sageblade24
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For a while now I have been living with a dream that has really become an obsession.
My current tank was not feeding my reefing appetite so I broke it down into a 29 biocube which is slowly growing what I hope to be my first inhabitants.
I have the tank built and am currently waiting to move before setting this up.
Concept:
Shallow, look-down, crescent, tidepool, rimless glass cube tank.
Explanation:
Basically this will feed many things I love about the current trends with my own personal twists. First of all, the tank will be a shallow tank because I love the look it gives off of a shallow area you could literally reach into on the shore. Growing up in California around the tidepools was awesome and I really want to recreate the look. Lots of empty space to appreciate the non-empty space. Look-down because the best part about going to a nice LFS is looking down into the frag tanks and reef systems and seeing from a god's eye view. I feel you see the coral's true colors from the top.
The tank will stand just high enough to see over without struggling as well sit down at the dinner table to look into. Rimless because plastic rims drive me insane and really ruin the whole exposure to having the ocean in your house. I picked a crescent rockwork mainly because I have never really seen another tank that pulled it off. Considering it doesn't really work unless your seeing it from the top I thought it was perfect for this tank. I am also thinking about a method to pump water into the center of the crescent and letting the water flow out and around the rockwork which is kind of like a tidepool. The overflow is island style with no box so that I can place the plumbing within the rockwork.
Not really cube but square length and width to fit the specific rockwork design. I picked 18" tall because the water level will be around 14"-16" and I want to be able to put a top on it for jumpers when im not around to enjoy it. I also want to leave some rock exposed to air for the possibility of acquiring hawaiian fiddlers. Glass because I honestly just do not like acrylic. I also want to do a display sump with 50% macro refuge and the back half not exposed to viewers with equipment, return pump and so on.
Objective:
I want this tank to be creative, attractive, fun, and clean. Basically anything you would want for a tank.
Equipment:
Livestock:
Fish: Red Sea Tang, Pair of Designer Clowns (Prefer Black Ice), Dragonet Pair, and More...
Inverts: The usual, Clams, Blue and Orange Knuckle Hermits, large anenome (possibly rose tip), hawaiian fiddlers, and More...
Coral: Mainly Z&P's and softies, secondly LPS, and a few SPS
Macro: Dragon's Breath, ochtodes, and others...
Last Thoughts:
Please provide feedback what you think of my concept and stick around for the ride as well.
I am about to put a deposit down on the tank and within the next few weeks get the stand built.
I will try to keep this updated as much as possible and I hope you enjoy.
For a while now I have been living with a dream that has really become an obsession.
My current tank was not feeding my reefing appetite so I broke it down into a 29 biocube which is slowly growing what I hope to be my first inhabitants.
I have the tank built and am currently waiting to move before setting this up.
Concept:
Shallow, look-down, crescent, tidepool, rimless glass cube tank.
Explanation:
Basically this will feed many things I love about the current trends with my own personal twists. First of all, the tank will be a shallow tank because I love the look it gives off of a shallow area you could literally reach into on the shore. Growing up in California around the tidepools was awesome and I really want to recreate the look. Lots of empty space to appreciate the non-empty space. Look-down because the best part about going to a nice LFS is looking down into the frag tanks and reef systems and seeing from a god's eye view. I feel you see the coral's true colors from the top.
The tank will stand just high enough to see over without struggling as well sit down at the dinner table to look into. Rimless because plastic rims drive me insane and really ruin the whole exposure to having the ocean in your house. I picked a crescent rockwork mainly because I have never really seen another tank that pulled it off. Considering it doesn't really work unless your seeing it from the top I thought it was perfect for this tank. I am also thinking about a method to pump water into the center of the crescent and letting the water flow out and around the rockwork which is kind of like a tidepool. The overflow is island style with no box so that I can place the plumbing within the rockwork.
Not really cube but square length and width to fit the specific rockwork design. I picked 18" tall because the water level will be around 14"-16" and I want to be able to put a top on it for jumpers when im not around to enjoy it. I also want to leave some rock exposed to air for the possibility of acquiring hawaiian fiddlers. Glass because I honestly just do not like acrylic. I also want to do a display sump with 50% macro refuge and the back half not exposed to viewers with equipment, return pump and so on.
Objective:
I want this tank to be creative, attractive, fun, and clean. Basically anything you would want for a tank.
Equipment:
| Heater | FLUVAL 300 WATT E-SERIES ELECTRONIC AQUARIUM HEATER |
| Auto Top Off | Reef Breeders Exo-ATO |
| Protein Skimmer | AQUAMAXX CONES CO-1 IN-SUMP PROTEIN SKIMMER |
| Main Pump | Reef Breeders Coral Box DCA9,000 (2,500gph) |
| Wavemaker | ICECAP GYRE 2K PUMP W/ DUAL WIFI CONTROLLER |
| Sump | Fiji Cube Fiji-30 Advanced Reef Sump 2nd Gen |
| Aquarium | Reef Savvy 36"x36"x18" Rimless Glass Aquarium |
| Stand | 40"x40"x30" Custom Built Stand |
| Lights | x2 Reef Breeders Photon 32-V2+ |
| RO / DI | AquaFX Barracuda RO/DI Aquarium Filter, 100 GPD |
| Water Reservoir | INNOVATIVE MARINE AQUA GADGET HYDROFILL TI AUTO TOP OFF ATO RESERVOIR - 15 GALLON |
Livestock:
Fish: Red Sea Tang, Pair of Designer Clowns (Prefer Black Ice), Dragonet Pair, and More...
Inverts: The usual, Clams, Blue and Orange Knuckle Hermits, large anenome (possibly rose tip), hawaiian fiddlers, and More...
Coral: Mainly Z&P's and softies, secondly LPS, and a few SPS
Macro: Dragon's Breath, ochtodes, and others...
Last Thoughts:
Please provide feedback what you think of my concept and stick around for the ride as well.
I am about to put a deposit down on the tank and within the next few weeks get the stand built.
I will try to keep this updated as much as possible and I hope you enjoy.
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