Reefing as a renter

[ichthyoman]

Hey everyone, I wanted to learn about the experience of reefers who are renting, since I’ll be renting for at least the next 5 years as a grad student (most likely in an apartment unit). Here are some questions I’ve been thinking over before expanding further in this tempting hobby.

How have you approached reefing in a rented space? Are there landlords you would recommend who have been cool about the hobby? Anything I should avoid/be cautious of?

Any thoughts are welcomed. I’ve stuck to the nano reef scene so it’ll be easier to move when the time comes, and I plan to stay smaller scale until I’m somewhere a little more permanent in the future.


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[PatientZero]

I had a tank through grad school. Wasn’t an issue in any of my places. I kept it to a 30 gallon for a big stretch of that and the apartment landlords didn’t care. I’d hesitate to go too big though.

[oceanslide]

If you have a smaller aquarium it should be no problem, wouldn’t hurt to ask the land lord if aquariums are allowed tho, if on an upper floor there may be a size limit as well, get renters insurance.

[Drama D]

Agreed with all the above. If upstairs and okay, larger tank, make sure floor can support the tank. My old apartment was upstairs, they found out I had a 65g, made me break it down

[ichthyoman]

Thank you all for the feedback, I’ll stay on the nano end for now, check in with the landlord, look into renters insurance, and ideally stay on the ground floor to avoid weight issues/leak damage. I’m sorry to hear they made you disassemble the 65g!


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