My husband and I are upgrading our reef system and will be setting up an octo tank again (so excited!!!) Ordered yesterday is a 300 gal, 6 foot deep dimension display to sit in place of our 120 gal. We have 2 100 troughs, one holds our skimmer and other equipment, and the other is used as a frag tank.
So...the plan is that once the new tank is in place and up and going, is to add an octo tank to the side of the display and plumb it into the system.
Where my question comes in is, what size of octo tank? I have a 40 gal breeder (36x18x16) that I was planning on using, but I don't want them to be cramped and stressed. I am probably going to get an O. briareus from Tom. I am not worried about bio load or stability, just the octo's happiness. So my plan B was to get a 65 gal (36x18x24). What do you all think? I just don't want to spend the extra money if I don't have to, but I don't want to compromise them either. Thanks
So...the plan is that once the new tank is in place and up and going, is to add an octo tank to the side of the display and plumb it into the system.
Where my question comes in is, what size of octo tank? I have a 40 gal breeder (36x18x16) that I was planning on using, but I don't want them to be cramped and stressed. I am probably going to get an O. briareus from Tom. I am not worried about bio load or stability, just the octo's happiness. So my plan B was to get a 65 gal (36x18x24). What do you all think? I just don't want to spend the extra money if I don't have to, but I don't want to compromise them either. Thanks