Peninsula owners, did you find scaping difficult with 3 viewable side?

[exnisstech]

I'm considering a 48x22x22" peninsula but not sure I'm creative enough to make a scape that looks good from 3 sides. There would be more room for coral I suppose. Like having two long sides to place coral. Any regrets if you moved from a lagoon?

 

[ReefJarl]

I thought I was fun building out for my peninsula, kind of like have three different tanks. Build a few different structures you can move around and rotate and adjust from different angles. Kept mine up for a couple weeks while I worked on it so I could futz with blending the three sides.

 

[Fish Fan]

I'd like to follow this as I'm planning a 60"x24"24" peninsula if I can ever get my butt in order

 

[smitten with ocean life]

going by how your other tank looks, im sure itll be gorgeous! ive always wanted a peninsula!

 

[rtparty]

It is a different beast for sure. Deven from ReefDudes has a recent video about his new peninsula scape. Worth the watch to at least get an idea of what you’re facing and how to start

 

[Yazannreef]

I created few high structures in pillars formation so I can move them however I want. Easy to manage and flow can easily get to all corners snd crevices!!

 

[Rjramos]

24” width is great for a peninsula. This 65 gal 48 x 13x 24, I started in October of 2013, is only 13” wide. Not ideal for a reef tank but the scape is centered and allows me to clean the glass on both sides. The first picture is recent. Up top is a huge colony of rainbow cloves, down low to the left is a grown out daughter of my 31 y o pearl bubble colony. Since 2013, this is the second pearl bubble frag grown out in this tank. The first got to big and I had to get it out.

 

[exnisstech]

24” width is great for a peninsula. This 65 gal 48 x 13x 24, I started in October of 2013, is only 13” wide. Not ideal for a reef tank but the scape is centered and allows me to clean the glass on both sides. The first picture is recent. Up top is a huge colony of rainbow cloves, down low to the left is a grown out daughter of my 31 y o pearl bubble colony. Since 2013, this is the second pearl bubble frag grown out in this tank. The first got to big and I had to get it out.

Love the bubble coral. A bubble is my oldest coral but only 10 years for me. Mine is front and center in my 330g

 

[exnisstech]

Here's part of my delima besides lack of creativity. I need to move all the rock from my reefer 300 over with coral attached. I won't really be able to build a nice scape before hand. If I decide to make the move I'm thinking of ordering some live ocean rock to get the new tank up and running then move everything over. If I play my cards right (aka get momma to agree) I can leave the existing tank running until I'm ready to move everything over but im probably going to end up with piles of rocks no matter how i go about it. Not necessarily a bad thing since my fish appreciate piles of rocks vs arches because they haven't learned to adapt to my wants so I'm trying to adapt to theirs lol.

The rocks and coral I'll have to move. At least I left it somewhat modular so I can bring out sections instead of having it all glued together.

 

[Yazannreef]

Here's part of my delima besides lack of creativity. I need to move all the rock from my reefer 300 over with coral attached. I won't really be able to build a nice scape before hand. If I decide to make the move I'm thinking of ordering some live ocean rock to get the new tank up and running then move everything over. If I play my cards right (aka get momma to agree) I can leave the existing tank running until I'm ready to move everything over but im probably going to end up with piles of rocks no matter how i go about it. Not necessarily a bad thing since my fish appreciate piles of rocks vs arches because they haven't learned to adapt to my wants so I'm trying to adapt to theirs lol.

The rocks and coral I'll have to move. At least I left it somewhat modular so I can bring out sections instead of having it all glued together.

Ideally you would have both tank running simultaneously.
Get your new live rock enough then build your scape out if it right away. After that you can put the structure in the new tank with no corals or fish . Let them cure for few weeks.

After that I would hack all your corals from your old tank and mount them to the new rock structures( using a lot of apoxy / glue and patience)
Take all the old rock you had and toss it in your sump for added biodiversity.

Thanks how i managed mine. Mind you that I restarted with dry rock as well.

 

[CHSUB]

It is the best tank possible imo, so many things you can do? Very important, imo, to have very strong, stable rock. I drilled holes and placed fiberglass rods in the rock.

 

[X-37B]

Best advice on a peninsula is to put the rock right down the middle then build it up with coral.
Kind of like I did on my 170. This way you get 2 FTS from each side plus the long look from the end.
When done you wont even see the rock.

 

[exnisstech]

Ideally you would have both tank running simultaneously.
Get your new live rock enough then build your scape out if it right away. After that you can put the structure in the new tank with no corals or fish . Let them cure for few weeks.

After that I would hack all your corals from your old tank and mount them to the new rock structures( using a lot of apoxy / glue and patience)
Take all the old rock you had and toss it in your sump for added biodiversity.

Thanks how i managed mine. Mind you that I restarted with dry rock as well.

The current tank has been up for 3+ years so I do want to use that rock but i don't have the nerve to break the coral off. My luck it would all die. I thought of getting some ocean live rock to help the new tank cycle and get some diversity and maybe a cool hitch hiker or two but i didn't plan on enough to build the entire scape since I want to use the existing rock. It's full of life including sponges and small filter feeders. I also have old live rock in a brute though it's not really nice pieces but could be used as base rock.
Momma gave me the green light when I told her I would break down the IM20 in our bedroom also. I would be adding one tank but eliminating two and that swayed her.
I would be able to set the new tank while the other two are still running so that will make it easier.

 

[Nor'easter Reefer]

The rocks and coral I'll have to move. At least I left it somewhat modular so I can bring out sections instead of having it all glued together.

That's part of my issue. Not in love with my scape in some ways, love it in others... my entire aquascape is 2 huge pieces and 1 or 2 small pieces. So i'm stuck with it or doing something drastic. I dont like drastic haha

 

[exnisstech]

That's part of my issue. Not in love with my scape in some ways, love it in others... my entire aquascape is 2 huge pieces and 1 or 2 small pieces. So i'm stuck with it or doing something drastic. I dont like drastic haha

Ya I'm not looking forward to moving but I need move out of the 300 and am starting to think sooner is better than later. When I set up my 330 I kept my 180 running for a few weeks because I didn't want to tear it apart. If I was single I probably would have just left it up.

 

[ReefJarl]

I ended up throwing a hundred pounds of Walt’s live rock around the base and a rubble zone in the back to seed the tank and create more habitats for the fishes.

Here’s the above dry aquascape after being in water for 8 months.

 

[Nor'easter Reefer]

Ya I'm not looking forward to moving but I need move out of the 300 and am starting to think sooner is better than later. When I set up my 330 I kept my 180 running for a few weeks because I didn't want to tear it apart. If I was single I probably would have just left it up.

Im planning to eventually upgrade my tank. I'm on the fence about doing a basement tank so i can go big(big i feel like I'd neglect it if it was out of sight) or upstairs where I'd be just able to get a IM 200 for sure, or MAYBE a 240. Which is probably big enough, but I'd like a Naso so I know a 8' tank would be much better. That said, idk if I'd bring my rocks over or just setup the tank with new rock and bring frags and such over to it instead.

 

[BryanM]

I'm considering a 48x22x22" peninsula but not sure I'm creative enough to make a scape that looks good from 3 sides. There would be more room for coral I suppose. Like having two long sides to place coral. Any regrets if you moved from a lagoon?

I don't have one, or a place for one. But if I did I would not hesitate to take on the challenge. I love peninsula tanks.

 

[exnisstech]

Im planning to eventually upgrade my tank. I'm on the fence about doing a basement tank so i can go big(big i feel like I'd neglect it if it was out of sight) or upstairs where I'd be just able to get a IM 200 for sure, or MAYBE a 240. Which is probably big enough, but I'd like a Naso so I know a 8' tank would be much better. That said, idk if I'd bring my rocks over or just setup the tank with new rock and bring frags and such over to it instead.

Get the best of both worlds, DT upstairs and sump in the basement. I used to have a 150 and 180 that shared a basement sump made from a 125g and it was so sweet being able to do all maintenance standing up. Another plus was the basement is unfinished and the sump was just a few feet away from the sump crock. If I made a mess who cares lol. If I was a little better at DIY plumbing and not concerned with how many more years I'll be able to climb stairs I would have bought a custom tank instead of the WB 330 and had a big stock tank sump on a raised platform.

PS disregard I reread and saw a 200 is as large as you can fit up stairs. Having an excuse to hang out in the basement was also a plus for me.

I don't have one, or a place for one. But if I did I would not hesitate to take on the challenge. I love peninsula tanks.

I don't have room so I'm making room. It helps having a partner like my Gal. I told her the plan this morning and she said "I don't care, its your money but I'm not giving up my icebox". Easy peasy the ice box can go where the old tank is

 

[Nor'easter Reefer]

Get the best of both worlds, DT upstairs and sump in the basement. I used to have a 150 and 180 that shared a basement sump made from a 125g and it was so sweet being able to do all maintenance standing up. Another plus was the basement is unfinished and the sump was just a few feet away from the sump crock. If I made a mess who cares lol. If I was a little better at DIY plumbing and not concerned with how many more years I'll be able to climb stairs I would have bought a custom tank instead of the WB 330 and had a big stock tank sump on a raised platform.

PS disregard I reread and saw a 200 is as large as you can fit up stairs. Having an excuse to hang out in the basement was also a plus for me.


I don't have room so I'm making room. It helps having a partner like my Gal. I told her the plan this morning and she said "I don't care, its your money but I'm not giving up my icebox". Easy peasy the ice box can go where the old tank is

I'm now considering just purchasing a bigger tank to plumb into my existing system down in the basement hahaha