Shallow reef tank Club

[uhuru]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13082025#post13082025 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by GSMguy
I had to change things up.

OMG you added sand to that clean Envision tank!! I don't think I could do that, too much risk of scratches

Looks good though

 

[GSMguy]

 

[MADtanks]

GSM wasup brotha, long time no see! hahah I was wondering what happened to your 40 and now i see a shallow rimless... you rock bro!

I will be joining the club soon still not sure if i want to go 36X24X12 or 24X24X16 with a 14" waterline.... aghhh... decisions decisions.... I do know however that i am going back to a Deltec skimmer MC500 is what i am aiming for... and 6 T5s

I was going to go Rimless but i am a messy guys when it comes to cleaning the glass i always splash! hahah and i know the wify would not like that.

I have to check out the pics when i get home bc at work i cant see anything from photobucket and such.

later.....

 

[GSMguy]

Hey Rich, how you been? how is the Rex?

let me know what you think when you get home.

 

[MADtanks]

I been good man, just became a dad again 2months ago! so has been reef off for me! lol the rex is doing good but i am going through another turbo right now lol starting to smoke...

stage 2 with opensource tune now STi cant say bye bye to me no more more like why cant i shake this stupid rex!? hahah

yea i am leaving now so i will check out the thread when i get to my crib...

later.....

 

[xskyzx]

21gal with built in refugium.

only 2 months old waiting for my zoas/palys to grow out lol

 

[GSMguy]

nice tank, where did you get the clown?

 

[xskyzx]

@ a lfs. i still dont know if its a true perc or onyx haha

 

[GSMguy]

pretty much an onyx, some say onyx need black dorsal others only think it means black connecting in between all 3 bars.

 

[xskyzx]

i see, its small right now so gotta wait see if the black fade or get darker later on lol

 

[MADtanks]

Nick, nice bro i like the 3 island style.... but what happened to all your SPS?

 

[GSMguy]

dead I had a crash last springi went ulns too fast and paid dearly

 

[MADtanks]

oh damn!!! that s blows man....

 

[happyclam]

Sorry to cut in, just one question: should I do 3'x3'x1.5' or 3'x3'x2'? Which provide more appealing aquascaping?

 

[GSMguy]

do what you want try to think about what you the aquascape to look like.

 

[GSMguy]

 

[MADtanks]

Nick the tank is looking bad ***!!!

ive been playing with google sketch, and i sketched out my new tank 24X24X16. I am also thinking on going with 36X24X12 All in One, agh.... decisions decision lol...

 

[GSMguy]

bigger the better dude.

wider>taller

 

[MADtanks]

yea.... looks like it will all depend on where i am going to put it, we shal see...

 

[Jflip2002]

Nice shallow tanks everyone, Im starting to like them more and more as I see the nice examples. I used to always want a 30" tall, but I think our shallow tanks have more "usable" gallons, as far as fish go. I dont necessarily consider mine shallow, like GSMs, but its shallow for its total volume I suppose.

Its a 60x36x20 ~190g acrylic. I initially hated the shallowness, but I guess everything gets some solid light...

Heres my pic before I put my lumenarcs back on.. the fixture didnt light it up nearly enough.

GSM, youre so right with the wider being greater than the taller. I was close to trading my 190g for the standard 72x24x24 180g (because it was glass). But seeing that thing up close in person, it didnt look nearly as dynamic as my 190g. Enough about my empty tank, though =)