Shallow reef tank Club

[Byh20]

Great thread. I don't know if this has already been covered, but has anyone attempted a shallow mangrove system? I'm in the process of a build and was wondering if anyone has tried this. This will only be in a nano, but I plan on creating a natural mangrove ecosystem with cardinals and other natural mangrove organisms.

 

[broke1]

I've made some progress so I figured I would post a picture. The guidelines for this tank were to be silent and look like part of the house. It's just skinned, I haven't started the trim yet.

 

[MADtanks]

loving the rock work!

 

[broke1]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15660398#post15660398 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by MADtanks
loving the rock work!

Actually that was what I ended up with after I got fed up trying to aquascape and just through it all in. I had come up with some great rock work that left me no room for corals, this isn't perfect, but I want to finish the canopy and stand before I take another shot at it.

 

[zojro]

Well, I am in. Here is my 96x30x16.
Going to take it slow and focus on correcting the things that have REALLY annoyed me with my first reef over the last few years. Stand needs skinning, plumbing for return and closed loop is 1/2 done as I have not made the final decision on sump position in the stand.

Thanks to all of you that have posted in this thread with your pics and information, you all inspired me to take the shallow reef plunge.

However, I have added my first 2 frags for size perspective.

 

[InsaneClownFish]

madtanks, welcome to the club!!!

Broke1, I really like how you did the lighting.

 

[broke1]

Broke1, I really like how you did the lighting.

Thanks. It turned out to be a pain since the wall it hangs on is actually a false wall that all the house pumbing and duct work ran through. I just don't like the look of wires hanging up or down. If I had to do it all over again, I would have run a closed loop up through the bottom and eliminated the PHs too.

 

[Tswifty]

Update on my 35g rimless

 

[InsaneClownFish]

Nice as always Tswifty. Any headway on the algae?

Here's mine after 10 months:

 

[kc350twin]

Holy Moly Tswifty. Looking good. I count 9 fish in that 35gal. is that right?

 

[broke1]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15707637#post15707637 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by kc350twin
Holy Moly Tswifty. Looking good. I count 9 fish in that 35gal. is that right?

I see 10.

 

[Tswifty]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15707452#post15707452 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by InsaneClownFish
Nice as always Tswifty. Any headway on the algae?

Thanks... yeah it's coming along slowly. I'm fairly positive it's just an algae cycle from some new rock I added. So hopefully it will disappear soon.

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15707637#post15707637 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by kc350twin
Holy Moly Tswifty. Looking good. I count 9 fish in that 35gal. is that right?

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15707877#post15707877 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by broke1
I see 10.

Thanks. There's actually 13 or 14 in there.

 

[kc350twin]

Wow that's a lot of fish for a small tank. I see some GHA? I think? What's you nitrates looking like? Have you been able to control it?


Kc3

 

[Tswifty]

Nah not really. There's more to it than a # of fish. My tank is actually pretty nutrient poor.

 

[SkyPapa]

Here is my 1 month old 36x24x12 Starphire.

And 2 weeks ago.

 

[Doolin]

Very Nice SkyPapa. I love your 'scape. What lighting are you running?

 

[SkyPapa]

Thanks.
Reefgeek 6x 39W T5 HO retros.

front
ATI Blue +
Aquablue Special
GE6500
UVL Actinic White
Blue+
Blue+

 

[kc350twin]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15710400#post15710400 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Tswifty
Nah not really. There's more to it than a # of fish. My tank is actually pretty nutrient poor.

I'm very curious about this maybe I'll hit you up on you build thread or PM if you don't mind? I have been battling some nitrate isuues lately.


Kc3

 

[Tswifty]

Yeah no problem.

 

[tigerarmy40]

really nice tank, got a link to a build thread?

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15710553#post15710553 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by SkyPapa
Here is my 1 month old 36x24x12 Starphire.

And 2 weeks ago.