Bonsai Tree inspired Aquascape

Thanks guys! I moved to the T5's to play with coloring on the SPS, also thought it would slow growth down but i was wrong. It's been about 2 months now with zero ill effects, I have noticed much more vibrant full colors and so far i am very pleased with the T5's. Bulb combo are Gieseman Actinic/Aquablue/Actinic/ATI Purple Plus/Aquablue/Actinic. The Turbo snails help keep the bottom clean.
 
Before.................

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34 months later................

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This aquarium is a perfect example of the "less is more" approach, and obviously you are very successful in doing so.

Care to give some updates on the maintenance aspect, as well as future plans? Details, we needz 'em! ;)
 
That large purple/blue colony in the middle is fantastic. Looks like the scape worked out perfectly. Great stuff!
 
Wow - Beautiful tank and progression! I'm not usually a fan of BB tanks, but yours is stunning - Congrats on a great 34 months.
 
Wow just when this tank is slowly forgotten, you have reinvented it to a new level. You have a quite a skill there, my friend.
 
Thanks guys, Not too much future plans for this tank. I always contemplate about tearing it down but then come out with too many reason not to. I will just keep trimming and shaping the structure as if it was a real Bonsai tree hahaha. The current maintenance on this tank are monthly 50g water changes, empty skimmer cup, change filter sock and scrape glass weekly. This is as low maintenance as i can get without any issues.

Neuwave, i have only 1 Apogon left, if i could do it all over again i would have just kept nothing but that.
 
crazy4acros said:
Thanks guys, Not too much future plans for this tank. I always contemplate about tearing it down but then come out with too many reason not to. I will just keep trimming and shaping the structure as if it was a real Bonsai tree hahaha. The current maintenance on this tank are monthly 50g water changes, empty skimmer cup, change filter sock and scrape glass weekly. This is as low maintenance as i can get without any issues.

Neuwave, i have only 1 Apogon left, if i could do it all over again i would have just kept nothing but that.
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Great looking tank. Do you dose anything? How do you keep the calcium up?
 
You could always try again. Your tank is perfect for them. Did they just start to diminish in some way or jump? Reason be is that I got 7 of them right now. All seems well and they eat like crazy. It's been a few weeks and haven't lost any except the original 8th one I started out with jumped ship and found a day later as a fish chip. I could replace that one cause the store has 2 left. But so far so good.
 
Amazing thorly! The growth and coloration of your sps is just wonderful. Still my favorite tank! Keep it up bro!

Just a few questions, I noticed you just have 1 vortech for flow. What's your setting and is it at 100% capacity? Do you have any other wave pumps aside from the return and vortech?
 
Bonsai Baby!

Bonsai Baby!

Heres my contribution to bonsai reefing.
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My friend spy was kind enough to come over and help create the scape.

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