New Tank Ideas????

bg3489 · 05/03/2007, 08:43 PM

I am leaving for college next year and along with it my 115 gallon reef tank!

. I will be moving into an apartment with a decent amount of space and I'm looking to plan a new tank of some sorts. I was wondering if anybody has any interesting suggestions for what sort of tank to set up! I'm thinking along the smaller side (30 or less possibly). I was considering everything from a nano aquarium set up to a seahorse and pipefish tank. Is there any other interesting smaller setups out there? I'm just looking for any and all opinions so feel free to let out your creativity!

NightShade00013 · 05/03/2007, 08:50 PM

I have seen some nano cubes setup with sps and lps corals only. Looked very cool.

drummereef · 05/03/2007, 10:10 PM

April's TOTM is pretty aweome if you like nanos.

http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/20...totm/index.php

AndyB4784 · 05/03/2007, 10:56 PM

I just picked up a cool 24x18x18 tank that's right around 35g. Great size.

silverwolf72 · 05/03/2007, 11:21 PM

Jelly tank

hahnmeister · 05/03/2007, 11:38 PM

Just throwin it out there... if I had to 'consolidate' I would most likely make a frag tank... something like 48"x48"x10" high, and hang a single halide over it. You might consider the same... to me its all about the corals, so I would can the rest and keep a propigation of corals. Maybe a 33L with a single halide on a light mover or something like that.

I dig the long and narrow 33L. You could do pipefish/seahorses with that.

bg3489 · 05/04/2007, 08:25 AM

What kind of corals would go well and look good in a pipefish/seahorse tank? I know they liek to hitch and cannot live with corals with stinging tentacles so what would work well?

hahnmeister · 05/04/2007, 10:35 AM

All corals have stingers... its just a matter of how powerful.

Id do a SPS tank. Pipefish can actually tolerate pretty high flow... they can hang on to branches with their tails... so then SPS would be a way to go...

jimbo045 · 05/04/2007, 10:44 AM

Use a hang-on protein skimmer for sure. JD

frederickk · 05/05/2007, 07:14 AM

I agree pipe fish would look cool.

05/03/2007, 08:43 PM	#1
bg3489 Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 81	New Tank Ideas???? I am leaving for college next year and along with it my 115 gallon reef tank! . I will be moving into an apartment with a decent amount of space and I'm looking to plan a new tank of some sorts. I was wondering if anybody has any interesting suggestions for what sort of tank to set up! I'm thinking along the smaller side (30 or less possibly). I was considering everything from a nano aquarium set up to a seahorse and pipefish tank. Is there any other interesting smaller setups out there? I'm just looking for any and all opinions so feel free to let out your creativity!

05/03/2007, 10:10 PM	#3
drummereef Team RC Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: STL Posts: 14,754	April's TOTM is pretty aweome if you like nanos. http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/20...totm/index.php __________________ -Brett 180g Marineland Starfire In-Wall 278 gallon system

05/03/2007, 08:50 PM	#2
NightShade00013 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Homeless Posts: 197	I have seen some nano cubes setup with sps and lps corals only. Looked very cool.

05/03/2007, 10:56 PM	#4
AndyB4784 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: lansing, mi Posts: 309	I just picked up a cool 24x18x18 tank that's right around 35g. Great size.

05/03/2007, 11:21 PM	#5
silverwolf72 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Lake Forrest CA Posts: 1,732	Jelly tank

05/03/2007, 11:38 PM	#6
hahnmeister Moved On Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Brew City, WI Posts: 10,156	Just throwin it out there... if I had to 'consolidate' I would most likely make a frag tank... something like 48"x48"x10" high, and hang a single halide over it. You might consider the same... to me its all about the corals, so I would can the rest and keep a propigation of corals. Maybe a 33L with a single halide on a light mover or something like that. I dig the long and narrow 33L. You could do pipefish/seahorses with that.

05/04/2007, 08:25 AM	#7
bg3489 Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 81	What kind of corals would go well and look good in a pipefish/seahorse tank? I know they liek to hitch and cannot live with corals with stinging tentacles so what would work well?

05/04/2007, 10:35 AM	#8
hahnmeister Moved On Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Brew City, WI Posts: 10,156	All corals have stingers... its just a matter of how powerful. Id do a SPS tank. Pipefish can actually tolerate pretty high flow... they can hang on to branches with their tails... so then SPS would be a way to go...

05/04/2007, 10:44 AM	#9
jimbo045 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Aiea, HI. Posts: 1,788	Use a hang-on protein skimmer for sure. JD

05/05/2007, 07:14 AM	#10
frederickk Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 2,712	I agree pipe fish would look cool.