A while back I had an idea for a nano SPS only tank build. I was thinking a nano tank with all the bells and whistles, on a modest budget, and with only a handful of acros. My thinking was that keeping the number of acros limited would allow them to actually grow out into decent colonies. This tank is going to be in my home office, so I wanted something nice to look at that wouldn't take a decade to grow in.
The original plan was to repurpose my IM 10g that's been running as an anemone/clown tank for several years, but I wanted more real estate. I figured with the Nuvo 10 and rockwork I had in it, I could probably accomodate four sticks with room for them to grow in, but I really wanted just a few more. I want as wide an array of colors as I can get with just a handful of corals, so six was my target. While I was sitting here in my office thinking about it, staring at my Reef Casa Flat 6 mushroom tank, I thought, "Man. That tank would be perfect if it was just a little deeper... DING!"
I emailed Reef Casa and pitched them my idea. Evidently they liked the idea too, so they agreed to send me a Studio 12, free of charge! It showed up yesterday and, I have to say, I haven't been this excited about a tank build for a while. I'm REALLY looking forward to this, and I have some pretty cool ideas and some projects already in the works. I will be taking my time with this one, but I'm planning on keeping a detailed build thread going from the outset. So...
It begins!
The original plan was to repurpose my IM 10g that's been running as an anemone/clown tank for several years, but I wanted more real estate. I figured with the Nuvo 10 and rockwork I had in it, I could probably accomodate four sticks with room for them to grow in, but I really wanted just a few more. I want as wide an array of colors as I can get with just a handful of corals, so six was my target. While I was sitting here in my office thinking about it, staring at my Reef Casa Flat 6 mushroom tank, I thought, "Man. That tank would be perfect if it was just a little deeper... DING!"
I emailed Reef Casa and pitched them my idea. Evidently they liked the idea too, so they agreed to send me a Studio 12, free of charge! It showed up yesterday and, I have to say, I haven't been this excited about a tank build for a while. I'm REALLY looking forward to this, and I have some pretty cool ideas and some projects already in the works. I will be taking my time with this one, but I'm planning on keeping a detailed build thread going from the outset. So...
It begins!
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