Budget Reef Tank Build

A reef tank kit often comes with a good filtration system.

Budget reef tank build.

Our first series is targeted to the beginner hobbyist. If you are handy you can make a lot of stuff yourself. May 4 2020 1 just finished leak testing and building my new nano frag tank. We created a 20 gal.

My 10g tank and equipment not talking live things here that s purely personal was about 200. Pretty impressive and budget friendly for a very functional little reef tank. After adding sand and rock our grand total is 275 29 for the entire build less the water and livestock. But if your tank doesn t come with a filter make sure you get the right device.

The marine aquarium on a budget can be as simple as a 20 gallon tank with a hang on back outside fish tank filter a heater and marine substrate. All parameters are spot on always. It is around 3 3 gallons with a custom frag shelf put together with super glue egg crate and pvc it is the first tank i have. Start date may 4 2020.

Budget reef s 3 gallon nano frag tank build. A three stage filter will keep your reef tank clean and free of disease. But it will also take up more space and have a higher initial cost. 1 tank what size nano tank do you start out with.

You want a filter that deals with all types of filtration. You can do a budget friendly tank. Your first reef can be as small as a tiny pico aquarium or larger than 300 gallons. This would make a fine home for a couple of clownfish some shrimp and a hermit crab.

This is important if you want your corals and fish to live a long. 10 fish invert stocking 11 corals 12 feeding 13 quarantine 14 water parameter 15 maintenance step 1. With a larger reef aquarium you ll be able to keep more fish corals and other invertebrates. 7 scaping 8 filling the tank 9 tank cycle step 3.

1 tank fowlr fo reef 2 equipment 3 water 4 salt 5 rocks 6 substrate step 2. The last piece to your puzzle is getting some water. I run a nano tank with precision.