12" too shallow?
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subielover
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Depends on what you wanna do. I think that would be a really cool size to work with, it certainly would be great for clams
wangotango
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+2 on clams and LPS. Most SPS would just grow right out of the water. If you get a cap to grow in a cup formation those are always cool to see from the top.
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rotarymagic
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I think it could work quite well actually..
run a remote sandbed in a sump (also have a pvc/light diffuser rack to hold live rock above the sandbed)... and just put very short rock on the floor of the tank and go bare bottom..
here's the kicker...
glue frags of zoas/palys/cloves/rics to the floor... and then on the pieces of rock have the lps near the base and sps on the tops of the rock!!!
That'd be dope IMO... It'll be show quality once the tank fills in..
run a remote sandbed in a sump (also have a pvc/light diffuser rack to hold live rock above the sandbed)... and just put very short rock on the floor of the tank and go bare bottom..
here's the kicker...
glue frags of zoas/palys/cloves/rics to the floor... and then on the pieces of rock have the lps near the base and sps on the tops of the rock!!!
That'd be dope IMO... It'll be show quality once the tank fills in..
mboswell1982
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that sounds pretty cool, i agree with whatever it was rotary said
subielover
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Originally Posted by mboswell1982
http:///forum/post/2863960
that sounds pretty cool, i agree with whatever it was rotary said
Don't you always...
http:///forum/post/2863960
that sounds pretty cool, i agree with whatever it was rotary said
Don't you always...
snakeblitz33
Well-Known Member
Personally, I would make it a lagoon tank. I would fill it with 6" of sand. Then I would put a few mangrove trees in it so they can grow big and have their root systems branch inside of the tank. Then I would have a couple of pearly jawfish, feather dusters, couple of brain corals, maybe an open brain. I would have a couple of urchins, a queen conch, snails, scarlett hermits. sea cucumbers, nudibranchs and feather dusters. Feather dusters everywhere! For the other fish, I would have a school of chromis I wouldn't have but maybe one large powerhead on the tank. No filtration besides the deep sandbed and the mangroves.
Something else that would be cool in this setup is to put a nice couple of light weight rocks in there to build up one side of the lagoon out of water and have a mangrove stick out between the rocks. I would then put in some land hermit crabs so they could go down and get wet and then come back up and bask in the light and have a place to stay. Not sure if they would be tooo agressive though, never done it before.
I personally like the more unique ideas.
Something else that would be cool in this setup is to put a nice couple of light weight rocks in there to build up one side of the lagoon out of water and have a mangrove stick out between the rocks. I would then put in some land hermit crabs so they could go down and get wet and then come back up and bask in the light and have a place to stay. Not sure if they would be tooo agressive though, never done it before.
I personally like the more unique ideas.
reefboy1994
Member
that sounds sooooo cool snakeblitz! I wanna do that now!
saltwatersubie
Member
Originally Posted by diy
http:///forum/post/2863238
ok thanks. Subielover, I'm a subielover too. 04 wrx!
Yes!!!! more subie lovers
What color??
http:///forum/post/2863238
ok thanks. Subielover, I'm a subielover too. 04 wrx!
Yes!!!! more subie lovers
diy
Member
Originally Posted by saltwatersubie
http:///forum/post/2864967
Yes!!!! more subie lovers
What color??
White, I was t-boned by a teenage unlicensed driver a few months ago. its totaled, I'm saving for a white 05 sti...White FTW
http:///forum/post/2864967
Yes!!!! more subie lovers
White, I was t-boned by a teenage unlicensed driver a few months ago. its totaled, I'm saving for a white 05 sti...White FTW
saltwatersubie
Member
Good thing your ok
damn teenage drivers
I can't wait to see pictures of the new tank!!!
mboswell1982
Active Member
Originally Posted by SnakeBlitz33
http:///forum/post/2864145
Personally, I would make it a lagoon tank. I would fill it with 6" of sand. Then I would put a few mangrove trees in it so they can grow big and have their root systems branch inside of the tank. Then I would have a couple of pearly jawfish, feather dusters, couple of brain corals, maybe an open brain. I would have a couple of urchins, a queen conch, snails, scarlett hermits. sea cucumbers, nudibranchs and feather dusters. Feather dusters everywhere! For the other fish, I would have a school of chromis I wouldn't have but maybe one large powerhead on the tank. No filtration besides the deep sandbed and the mangroves.
Something else that would be cool in this setup is to put a nice couple of light weight rocks in there to build up one side of the lagoon out of water and have a mangrove stick out between the rocks. I would then put in some land hermit crabs so they could go down and get wet and then come back up and bask in the light and have a place to stay. Not sure if they would be tooo agressive though, never done it before.
I personally like the more unique ideas.
snake, thats a helluva idea, i might just have to steal that on one of my builds
http:///forum/post/2864145
Personally, I would make it a lagoon tank. I would fill it with 6" of sand. Then I would put a few mangrove trees in it so they can grow big and have their root systems branch inside of the tank. Then I would have a couple of pearly jawfish, feather dusters, couple of brain corals, maybe an open brain. I would have a couple of urchins, a queen conch, snails, scarlett hermits. sea cucumbers, nudibranchs and feather dusters. Feather dusters everywhere! For the other fish, I would have a school of chromis I wouldn't have but maybe one large powerhead on the tank. No filtration besides the deep sandbed and the mangroves.
Something else that would be cool in this setup is to put a nice couple of light weight rocks in there to build up one side of the lagoon out of water and have a mangrove stick out between the rocks. I would then put in some land hermit crabs so they could go down and get wet and then come back up and bask in the light and have a place to stay. Not sure if they would be tooo agressive though, never done it before.
I personally like the more unique ideas.
snake, thats a helluva idea, i might just have to steal that on one of my builds
diy
Member
Originally Posted by SnakeBlitz33
http:///forum/post/2864145
Personally, I would make it a lagoon tank. I would fill it with 6" of sand. Then I would put a few mangrove trees in it so they can grow big and have their root systems branch inside of the tank. Then I would have a couple of pearly jawfish, feather dusters, couple of brain corals, maybe an open brain. I would have a couple of urchins, a queen conch, snails, scarlett hermits. sea cucumbers, nudibranchs and feather dusters. Feather dusters everywhere! For the other fish, I would have a school of chromis I wouldn't have but maybe one large powerhead on the tank. No filtration besides the deep sandbed and the mangroves.
Something else that would be cool in this setup is to put a nice couple of light weight rocks in there to build up one side of the lagoon out of water and have a mangrove stick out between the rocks. I would then put in some land hermit crabs so they could go down and get wet and then come back up and bask in the light and have a place to stay. Not sure if they would be tooo agressive though, never done it before.
I personally like the more unique ideas.
Thats a very unique idea but, this is a in wall set-up so the trees wont work. I think I will incorporate some of your ideas in the tank though.
thanks
http:///forum/post/2864145
Personally, I would make it a lagoon tank. I would fill it with 6" of sand. Then I would put a few mangrove trees in it so they can grow big and have their root systems branch inside of the tank. Then I would have a couple of pearly jawfish, feather dusters, couple of brain corals, maybe an open brain. I would have a couple of urchins, a queen conch, snails, scarlett hermits. sea cucumbers, nudibranchs and feather dusters. Feather dusters everywhere! For the other fish, I would have a school of chromis I wouldn't have but maybe one large powerhead on the tank. No filtration besides the deep sandbed and the mangroves.
Something else that would be cool in this setup is to put a nice couple of light weight rocks in there to build up one side of the lagoon out of water and have a mangrove stick out between the rocks. I would then put in some land hermit crabs so they could go down and get wet and then come back up and bask in the light and have a place to stay. Not sure if they would be tooo agressive though, never done it before.
I personally like the more unique ideas.
Thats a very unique idea but, this is a in wall set-up so the trees wont work. I think I will incorporate some of your ideas in the tank though.
thanks
mr_x
Active Member
Originally Posted by jpa0741
http:///forum/post/2865194
I love my shallow reef. My dim. are 96"x36"x16". My tank is all SPS. Use flat shelf rock if you can find it. The best part is it doesn't 400w mh to light it.
yep. i have a 30 breeder, which is 12" tall. an easy tank to light. if i had the room i'd build a 4' x 8' x 12" tank for growing out stuff. i like lps, and they tend to sting each other and eat each other when they are too close.
http:///forum/post/2865194
I love my shallow reef. My dim. are 96"x36"x16". My tank is all SPS. Use flat shelf rock if you can find it. The best part is it doesn't 400w mh to light it.
yep. i have a 30 breeder, which is 12" tall. an easy tank to light. if i had the room i'd build a 4' x 8' x 12" tank for growing out stuff. i like lps, and they tend to sting each other and eat each other when they are too close.
saltyfish808
Member
i am in the process of building a 48 x 20 x 14 for a frag tank!