Anyone into planted marine tanks?

Piotrek · 2026-10-09T03:59:17-0400

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Nor'easter Reefer · 2026-10-09T05:32:14-0400

That looks awesome!

Piotrek · 2026-10-09T05:41:45-0400

Nor'easter Reefer said:
That looks awesome!

Thank you. It's primarily a refugium tank, but the overall look I managed to achieve got me thinking it might be a good idea to setup the entire system this way.
The fish under light suitable more for a refugium (red maxed out) look entirely different. I've never seen a zebrasoma scopas with red top reflexes before.

Aqua Ultraviolet · 2026-10-09T05:46:08-0400

Planted marine tanks are such a cool concept! I love how macroalgae adds color and gives the tank a more natural look. Has anyone here had success keeping macroalgae alongside corals without running into nutrient competition or algae taking over?

Piotrek · 2026-10-09T06:05:37-0400

Aqua Ultraviolet said:
Planted marine tanks are such a cool concept! I love how macroalgae adds color and gives the tank a more natural look. Has anyone here had success keeping macroalgae alongside corals without running into nutrient competition or algae taking over?

In that refugium I posted there are a few soft corals that I moved with the rock. Keeping corals alongside macro would require a lot of trimming, for one thing.
In the past I experimented with keeping both and found the tank look "dirty" or neglected when 1 was run with the other.
I managed to achieve something like this and at that point I tore down the macro.