Lets Have A Chat

[jennybugs]

Cut your losses and buy a second hand Plug n Play Red Sea Max if you have the room. This will offer up a whole lot more options
Regards

If I'd had the money I would have gone for this tank as my first choice! I still want one - my upgrade maybe. Next on the list was the D-D 28gal HQI, but I ended up getting the D-D 24gal and read up on the recommended mods before I bought it.

I love small tanks (wouldn't necessarily want to upgrade to anything massive) and wanted to set out to create a world where it looked nice at first glance, but the more you looked, the more you could see. I did this by chosing small fish that spend the majority of their time near or in the rockwork, popping out when they feel like it. I then left the swimming space to my two clowns who are more than happy with the arrangement

I've sent you the link to show you exactly what I did, and if you persevere with the millions of pages there are, you'll walk through the total story of my little tank, warts and all.

For me it's been a superb learning process and been a great tank for me to cut my teeth on I guess we all like our own tanks (or hope people do), but I will say it loud...I love my tank!

Since I bought that I have gotten smaller and smaller with my tanks and am very excited about my current project of the Fluval Edge shrimptopia

I recommend you thoroughly pick to pieces all the tanks you are recommended by everyone and see what one you like the best/fits into your budget or tank space allowed Look through as many diaries of these tanks as you can and see what comes up trumps.

 

[youngfisher]

I think im going to get the Orca tl550.
What do you think to that?
As it has all the things in the back im aware.

YF

 

[jennybugs]

I've not had experience of that tank tbh. It's a nice size of tank though from what I do know

One thing you might like to think about is lighting and hwo that limits/allows what you can stock in your tank. If you like some of the more light needy corals then you'll want one with the best lighting in. If you're just planning on softies (the ones that you'll want to start with anyway) then lighting isn't quite so vital

 

[youngfisher]

Are you able to change the lights?
Urghh im so confused.
I thought I could get the hang of marine
But...
Well, Im not here to fail!
So I will keep researching.
Although its fairly hard.
Hmm...

YF

 

[Trod]

Totally agree with BigC on this one. I started from scratch with an Orca TL550, it is a brilliant tank for the beginner, The Red sea max is better, but you pay the differance If you can find a RSM within your price range I'd go with that, if not the Orca TL550 is the next best thing, I have learned a lot from starting with this tank and have now progressed to a 5ft tank which I am setting up myself, something I could never have done before having the Orca.

Have a read of seffie and my thread http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=253399 it will give you a good insight as to what to expect

 

[youngfisher]

Yeah.
Im halfway through reading through this.
I dont think ill find the RSM in my price range.
Whats so good about them compared to the orca?

YR

 

[jennybugs]

Are you able to change the lights?
Urghh im so confused.
I thought I could get the hang of marine
But...
Well, Im not here to fail!
So I will keep researching.
Although its fairly hard.
Hmm...

YF

Research is the key! I spent months and months researching everything. By the end of the first week I thought my brain was going to explode with an infromation overload
You won't be able to take everything in at once so take your time with it. Different people will have different suggestions but you will learn to read them all and decide what is best for you and your situation. Don't rush into anything though. That goes for prior to buying things as well as deciding what to stock your tank with once you have it
If you're anything like me, you'll change your mind a million times and then come back to one of the first things you thought about. I am hopeless when it comes to deciding on something if I have too many choices.

 

[youngfisher]

Dont worry ill be taking my time.
The main reason is..
I dont have the money!
I think in a couple of months I will start spending.
I think I will go for the Orca tl550.
I did want to use my Elite Style 95.
But as BigC Said, once I have all the equipment in there,
Theres not much room at all.
Do you recommend any good sites for research?
I have looked all through here and the link you sent me.
Now I need more more more!

YF

 

[degsod]

Yeah.
Im halfway through reading through this.
I dont think ill find the RSM in my price range.
Whats so good about them compared to the orca?

YR

I love the RSM tanks I was looking at them a couple of months ago, the only problem is cash or should I say the lack of

 

[youngfisher]

Same with me.
Degs set up a marine tank in a couple of months.
So we can do it together..
Just a thought.

YF

 

[bae1994]

good luck

 

[youngfisher]

Thanks bae.
Still alot of research to be done.
Who knows what the future holds.

YF

 

[bagu]

Ah, that explains the money difference.
I might have a protein skimmer already,
So not sure what to do.
I suppose best thing to do is sell all my tropical stuff,
and see how much money I have from it all.

the orca has alot more swimspace and is larger by around 10gallons

but the river reef has good lighting and 2 powerheads, if you remember at wyvale the marine nano reef at the till was a river reef =]

if you want a good tank, that you can get at a nice price ( ive seen them go on ebay with all extras for £50.oo +++ thing is, sometimes people won't call them ORCA TL550, youll have to search fish tank and have a scroll through them all haha

i say sell all your tanks, and for Christmas buy a RSM lol XD

i had a bad day lol ^^ i brought liquid carbon and tropica nutrition +, saw the £26.oo that i had spent, i could have cried lol

 

[youngfisher]

Haha.
I think Im going to go for the Orca TL550 to be fair.
Time will tell.

YR

 

[bagu]

have a lookee here mate! on the cheap

its live rock! ive seen cheaper but its still a decent price lol!

here ;D