choices...

[xbambamx]

Well I've decided that a reef may be a little to steep on a price for me.. So I'm contemplating on going FOWLR!!!! Can some people give me their experiences, what would go well in a 75g.. good fish to keep? Just as much information as you can cram into the forum! :)

[xbambamx]

OR FOWLR aggressive!

[xbambamx]

no opinions? wow.....

[ct_vol]

Fowlr tanks are boring to me... Something about all that barren rock... At least throw some zoos or softies in there...

[xbambamx]

Thats my problem. I dont want to pay 400 dollars for a lighting fixture. i dont have the cash for that. I was FOWLR aggressive tank.. With triggers or a lion or something, can somebody help me with this?

[xbambamx]

I think I may turn my big tank into a FOWLR aggresive, and then purchase a little 24g nano to try the whole reef thing with, cuz I'm new and everything i do with reef or nice fish they all die! lol

[gkarshens]

The smaller the tank the harder it is to keep the parameters correct.

[avshockey311]

Save the money you are going to spend on a Nano and get good lights. Reefs are more rewarding IMO.

[raddogz]

I am lucky to have both (well not really).

I maintain my employer's 155g bowfront that is a fowlr, but the rest of my tanks are reef tanks.

The fowlr tank is lit by a pair pc fixtures, and has ten fish ranging from a goby all the way up to an Emperor Angel. The tank is looking great now and has a lot of wow factor BUT it's also taken my years to get the right colors, shapes, and temperments to co-exist in the tank.

You still need a skimmer a really nice skimmer if you get an aggressive fowlr tank i.e triggers are very messy eaters.

I've also set-up a 7g softie tank - nothing special albeit because it is such a small tank the salinity is much harder to keep under control, but it's a nice looking simple tank.

This isn't a cheap hobby.