25g bonsai tank

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here is a fts of my zoanthid dominated bonsai tree.
 

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Wow that's really sweet ...



thanks its hard to get a pic of with the light so close to the tree top but there are over 100 frags glued to about 10-15lbs of rock. i drilled the rock and mounted it on pvc structure to get the tree look.


there is literally not 1 sq/inch of rock space to glue frags, im currently glueing frags over frags and trimming as necessary.

im using the ecotech coral glue, so when it comes time for prunning i just snap the glue frag the piece and re-apply:)

the sand bed is actually tempered glass pieces with the fine pieces removed for a modern look:)

tank is 18 x 18 x 18 and is plumbed through the wall behind it to its own fish room:)
 
heres a few up close pics. these are from my phone so not the best quality lol :p
 

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some tree top downs
 

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few more tree top downs
 

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tree top znp's
 

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looks great, do you plan to add any other livestock?



not at this time , im very selective over livestock but maybe in the future ill see something that fits. the idea is too have a calm background so ive been considering some horses for this build in the future:)
 
both harlequin shrimp are trained onto frozen stars , i keep some live stars as a treat from time to time and to keep them hunting:)
 
well how much coral can you fit onto 10-15lbs of rock you ask and a 25g tank??

heres whats in my bonzai to date lol:


favia:


chocolate mint favia
purple with green eyes
reverse aussie prism favia
toxic favia
bubble gum favia
rainbow favia
xmas favia
dragon soul favia


chalices:


riddler
hollywood stunner
cotton candy
water melon
orange dotty back
aussie alien eye
blue chalice

misc or other corals:

aussie duncans
pink tip sebae???
golden scroll coral
neon green candy canes
4 types of aussie acans
rainbow blasto
neon green blasto
green with white tips torch coral
fuzzy mushrooms
pink star polyps
anthelia
metor shower cyphstrea
confused war coral
korky finger gorg
yeloow polyp red gorog
yellow suncorals
black branching dendro
poker star monti
sunset monti
bonzai acro
neon greeg acro(sorry greg forget the name??)
teal center candy canes
japanese goniopra(orange)
pipe organ
multi colored fungai
red and white rock flower anemone
blue ridge coral


next list is the many znp's:p
 
my nameable zoas and palys, i have over 150 different variations:)


heres the zoas and palys:p:p




toxic revenge
captain america
darth mauls
tyree space monsters
orange explosions
purple people eaters
red poeple eaters
magicians
blood red people eaters
soul reavers
blue agave
desert storm
jokers
fruit loops
la lakers
water melons
nuclear greens
purple deaths
armor of god
sour apples
valentines day massacres
black people eaters
pink mohawks
gold mohawks
flaming suns
goblins
hhrc
pink elephants
purple elephants
lunar eclipse
aussie lunar eclipse
candy apple redds
green people eaters
dark knight palys
yelloow jackets
blue riddler pe
sunny d's
mean greens
milky ways
molten lava
raptors rainbow
dragon paly
radioactive dragon eyes
blue eyed girls
yellow deepwater
24k
bambam reds




these are the ones i have names for lol there are some with no ids
 
well a short while ago my beautiful aussie elegance outgrew my home for it , i grew this coral from 3" to 16" and around 25 mths


i have given him a new home with a friend and went and got myself a new one , after qt passed it was added to the tree top bottom.


here are 2 excellent reads on elegance , its sad what we have done to this coral and where it stands today:(

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2008-01/eb/index.php


http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/132890/0



heres my new specimen:)
 

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got to installing a red led behind the tank on the wall to help simulate sunrise,adds such a comfortable feeling:p
 

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