Minimalist Aquascaping
- Thread starter E.intheC
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MazdaSPD3
| Budget Reefer |
I wish I had an overflow so I can run a better skimmer, carbon, filter socks, macro/fuge and all the good stuff but rushing into getting a tank up lead to a poor build so all my filtration comes from my LR and a cheap CPR BakPak2 skimmer (heavily underrated for a tank my size).
Tadashi
Premium Member
I have the CPR as well. When I had it in my 12-gal (just a tall 10-gal) I made an overflow out of a rectangle Rubbermaid bottle. Then later made a nicer one out of acrylic using a table saw. Just make sure you have some type of auto top-off. The water level from evap is exaggerated in the overflow box. I also put two 3 in skimmer wood stones in my CPR to really crank it up. Works awesome.
For carbon I use a Two Little Fishes Phosban Reactor 150 that hangs off the back of my tank. You can put the mini jet 404 pump in the CPR backpack reservoir with the output back into the tank.
For carbon I use a Two Little Fishes Phosban Reactor 150 that hangs off the back of my tank. You can put the mini jet 404 pump in the CPR backpack reservoir with the output back into the tank.
E.intheC
Active member
I made about half of my 20 gallon sump a fuge. Right now it has a lot of live sand and live rock, but I'm about to add some macro algae and other critters.
Fireworm
New member
Heres my recently setup 100G
Going to be adding sand and lowering the lights soon.
Nice! Think twice about the sand
Leonardo
kmu
New member
i love this tankit reminds me of mine! thank you for keeping the BACK CLEAN!!!!!
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The tank was actually only a couple of days old on that pic. It was an upgrade from a smaller reef tank.
I will try to keep the back clean
E.intheC
Active member
Sure, I'll try to add some pictures tomorrow if I remember. There's no lighting down there but I'll add some fluorescent lighting soon so the macro and live rock will grow a bit better.
I'm going to be hanging my absolutely non-minimalistic light fixture on top of the tank tomorrow as well. :eek1: It's not pretty but will have to do for now.
Fireworm
New member
Can't wait. I just got rid of my 7" filter sock tonight, so I pla on adding 2 4" socks to my system, and hopefully add a fuge into my system as well. Not sure if I will do it in my sump or an external one yet though. I figure with taking out all the rock, and fuge has to help out some, and will give me a place to store some soft frags
kmu
New member
its a 67 g Solana Xl 48x18x18
Thanks, planning to add (apart from the sand) some schooling fish, thinking of about 8 chromis, and then just a pair of clowns.
The doors on the stand still have to go on, possibly a new skimmer + dosing controller to come.
Have had the emperor for about 3months now, doesnt bother anything but grunts at some of fish when he gets annoyed.
Nice! Think twice about the sand
Leonardo
Hmm you really think so? I was planning to go for a 2mm aragonite, very shallow bed, if this tank didnt have so much bracing on the bace then I wouldnt mind but its a bit ugly as it is.
Fireworm
New member
You can really hear him grunt?
Yeah, can hear it about up to 5m away from the tank, think theres even a thread about this.
myzislow
Active member
Ian, that looks ballin'!! Very nice setup, is it a leemar tank? Dimensions? Looks like a 48x24x 20ish? That's going to look amazing, what are your plans for the tank?
Here is my start. Tank upgrade should kick off here full swing next month or so. Already ordered my light and puttied this together so it's official.
Hopefully going with a 36"x 24"x 18-20" tall rimless leemar, still not decided how tall I want.
Here is my start. Tank upgrade should kick off here full swing next month or so. Already ordered my light and puttied this together so it's official.
Hopefully going with a 36"x 24"x 18-20" tall rimless leemar, still not decided how tall I want.
Ian
I <3 Corals!
yeah, it's a Leemar 48 x 24 x 20. Im going about as mixed as it gets. This tank will have a little of my best of everything
Congrats on the upgrade plans, the rock looks nice!
