the 75 into my fresh tank.

Salt tank only has 2 clowns and a few cuc.

Fresh isn't pertinent as I'm very comfortable with my fresh skills but not my salt skills.

Any and all advice is welcome and a hint of opinion ;D

Thanks in advanced!!

 

If that is all the livestock you have, you should be fine. Just going to have to keep a closer eye on your params..and more frequent water changes.

 

have you taken in consideration the time and costs of doing this transfer?

 

20g SW is definitely doable. My very first SW tank 39 years ago was a 20g with just a UGF and HOB filters, and it was still running trouble-free 7 years later when I sold it. Personally, I say go for it. Just remember, one needs to move more cautiously when making changes or additions as parameter or nutrient swings can happen much more quickly with such a low volume of water.

 

I'd recommend selling the 75 and getting a nice AIO tank, that way you don't have to repurchase and it will look nicer in the long run IMO

 

Thanks for the input. I am a bit curious about fintration for such a small system. Is it possible with frequent water changes and monitoring to do live rock, sand base, and carbon filter or is a carbon filter out of the question. . . .

There will only be 2 black white clowns in the tank no coral nothing but the clowns.

 

Not sure what you're calling a "carbon filter"... Carbon reactor? HOB power filter with carbon? Either way will work, but with a reactor, you'll need supplemental flow; with the HOB, just get one rated for 60g and you'll be fine.

As for water changes, your tank will tell you how often, but I doubt it would be too frequently with such a small bioload.