Trenton Henderson Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 I have a 55 gallon aquarium if you didn't already know. I bought a roughly 3.5 inch yellow eye kole tang. Before any of you freak out on me though, because I do agree, I will remove home at 4.5-5 inches. I agree that they need plenty of swimming room, which is why I got a small tang. Also, I probably couldn't do it, but since tangs love long tanks, how much, roughly would a 180 gallon full setup cost. This includes enough live rock and sand. Plus I'm definitely talking about the sump and stand and other equipment. If anyone has a 180, could I get a rough number. I just kind of want to know. Thanks Trenton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pontus Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Cart before the horse? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trenton Henderson Posted January 20, 2015 Author Share Posted January 20, 2015 That's why I want to know what the price is. Just so I could know. It's most likely not to happen, but I'm just curious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 It will be fine for quite a while, in my opinion Kole's don't need as large a tank as other tangs. I had one in a 40 breeder for well over a year and he was fine. I will say, I noticed aggression which I attributed to the tank size but when I gave him to a person with a larger tank, he was still an [language filter] so who knows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trenton Henderson Posted January 20, 2015 Author Share Posted January 20, 2015 That's what I thought. However, is it too broad of a question for an estimate on the tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Search craigslist and check prices, good deals all the time on there for tanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Z Reef Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Yeah that's a pretty broad estimate. Most search for the deals and some buy brand new, just depends on your budget. Catching someone doing a full tank/out of hobby shutdown usually nets the best deals on a whole package. If you want new, email Oceans By Design for a custom quote, pricing I recieved from them was very reasonable (for the tank, I would DIY the stand if you can). As far as the kole tang, totally fine in my opinion. He's got a 4' long tank to roam in for now. We've all seen WAY WAY WAY worse lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pledosophy Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 2 grand to do it nice for fish and coral, and you are frugal and shop used. If you wanna just do it on the cheap, you could probably do it for $500. If you want something really nice you could drop 10k easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishmanmike01 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Wasn't their a 210 gal system just put up for practically free? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackice Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Your fine(for now) I had a 3" purple tang 2'x2' for about a year didn't have any problems with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micah Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 2 grand to do it nice for fish and coral, and you are frugal and shop used. If you wanna just do it on the cheap, you could probably do it for $500. If you want something really nice you could drop 10k easy. Or... for 50 bucks, a used rubbermade stock tank! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitrillion Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Hey now that we're on the subject could I have a yellow eye kole tang in my 38 nuvo? What would be a good idea for the fish I could have in there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 No tang for you! Here http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/aquarium-fish-supplies.cfm?c=15+2124 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitrillion Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 :( what about a dwarf angel? Is there small tangs!?:( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 No Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitrillion Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Ok... Jez lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trenton Henderson Posted January 21, 2015 Author Share Posted January 21, 2015 Once you go under 45 gallons it's pretty hard to fit the bigger fish in them. It sucks, but it's just another excuse to go larger! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackice Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 You can get away with it if you get one of those quarter size blue hippos from cuttlefishe but it will out grow you tank in 6-9 months. It's reall just a bad idea. Now if you want a angel your flirting with disaster but I just add flameback angel they say small under 3 inches and are stunning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitrillion Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Why is it flerting with disaster? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Z Reef Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Why is it flerting with disaster? Angels are hit or miss with nipping at corals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peng Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 I think it's fine with 55 gallon. 180g can be around 2000 dollars if you go frugal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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