当您考虑第一个礁石水族馆时，您可能需要更多考虑的一件事是……您的水族馆！现在，比以往任何时候都有多种选择。对于您的第一个礁石坦克，现实的选择可能是“全合一”水族馆。
是的，我是认真的。
There are a bewildering number of options for aquariums that simply didn’t exist a decade ago. And, because you have the ability to purchase a turnkey, all-in-one system that takes away many of the difficult equipment choices you have to make when doing it from scratch, this aspect of your first aquarium setup can be simplified dramatically.
但是，这不是灵丹妙药 - 因为您仍然需要涉足许多可用的选择，以找到最适合您的选择。并不难，但是即使现在，您也需要小心。过去，一些多合一的交钥匙系统拥有设备选项，这些设备选项剩下很多，例如尺寸较小的准功能，“最低的共同点”弹丸，底漆和反应堆。这具有多年来整个类别的净效应。
不再。我们很高兴看到这种趋势已在很大程度上发生了变化，制造商确实已经“明智地”，现在为系统提供了一些非常好的组件，并且匹配性能很好，功能性，功能性和储罐尺寸。对于初学者来说，它们是一个很棒的选择，但是您需要做一些功课，有些在论坛上询问 - 在某些情况下，有些修改。
当然，您可以从第一天开始的高概念设计开始进行全面的习惯，并具有非常好的坦克和高端组件，您可以随时在以后的水箱上使用。如果您做出好的决定，但不要削弱质量，并考虑一下坦克如何适合您未来的爱好计划，这不是一个坏策略。质量首先。只是不要在诸如撇渣器和泵之类的组件上脱颖而出，而是采用整个“我会变得更好的人……”的心态。
Oh, and there’s the whole “size” thing. Yup, you ask 50 different reefers, you’ll probably get 50 different answers, but many will tell you that it makes so much sense to invest in the largest system you can afford. It’s tough on the surface to argue with this advice. Not only for the obvious reason (you can put more stuff in there!), or the less obvious, but equally well-discussed reason (larger tanks, with their greater water volumes, are less prone to environmental fluctuations).
但是，获得最大坦克的最佳“争论”应该是这种残酷诚实，非常简单的一个：如果您迷上了这种爱好，最终您将超越当前的坦克。通过“超越”，我的意思是，即使您认为现在不需要所有的空间，您也会比您想象的要早。这就像爱好中的“通用常数”。“未来证明”您的坦克的最佳方法是：
a）从足够大的人开始，可以容纳更多的牲畜。
b) Invest in an aquarium that has a fully open top, wide front-to-back-dimensions, and a large, well-designed overflow weir with plumbing connections larger than what’s “minimally acceptable.”
c）购买或建造最大的底漆可以舒适地容纳。一个水箱，是您的水上处理的“枢纽”，不仅为所有这些有趣的小工具提供了足够的空间 - 还为您的系统增加了大量的水量，进一步提高了稳定性和整体性能。实际上，我建议以下非正统的实践：从您可以的最大的污水池开始！它将提供稳定性，比从大型水箱开始便宜，并且总是可以成为较大系统的一部分。
Look, I get it. You may have some limitations, in terms of available space, finances, etc. that impact the size of the system you will start with. Your desires may say “225 gallons”, but your budget and other restrictions might scream, “25 gallons!” Or even 10. In that instance, you simply have to double down on technique and learn from the get-go the awesome power of restraint. And nano tanks.
Nano Reef Tank
纳米坦克可能是您的答案。现在，我将在Nanos上保持领先地位。这与我长大的礁石世界不同。“回到一天”，就像是：“为什么要使成功的几率开始较小？”不再了，至少从纯粹的“大小和功能”的角度来看。它们不再是可怕的，尺寸矮小的，低功能，廉价的，装备不足的死亡陷阱，与过去几年相当于“超级玛克斯”监狱牢房的礁石。是的，“后现代” Nano现在是合法，高度发展，功能齐全甚至可以定制的替代品。
但是……对于许多制造商和纳米爱好者来说，这太烦恼了，除非您绝对需要，否则我仍然不会从一个开始。为什么？好吧，因为一方面，正如您已经被告知的那样，较小的水量本质上更难以保持环境稳定，容易在温度和水化学中波动 - 水生环境的重要组成部分。
Why start with one hand tied behind your back and have these important factors keep you on the aquarium equivalent of “DEFCON 2” all the time?
而且您根本不会满足于5或10加仑的礁石坦克。时期。“礁坦克”essentially means “vehicle to enable the continuous collection and purchase of lots of fishes and corals..” Seriously- look it up.You’re just going to get a larger tank eventually, anyways. I know this for a fact.
现在，不要扭曲。纳米是在小型，易于管理的尺度上尝试疯狂的新想法的理想坦克。“概念证明”平台，用于将来扩大的礁石；您不一定想要在150中进行第一次裂缝的奇特东西测试床。您可以以相对较少的痛苦和成本来设置“ em up”，并打破'em，因此对于更高级的业余爱好者来说，它们真的很棒。
I just think they’re a bit too limited for the bulk of neophyte reefers who have aspirations (and the space or financial resources) to make a larger tank a reality.
现在，我知道常见的解毒剂是默认为我们上面已经解决的问题，并告诉新手礁购买他们可以的最大系统……这不是我能提供的最糟糕的建议。However, when you think about it-and I’m trying not to sound like a jerk- if you don’t have the “chops” to run a 40-50 gallon reef, you’ll totally hate life (and me) if you get peer-pressured into starting with a 100-200 gallon tank right off the bat. The expense, effort, and time you’ll need to apply to a larger tank might erode some of the joy for a newer reefer right from the start.
Yeah, I’d avoid either extreme, really, and plant yourself somewhere in the 40-60 gallon range. Maybe 75 gallons if you push it. This is a great size range for you to play with, because you’re not “hyper limited” as to the types of corals and fishes you can keep, it’s not breathtakingly expensive to equip properly (but you can still spend a mint on outrageous tech if you WANT to…), it’s a nice stable volume (ie; forgiving of occasional lapses in husbandry), and is interesting and enjoyable enough to scape and expand to for a long time to come. Oh, and good “Aios”现在也可以在该尺寸范围内使用！
Okay, I suppose we’ve pretty much beaten this size thing enough. One more time” Find the middle and start there. Get the BEST system you can afford, instead of the largest.
还有件事儿…
仅仅是因为您从一个60-75加仑的坦克开始，并不意味着您必须尽快用大量的岩石，珊瑚和鱼填充它。再次，部署那种耐心的东西，我在我的last installment。大高峰是什么?把你的时间和长整数o it. That’s part of the beauty of a larger tank- you can “evolve” it and enjoy each part of the process…There is not rule in reefing that says you must get your tank fully stocked in 3 months, or whatever. Besides, there will always be an ample supply of overhyped, overpriced microchip-sized coral frags available from any number of Facebook “vendors” when you feel compelled to throw caution to the wind and spend mad coin, trust me.
好的，这是您本周在您最喜欢的痛苦方面的现实……
保持兴奋。保持承诺。保持订婚。
并保持湿。
