Show off your hex tanks here!

[fishykid9212]

I just bought a 30G hex tank and I don't know what to put in it. I would like for people to post pics of theirs so I can get som ideas. Thanks

 

[SDguy]

 

[fishykid9212]

All I can say is wow, what a great looking tank, in that picture you have 2x32W of lighting? I did not think anyones would look that good.

 

[GobyJohnKenobi]

I have a 5 G Hex that I'm keeping to myself after seeing that. lol

What a nice tank!

Actually, mine's only been set up for about a month now. Nothing to see except a bored, blueleg hermit crab. Maybe someday...

 

[SDguy]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8006611#post8006611 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by fishykid9212
All I can say is wow, what a great looking tank, in that picture you have 2x32W of lighting? I did not think anyones would look that good.

Actually no, eventually I did get a MH since I wanted to try acro's. But I can tell you nothing did any better with it. In fact, I killed off a nice torch coral with it. I think the only reason most of the corals you see in there did well with the MH was because all the xenia at the top essentially shaded everything else. Let me see if I can dig up some pics with just the PC's...

Edit: Hmmm, seems I only have videos of the tank when it had PC's. Sorry 'bout that.

 

[dragonladylea]

Mine is a 35 Hex

 

[vanmo92]

awsome tanks guys

 

[fishykid9212]

nice tanks both of you, SDguy Do you think if I have 3, 24W PC's on my 30G I would beable to keep an anemone?

 

[dragonladylea]

Fishykid - I wouldnt try it, I had a 96w quad over my tank before I got the MH and neither of my BTA's liked it at all, lost one and almost lost the other one. Now have 175w mh and the old one as well as a new one seem to be fine.

 

[fishykid9212]

OK thats fine, I guess I'll keep things like xenia, shrooms, zoos, gsp, leather, and LPS. BTW what do you guys use as filtration on these types of tanks. I definately don't want to drill it and I don't really want a skimmer. I was thinking of just lightley stocking it, have some liver rock and just have a power head circulate the water. Do you think that will work?

 

[SDguy]

I agree with dragonlady, pass on the anemone. I'd get a hang on back skimmer (aquaC, bakpak, whatever). You can do a sumpless tank. I'd sooner go sumpless than skimmerless. Keep fish load light to non existent, and it's doable.

So you'll need lights, heater, powerhead for circulation (or two small ones) and a skimmer.