Idefixes
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Hi all,
I am in reef hobby over 20 years. 8 years back with my wife and my two chield we move to our new house. I was time to me to shut down my 15year old previous tank (90x80x(h)52cm seen on picture under.
So it was time for a new project. On new house plan, the tank place was drawn and during house construction floor was consolidated, and a hole was let between 1st floor and basement....Yes technical room was planed in basement.
Dureing the first seven years i had no time and no budget for tank as i had all external house work (garden.....) done by myself. I made a lot of concrate, move à lot of ground, sand, rock....but even no time for reef tank. These time profit to project as i read a lot and mature project. After discovering 3 thread on RC (from Sweet Ride, V1...rotate, Yano), it was clear that i had to better define what i want to achieve....the project had to be design and take care with a final goal in mind, as Yano done it so perfectly. Iwagumi is for me to reef tank what bonsai art is for trees...
So the tank will be viewable from three sides, and will divide entrance from living room. To be manageable the tank display is fixed to 120G with a near and stand-up point of view to provide tank imersion. The whole spirit is more shallow with 50cn (22")glass heigh. Due the stand-up point of view. The wood stand heigh is set to 120cm (48"). Some project sketch :
This tank will be a pure (or quasi pure) SPS tank with Staghorn in the 1/3 rear area and a milli garden in the front 3 sides viewable 2/3 area. Milli is one of my favorit SPS. Except one to three yellow tank there will be non big nore high nimber of fish.
I am in reef hobby over 20 years. 8 years back with my wife and my two chield we move to our new house. I was time to me to shut down my 15year old previous tank (90x80x(h)52cm seen on picture under.
So it was time for a new project. On new house plan, the tank place was drawn and during house construction floor was consolidated, and a hole was let between 1st floor and basement....Yes technical room was planed in basement.
Dureing the first seven years i had no time and no budget for tank as i had all external house work (garden.....) done by myself. I made a lot of concrate, move à lot of ground, sand, rock....but even no time for reef tank. These time profit to project as i read a lot and mature project. After discovering 3 thread on RC (from Sweet Ride, V1...rotate, Yano), it was clear that i had to better define what i want to achieve....the project had to be design and take care with a final goal in mind, as Yano done it so perfectly. Iwagumi is for me to reef tank what bonsai art is for trees...
So the tank will be viewable from three sides, and will divide entrance from living room. To be manageable the tank display is fixed to 120G with a near and stand-up point of view to provide tank imersion. The whole spirit is more shallow with 50cn (22")glass heigh. Due the stand-up point of view. The wood stand heigh is set to 120cm (48"). Some project sketch :
This tank will be a pure (or quasi pure) SPS tank with Staghorn in the 1/3 rear area and a milli garden in the front 3 sides viewable 2/3 area. Milli is one of my favorit SPS. Except one to three yellow tank there will be non big nore high nimber of fish.
