The Garden -- Rakies shallow SPS cube

[Wrangy]

Come on! Out with you and lets see those pictures!!

 

[Rakie]

Here's a quick and dirty pic, glass isn't clean, lots if floaters in the water still, etc etc.

There still isn't room for everything but I expected that. Corals that don't fit will sit on the bottom for now, and most likely transition to frag tank too -- which also needs a little revamp.

 

[Hemmdog]

Here's a quick and dirty pic, glass isn't clean, lots if floaters in the water still, etc etc.

There still isn't room for everything but I expected that. Corals that don't fit will sit on the bottom for now, and most likely transition to frag tank too -- which also needs a little revamp.

Looks great!

 

[Fudsey]

NICE ! ! ! ! !

 

[tripdad]

Looks good! Time for bigger tank and a second bonsaii structure?

 

[Rakie]

Looks good! Time for bigger tank and a second bonsaii structure?

Been a long time coming, but unfortunately no room lol!

 

[Rakie]

So far the only thing that's annoyed is the leopard -- I have no doubt he'll figure it out, but still makes me sad to see him digging away at nothing

I'll either go with a tupperware that has sand like I used to, or i'll put in a larger 3/4" to 1" tube and hope he sleeps in there.

 

[NY_Caveman]

Here's a quick and dirty pic, glass isn't clean, lots if floaters in the water still, etc etc.

There still isn't room for everything but I expected that. Corals that don't fit will sit on the bottom for now, and most likely transition to frag tank too -- which also needs a little revamp.

Looks excellent... and packed!

 

[Rakie]

Looks excellent... and packed!

Yep, I've got quite a few corals I plan to place on the bottom of the tank on 4" plates

 

[NY_Caveman]

Yep, I've got quite a few corals I plan to place on the bottom of the tank on 4" plates

I have to say I always liked the concept, not always the result. This looks like a winner to me.

 

[Rakie]

I have to say I always liked the concept, not always the result. This looks like a winner to me.

My tank has always been stuffed to the gills, and this puts them in the better environment for growth. It can look artificial, but those plastic plates started floating at first so I can't say too much about artificial lol.

 

[NY_Caveman]

I like this better than that, but it was still an excellent idea to try it.

 

[Wrangy]

WeeeeEEEEEeeeeEEeeeeeeeEEEEeEeeEEEwwww

Dang man, that looks amazing!!

 

[najer]

Looking very nice.

 

[RichtheReefer21]

First off... wow. You actually have a reef now buddy! Looks fabulous! Nice pick man.

So far the only thing that's annoyed is the leopard -- I have no doubt he'll figure it out, but still makes me sad to see him digging away at nothing

I'll either go with a tupperware that has sand like I used to, or i'll put in a larger 3/4" to 1" tube and hope he sleeps in there.

I could be wrong, and I usually am, fudsey usually watches my back for the dumb stuff i post at times... but...

It appears your flow is strong at the top, cooking from the back, and moves over the top and then down the front and diminishes to the back... why not drop a half a 20lbs bag of whatever your wrasse had before down the back side of the glass, and give him a fat mound centered along the back wall? And dont spread it. Leave it in a pile if the flow allows for it? Just a suggestion. The Tupperware idea is what I did, but only for qt as I have 120lbs of bimini pink in the DT

 

[ReeferBean]

I like it!

 

[Fudsey]

@Scurvy got these sand holders that look like rock. Maybe he can post a pic and more info on them.

 

[Scurvy]

Thanks for the tag @Fudsey

Not sure how Ive not found this thread before but it’ll take me quite a while to read through!

I found some wrasse dens from the guy that made those magnetic rock frag mounts. I’m drawing a blank on the company name just now but they were a sponsor here. He had some issues with his hands and isn’t molding them anymore to my knowledge. Tupperware worked for me with a Radiant for quite a while but was messy. I needed to vacuum the bottom often and refill the container periodically.

With these they are covered to a degree so in theory less messy but I haven’t tried yet since losing my sand sleepers to velvet.

**Alternative Reef I believe was the company**

 

[RichtheReefer21]

Thanks for the tag @Fudsey

Not sure how Ive not found this thread before but it’ll take me quite a while to read through!

I found some wrasse dens from the guy that made those magnetic rock frag mounts. I’m drawing a blank on the company name just now but they were a sponsor here. He had some issues with his hands and isn’t molding them anymore to my knowledge. Tupperware worked for me with a Radiant for quite a while but was messy. I needed to vacuum the bottom often and refill the container periodically.

With these they are covered to a degree so in theory less messy but I haven’t tried yet since losing my sand sleepers to velvet.

**Alternative Reef I believe was the company**

Those are awesome!

 

[Rakie]

It appears your flow is strong at the top, cooking from the back, and moves over the top and then down the front and diminishes to the back

I'll be moving the pumps down and angling them towards the top of the water, this is just the immediate placement. Nothing is in it's final spot yet, pumps and corals included. They were just placed to get it done for the day.