Budget Reef Tank Build

Patrick thomas 55g full blown reef tank.
Budget reef tank build. The aquarium size you choose depends mainly on your available space and budget. We have received a few requests from our viewers to do a video on how to build a reef tank on a budget so we decided to put together a small tank and show you guys a few tricks to help save you money when building a tank. I happen to spot this tank while i was stalking one of my favorite facebook reefing groups and pmed and found out that he only lives one hour away from me. This is important if you want your corals and fish to live a long.
With a larger reef aquarium you ll be able to keep more fish corals and other invertebrates. A three stage filter will keep your reef tank clean and free of disease. This would make a fine home for a couple of clownfish some shrimp and a hermit crab. Your first reef can be as small as a tiny pico aquarium or larger than 300 gallons.
With that said we travelled to boynton beach florida to visit patrick thomas amazing 55 gallon mixed reef tank. But if your tank doesn t come with a filter make sure you get the right device. A reef tank kit often comes with a good filtration system. Keeping a reef tank is downright expensive no matter which way you look at it.