First time build

mx29 · 01/15/2015, 09:23 PM

Hi,

I have been on these forums researching and learning for about a week or two now and I really want to try a salt water aquarium and get into it. Initial plan was fish only but I have considered possibly getting into some soft corals eventually now to. I want to do a medium size tank and a starter type kit to test if I like it.

-Is the nuvo 40G a good starter tank?

-If there is a better setup for a 30 to 40 gallon I'm open to any suggestions. Don't really want to go bigger then that to see how I like it, but not really any smaller where I will grow out of it to quickly.

BlueCorn · 01/15/2015, 09:28 PM

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adamv · 01/15/2015, 09:36 PM

I have the IM fusion 40 AIO and I like the setup. Makes it a little easier since you won't have to plan out a sump. But you don't have the advantage of one either. The size is nice, decent depth and height so you can be creative with the aquascape.

mx29 · 01/15/2015, 09:39 PM

Yea that's what I saw as benefits with getting coral eventually and the volume is still big enough to have like 5 or 6 fish

mx29 · 01/15/2015, 09:47 PM

How is the Rock that comes with it? It didn't look that good and I would probably get some extra live rock

adamv · 01/15/2015, 10:04 PM

Mine didn't come with any rock. I had so dry rock from previous builds that I used.

01/15/2015, 09:23 PM	#1
mx29 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Posts: 50	First time build Hi, I have been on these forums researching and learning for about a week or two now and I really want to try a salt water aquarium and get into it. Initial plan was fish only but I have considered possibly getting into some soft corals eventually now to. I want to do a medium size tank and a starter type kit to test if I like it. -Is the nuvo 40G a good starter tank? -If there is a better setup for a 30 to 40 gallon I'm open to any suggestions. Don't really want to go bigger then that to see how I like it, but not really any smaller where I will grow out of it to quickly.

01/15/2015, 09:28 PM	#2
BlueCorn Retired Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,908	*To Reef Central* This thread has been moved to the current forum. __________________ Doug [I]Dodging and burning are steps to take care of mistakes God made when establishing tonal relationships. ~ Ansel Adams[/I]

01/15/2015, 09:36 PM	#3
adamv Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 56	I have the IM fusion 40 AIO and I like the setup. Makes it a little easier since you won't have to plan out a sump. But you don't have the advantage of one either. The size is nice, decent depth and height so you can be creative with the aquascape.

01/15/2015, 09:39 PM	#4
mx29 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Posts: 50	Yea that's what I saw as benefits with getting coral eventually and the volume is still big enough to have like 5 or 6 fish

01/15/2015, 09:47 PM	#5
mx29 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Posts: 50	How is the Rock that comes with it? It didn't look that good and I would probably get some extra live rock

01/15/2015, 10:04 PM	#6
adamv Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 56	Mine didn't come with any rock. I had so dry rock from previous builds that I used.