New To Hobby Thinking Of A Red Sea Max 130d?

[Aaron87]

hey guys totally new to this however have been looking through books and forums for a few months now, basically i started off wanting a bi-orb with a marine convo kit... thoight this would prob be best for a beginner however after really looking into it every seems to say there ok as long as u dont follow the basic setup they instruct you to implement?

After looking into stocking and such i thought for what you can actually keep in them theres not much point. so i then looked at the red sea amx 130d which also advertises itself as a "plug and play" reef system however im also not so sure on that.

i now feel that i could could setup this tank without too many issues i just wanted peoples opinion on the tank itself?

possibly home for

a pair of clowns
a dwarf puffer or dogface puffer
possibly a blue jaw trigger

if this is even possible...

im sure u have this all the time so thanks for any reply's i recieve

 

[drobbyb]

Bio-orb tanks are not the best tank for a beginner. Not by a long shot. There is simply not enough surface area for gaseous exchange (putting oxygen into the water in place of the carbon dioxide.)

You would have to run the tank at a minimal stocking level (but what fun is that.) IMO that's a huge tradeoff and a deal breaker for me.

 

[rabbut]

I think you have a thread on this in the marine section already. That is where to get the best advice on marines, and where helpers should look to help you Agreed with above though, Bio-orbs aren't good for a beginner, so it's good that you are looking elsewhere already