Hello from No. VA

Hahahahahaha now that's a wonderful idea, I'd do exactly that if I could afford it.

 

What's up Buddy! Use the 55 for a reef.

 

Keep an eye out on local forums, craigs list and ebay. There are always killer deals that come up if you just wait.

 

welcome to 3reef my friend got a 280 acrylic on craigs list for free because they needed it gone what a score.

 

SWEEEET.. I really don't have room for that large of tank. So I'll have to stick to the 55.

 

55 is a good starter/refresher tank .Big enough to accomidate minor errors and small enough to break the bankor is that not to break the bank
no matter which way you go the expence will still be their in this hobby.

 

You were right the first time.. Still enough to break the bank if you want to do it right. :

 

Let's Build the 55!

Okay all feed back leads to building the 55; my first thought, one of the things that drove me crazy with my 65 was the overflow box, the standard Eshopps overflow. When the siphon broke sucking on the aquarium airline in the U tubes to start it again. I was doing some pricing and found in Dr. Fosters & Smith a continuous siphon overflow that is run by a small pump. Anyone ever heard of this? OR have any thoughts on the overflow other than the box with U tubes?

 

Welcome to the reef, hope you enjoy your stay. I vote for the reef, bigger is always better.

 

Thanks for the Welcome. I've decided I don't have it in me to build another reef from scratch, I'm going to go with the 30 gal Finnex. Maybe once I get back into it, I'll do the 55.