I agree with Wayne. Make sure the tank isn't to deep or it will be quite a
pain to maintain trying to get to the bottom of it. I have a 80 gallon
freshwater that is difficult for me to maintence the gravel and lower glass
area.

Good-Luck,
Susan
"Wayne Sallee" wrote in message
...
Having a tank that you can't reach the bottom has it's down-sides. For
smaller tanks, it's best not to get a tall tank that you can't reach the
bottom. As you go to larger tanks, eventualy you get to the size where
it's impractical to have the tank so shallow. 220 is getting at that
point.

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets



Mark Henry wrote on 12/6/2005 6:19 PM:
Hello all!

I've been keeping freshwater tanks (fish only and combo fish/planted) for
several years with good success. Lately I've specialized in reproducing
malawi bioscaped tanks. I'm currently running two 55g tanks and two 75g.

Frankly, I'm feeling the pull of "the dark side" (as the owner of my LFS
puts it) and would like to step into marine reef tanks. I've started by
buying several books (both hobbiest/amateur and text) from Amazon and am
going through those and taking notes.

I'd like to start by asking for help with two things...

1. Can anyone suggest books, magazines, forums, and/or websites
that will help in the education process?

2. Next, I'd like help picking out my equipment. Due to space
considerations I'd prefer to stay with a rectangular tank. While
a 125g is certainly do-able, for some reason I'm being drawn to
a 220g - which *might* be too deep at 30"??? So, if I go with the
125g what equipment would you suggest as a starting setup for
cycling the LR/LS over the first several weeks?

Thanks,

mark h