Newbie On 34 Gallon?

[Groomer]

I have been thinking about setting up a 75 gal. marine/reef tank and then I ran across this 34g tank on Drs. Fosters and Smith

picture and discription of set up


Red Sea MAX 34-Gallon Reef Aquarium System
* Complete reef aquarium with advanced lighting, filtration, and control systems
* High-output 110-watt 50/50 compact fluorescent lighting
* 3-stage filtration and high output protein skimmer


I know it is not recommended that beginners start small but this set up seems a lot less complicated and I was wanting to get some feed back on what you all think.

 

[enjoiskater158]

that looks like an alright tank. never got a nano cube or anything like that so i dunno what's good or not but i started with a 30 gallon long and its going pretty well except that after 6 months im upgrading to a bigger tank so IMO start with a desent sized tank cause you dont want to spend all that money on a nano than spend more later on for a bigger tank. lucky i can just use my 30 gal for the sump

 

[SkiFletch]

Those red sea tanks are of high quality, have some extra not so useful equipment, are reliable tanks, and are a bit pricey. They're decent options for a beginning aquarist provided he/she can afford it and is willing to accept the fact that he/she may out-grow the tank in short order