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Wondering about initial vs longterm price

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#1 · (Edited)
Looking at initial cost vs running cost.

Would you say a larger tank would be very expensive to start but cheaper to maintain vs a smaller tank? Looking for a fish with live rock no corals type of tank. 120 gallon vs 30 gallon are the tanks I have set up. Let's talk about no sump for the time being. A few well sized fish for each of them, nothing too heavy for the filtration. A couple of blue green chromis, and a goby or two... too start with

Opinions?

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#2 ·
Good evening. Normally I am a freshwater fish keeper but have spent a few years with salt and FOLR tanks. IMHO bigger is always a little more work on water change days but less fragile and easier to maintain water quality in.
Cheers Russ
 
#3 ·
for salt a bigger tank is always better. parameters are more stable and easier to maintain from my experience
 
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