Coral Keeper's 65 gallon Mangrove tank diary.

[Coral Keeper]

Well, I have already have a 65 gallon glass tank, got it drilled today and got a bulk head.

I also have Mangrove's which are growing out in my other tanks while I get this tank up and running. Its going to be hooked/plumbed up to my 180 gallon mixed reef.(here is the link if you want to check it out: https://www.reef2reef.com/forums/f52/coral-keepers-180-gallon-reef-diary-23381.html ) This tank is going to have a 12-13 inch sand bed. There's going to be about 350 lb of sand. Don't worry about the cost of the sand, I have my resources. The livestock will include:
Garden Eels(don't worry, I've done my research ;-) ), Mangroves, Stargrass (halophila engelmannii)(its a type of carpeting algae/plant), and a few tiny fish like Yellow Clown Gobies or something like that. I am currently filling it up with RO/DI water. So, it should be up and running soon.

 

[AlexStinson]

tiny fish and garden eels.... all the garden eels i've seen i would fully expect to eat clown gobies...

Other than that this looks very exciting, cant wait to see it! Im missing FW planted tanks a little so I love nice display refuguim style tanks

 

[Coral Keeper]

tiny fish and garden eels.... all the garden eels i've seen i would fully expect to eat clown gobies...

Other than that this looks very exciting, cant wait to see it! Im missing FW planted tanks a little so I love nice display refuguim style tanks

Ok, thanks for the heads up!

 

[Coral Keeper]

I got an update! I plumbed the tank into the 180 gallon and filled the 65 gallon with water and 13 inches of sand and everything works like a charm!!

The water is a bit cloudy tho. Will post pictures tomorrow!

 

[Coral Keeper]

Here are the pictures like I promised.


Tank getting filled.

Me dumping 350 lb of sand into the tank which makes 13 inches.

The pictures above were tank yesterday. I have since added some corals, a few critters, and some mangroves. Will post a video later today and possibly some pictures either today or tomorrow. Enjoy!

 

[Coral Keeper]

Here is the video like I promised. It was taken 1 hour ago.
View My Video

 

[ficklefins]

I think this is gonna be a pretty unique setup. What is the critter in the video?

 

[Coral Keeper]

I think this is gonna be a pretty unique setup. What is the critter in the video?

The critter in the video is a Sand Crab.

 

[Coral Keeper]

Got another update! I added 3 fish and some rock.

 

[Coral Keeper]

Here is a picture of the Caulerpa Prolifera.

 

[Coral Keeper]

I got another update!! I installed the main lights! WOOT!

Its two 20 watt Energy Saving bulbs. Will post pictures soon!

 

[Acezwild]

Looks nice so far

 

[RadReef]

Not to rain on your parade but I've read of aquarists mangroves actually rooting into the tanks silicone and ruining the aquarium. It's like what a elm or oak does to a sidewalk. Just something to consider.....

 

[oceanparadise1]

Nice man post some pictures!!

 

[Russellaqua]

Sounds like it'll be an awesome tank. How hard are mangroves to grow? They put up with a lot of salinity fluctuation in the wild, but what about in captivity. Easy, hard, or in between?

 

[Coral Keeper]

Looks nice so far

Thanks!!

 

[Coral Keeper]

Not to rain on your parade but I've read of aquarists mangroves actually rooting into the tanks silicone and ruining the aquarium. It's like what a elm or oak does to a sidewalk. Just something to consider.....

Yeah, I know.

 

[Coral Keeper]

Sounds like it'll be an awesome tank. How hard are mangroves to grow? They put up with a lot of salinity fluctuation in the wild, but what about in captivity. Easy, hard, or in between?

Thanks! They are pretty easy. Its moderate, you have to spray the leaves with FW to wash off all the salt every other day.

 

[Coral Keeper]

Nice man post some pictures!!

Thanks! I'll post a few pictures soon.

 

[Coral Keeper]

Here is a picture I took 20 minutes ago. Not 100% finished with the light yet, gana do a few more things to it, so bare with me! lol