crabfan
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I recently set up a 12 gallon Aquapod. I'm happy with how it has gone thus far and thought I'd post a few images of the setup.
Since the main residents are a burrowing shrimp & goby combo, I did a mixed size sandbed that is about 2" inches in depth. The sandbed is composed of three different grades (standard aragamax sugar sized, "fiji pink" reef sand that with slightly larger grains, and a very large grade of small seashells that I picked up at Fuji's) so the buddies could create stable burrows.
The live rock is supported with a couple of short PVC sections to prevent a collapse from the burrowing activity. I also created a very secure rockwork structure (using probably 12 - 15 nano appropriate baseball sized pieces) by drilling through the rocks with a long masonry bit and inserting solid 1/4" inch acrylic rods through the rock. This was the first time I'd tried that approach, but won't be the last, as it worked out great. It allowed me to create a fairly complex structure with caves/overhangs that wouldn't have been feasible otherwise.
Overall Tank View (look closely - see goby & shrimp in the center?)
<img src="http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/4284/75033whole_tank.jpg" border="0" alt=""></font></p>
Neon Orange Yuma
<img src="http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/4284/75033neon_yuma.jpg" border="0" alt=""></font></p>
Orange Mushroom
<img src="http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/4284/75033orange_shroom.JPG" border="0" alt=""></font></p>
Blasto
<img src="http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/4284/75033blasto.jpg" border="0" alt=""></font></p>
Shrimp & Yellow Watchman Goby
<img src="http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/4284/75033shrimp_goby__Small_.jpg" border="0" alt=""></font></p>
I've got several more images in my gallery....please check them out. Any comments / suggestions are welcome!
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=4284&ppuser=75033&papass=&thumb=1
Since the main residents are a burrowing shrimp & goby combo, I did a mixed size sandbed that is about 2" inches in depth. The sandbed is composed of three different grades (standard aragamax sugar sized, "fiji pink" reef sand that with slightly larger grains, and a very large grade of small seashells that I picked up at Fuji's) so the buddies could create stable burrows.
The live rock is supported with a couple of short PVC sections to prevent a collapse from the burrowing activity. I also created a very secure rockwork structure (using probably 12 - 15 nano appropriate baseball sized pieces) by drilling through the rocks with a long masonry bit and inserting solid 1/4" inch acrylic rods through the rock. This was the first time I'd tried that approach, but won't be the last, as it worked out great. It allowed me to create a fairly complex structure with caves/overhangs that wouldn't have been feasible otherwise.
Overall Tank View (look closely - see goby & shrimp in the center?)
<img src="http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/4284/75033whole_tank.jpg" border="0" alt=""></font></p>
Neon Orange Yuma
<img src="http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/4284/75033neon_yuma.jpg" border="0" alt=""></font></p>
Orange Mushroom
<img src="http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/4284/75033orange_shroom.JPG" border="0" alt=""></font></p>
Blasto
<img src="http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/4284/75033blasto.jpg" border="0" alt=""></font></p>
Shrimp & Yellow Watchman Goby
<img src="http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/4284/75033shrimp_goby__Small_.jpg" border="0" alt=""></font></p>
I've got several more images in my gallery....please check them out. Any comments / suggestions are welcome!
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=4284&ppuser=75033&papass=&thumb=1
