rykna
Active Member
You all know me.....I got a new crazy idea....
If you take a 38 gallon tank and fill it with a 8 inch deep sand bed you have aprox~ 28 gallons of water left. The tank is 20 inches high, so that leaves 12 inches of water to swim in.
I have revised my pony set to a "live" tank, instead of sterile. I am using purple gorgonians for hitching posts(I have several frags growing right now). So both ponies and gorgs with eat baby brine.
Now the main problem.....I am considering ditching the 38 gallon sump and using is as the main tank. With a 8 inch sand bed, the water is 12 inches deep, but the tank now has 28 gallon ~ 12 x32 inches of swimming space....
The main benefit is the pod population. Having 8 inches of prime live sand reality is a gold mine for pods....
Pros? Cons?
If you take a 38 gallon tank and fill it with a 8 inch deep sand bed you have aprox~ 28 gallons of water left. The tank is 20 inches high, so that leaves 12 inches of water to swim in.
I have revised my pony set to a "live" tank, instead of sterile. I am using purple gorgonians for hitching posts(I have several frags growing right now). So both ponies and gorgs with eat baby brine.
Now the main problem.....I am considering ditching the 38 gallon sump and using is as the main tank. With a 8 inch sand bed, the water is 12 inches deep, but the tank now has 28 gallon ~ 12 x32 inches of swimming space....
The main benefit is the pod population. Having 8 inches of prime live sand reality is a gold mine for pods....
Pros? Cons?