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Hey Reefers! This build is going to showcase parts of an existing ROTM tank moved into an Eshopps Mariner M130.
The Mariner M130 was chosen based on footprint size, structure durability, quality, and cost. Normally I wouldn’t consider a rimless tank, but the build quality of the Mariner makes it too tempting to pass up. I’ve seen these tanks in person, and was impressed! If cleaning the glass becomes an issue with water splashes, a solution will be created to mitigate that.
This tank will use the existing equipment from the previous one, with some additional wavemakers as required. The same Kessil lighting on a Reefbrite fixture will be used to illuminate the tank, and provide the proper spectrum and intensity for the coral.
The same fish (and some of the coral) will be transferred to the new tank, and other species will be added as well. This new build will be a mixed tank with a sand substrate for fish and invertebrates to burrow in.
The coral for the tank will include various softies, LPS, SPS, anemones, and other invertebrates compatible with the fish in the tank. The centerpiece is going to be a large Elegance coral, which has been grown from a frag to a beautiful colony sized specimen.
Photos will be added throughout this build thread, and care articles will be created. A full product review of the tank itself will also be made on R2R and YT.
The tank has been ordered, and planning has begun! This is the culmination of a dream that started many years ago, and that journey continues here!
The Mariner M130 was chosen based on footprint size, structure durability, quality, and cost. Normally I wouldn’t consider a rimless tank, but the build quality of the Mariner makes it too tempting to pass up. I’ve seen these tanks in person, and was impressed! If cleaning the glass becomes an issue with water splashes, a solution will be created to mitigate that.
This tank will use the existing equipment from the previous one, with some additional wavemakers as required. The same Kessil lighting on a Reefbrite fixture will be used to illuminate the tank, and provide the proper spectrum and intensity for the coral.
The same fish (and some of the coral) will be transferred to the new tank, and other species will be added as well. This new build will be a mixed tank with a sand substrate for fish and invertebrates to burrow in.
The coral for the tank will include various softies, LPS, SPS, anemones, and other invertebrates compatible with the fish in the tank. The centerpiece is going to be a large Elegance coral, which has been grown from a frag to a beautiful colony sized specimen.
Photos will be added throughout this build thread, and care articles will be created. A full product review of the tank itself will also be made on R2R and YT.
The tank has been ordered, and planning has begun! This is the culmination of a dream that started many years ago, and that journey continues here!
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