My long shallow reef

[RynoParsons]

im busy setting up my 8ft shallow reef want to create a nice scape with tbe rocks and lots of open space. tank will mainly be softies and lps. alsp have a nano running but will be shut down when the 8ft is ready.

my nano


8ft in the making

still have lots of rock im going to use just trying to figure out the scape.

 

[Leonardo_]

Welcome to RC! Great start, keep us updated about the progress

Leonardo

 

[yagesz]

Awesome. Can't wait to see it populated. Great bed to build a reef on.

 

[laredo300c]

wow, great size, what are the dimensions and who build this tank?

 

[sfsuphysics]

I'm getting rid of an 8 foot by 3 foot shallow tank today (18" tall) if it didn't go through I was going to turn it into a sump/refugium/whatever else I want tank

 

[RynoParsons]

well its 240cm x 60cm 45cm high. dont know inches. I Live in south africa. one of the best builders here built it. i also work in a specialised marine shop called Dorry Pets. the rocks on the right is going to be moved a bit to the left. and also adding a few more rocks to refine the edges of each side and also raising the left a bit. will still take about a week before its filled. cant wait the nano is way to small to my liking

 

[RynoParsons]

so it got water and salt. built my overflow myself also liking the ati 250i powercone skimmer

 

[RynoParsons]

just a pic of the sump

 

[RynoParsons]

 

[worm5406]

What is the timeframe of these pictures? Days/Week/Month?

 

[e55driver]

I like the look of the rock work. Lots of space to swim.

 

[FlyPenFly]

Very cool, love what you did with the rocks.

 

[Dosepher]

What is the timeframe of these pictures? Days/Week/Month?

I would like to know too!

 

[RynoParsons]

Small update

 

[RynoParsons]

2 of my favourite corals in my tank

2 of my favourite corals in my tank

 

[RynoParsons]

 

[RynoParsons]

Using 2x250w metal halides 14 000k blubs. Have to tune down the exposure on my phone or else the pics dont look too good.

 

[phenom5]

Awesome...love the look with the rock islands and the open space. Going for something similar on my build.

 

[RynoParsons]

Thanx. Want to add a few more yellow tangs. Got a tiny blue throat trigger but now I can see its a female and I want a male.
With all the open space im not getting lots of detritus stuck in the rockscape.
Tank was full of coral but sold most of them as I started to prefer other corals.
Actually running jebao Rw8 pumps for flow.
Had mp40 pumps but as this is in my study I couldnt stand the noise the mp40 pumps made.
Wanted to go with tunze waveboxes but ascetics wise it wouldnt have worked for me.
I like to tell myself I have a nice clean scape and dont want to ruin it with large equipment in the tank.
Hatched a bamboo pup 2weeks ago, still not eating. And we dont have live food readily available here.
wonder if I can try and entice him with freshwater shrimp?

 

[RynoParsons]

Still cant decide. Sps lps or softies or just a mixed reef?
Tangs or smaller fish?