50 Gallon Tank Pictures

rolikesfish · 10/24/2010, 01:26 PM

Hey everyone,
I will be setting up a 50 gallon reef tank in the very near future, and I am setting up this thread so that you guys could post some pictures of your 50, 40, 45, 55, 60, or 65 gallon tanks! This would be really helpful so that I could see how your tanks look so that I could get some inspiration and gather some ideas.
-Thanks to all that participate

chris88 · 10/24/2010, 01:32 PM

Here is a link to my 50g tank thread. I will get you a solo pictures of the tank in a bit. The thread is filled with pictures for the mean while.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=1918313

rolikesfish · 10/24/2010, 01:39 PM

Wow chris88 you have a really beautiful tank, before and after the crash. When I start my build I will make a thread of my own which you are welcome to follow

chris88 · 10/24/2010, 01:45 PM

Yeah i would love to take a look at it. What will you be stocking?

rolikesfish · 10/24/2010, 08:49 PM

I will have 2 Ocellaris Clownfish, 1 Six Line Wrasse, 1 Green Clown Goby (or some other sort), and maybe a Bicolor dotty back. I don't want to have too much fish, I think this is a suitable amount.

chris88 · 10/24/2010, 10:17 PM

it depends, i am slightly overstocked but the sps corals love the fish crap. If you keep up with your tank maitenance then you could put a few more in there. Any corals going in there as well?

langtudatinh01 · 10/24/2010, 11:49 PM

i would suggest to not add a sixline. sixlines may get mean as they are older (hit or miss here). you should look in to a Melanurus or a canary wrasse or any flasher wrasses. they are more peaceful.

Pallobi · 10/25/2010, 09:11 AM

flasher wrasses are gorgeous

swap · 10/25/2010, 04:47 PM

Here is an older picture of my 50G. Added a few more LPS & SPS since this pic was taken.

Matt Dean · 10/25/2010, 05:10 PM

Here's my first saltwater tank. It was a 46 gallon bow front

chris88 · 10/25/2010, 05:53 PM

cool sponge!

Matt Dean · 10/25/2010, 06:11 PM

Yeah, the orange paddle sponge was awesome, however, a PITA to keep the algae off of it!

rolikesfish · 10/25/2010, 06:14 PM

Really, I was not too sure about the sixline wrasse, but a flasher wrasse looks beautiful as well. I don't know what corals I will be getting yet. Wow these tanks are beautiful. Matt Dean, what is the anemone looking thing in your top right corner of the tank, with the green tips?

Matt Dean · 10/25/2010, 06:26 PM

Actually, it's a Torch coral. It was a beautiful piece, I had to sell it, as it grew way too big in a very short time. i wish i had just fragged it and kept it for my new tank.

I hear lots of people say a sixline is a pain and aggressive. The flashers are very nice. I have 3 leopard Wrasses myself. The Blue Star leopard wrasses is my favorite.

rolikesfish · 10/26/2010, 06:17 PM

Oh, sorry, I am new to this but what do you mean by just fragging it and keeping it?
Also, how big of a tank do you keep this wrasse in?

rolikesfish · 10/26/2010, 06:18 PM

Oh, sorry, I am new to this but what do you mean by just fragging it and keeping it?
Also, how big of a tank do you keep this wrasse in?

Matt Dean · 10/26/2010, 07:46 PM

Fragging is cutting a piece of the coral and letting it grow into it's own colony. The torch had 4 distinct heads. I could have cut one of the heads off, traded the 3 head coral and let the 1 head grow in the new tank.

I keep the wrasses in a 125 gallon. You can keep many wrasses in a 50 gallon. Just research their needs. The Blue Star Leopard wrasse needs ideal conditions to thrive. Mine have done very well, I am happy to say!

rolikesfish · 10/27/2010, 09:21 PM

Oh, that is actually interesting I had never known that before. When it comes to it, I will probably end up getting some sort of wrasse, they're all so beautiful, it's hard to choose.

10/24/2010, 01:26 PM	#1
rolikesfish Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 137	50 Gallon Tank Pictures Hey everyone, I will be setting up a 50 gallon reef tank in the very near future, and I am setting up this thread so that you guys could post some pictures of your 50, 40, 45, 55, 60, or 65 gallon tanks! This would be really helpful so that I could see how your tanks look so that I could get some inspiration and gather some ideas. -Thanks to all that participate

10/24/2010, 11:49 PM	#7
langtudatinh01 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Fairbanks, Alaska Posts: 399	i would suggest to not add a sixline. sixlines may get mean as they are older (hit or miss here). you should look in to a Melanurus or a canary wrasse or any flasher wrasses. they are more peaceful. __________________ Tuanito Tranito Current Tank Info: my little heaven: 40 Breeder nano reeftank (1 year old-refugium/sump 20 gallons)

10/25/2010, 09:11 AM	#8
Pallobi CTARS, BRS & OSRAS Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 7,001	flasher wrasses are gorgeous __________________ Zoas & Palys

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chris88 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Alberta (canada) Posts: 657	Yeah i would love to take a look at it. What will you be stocking?

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rolikesfish Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 137	I will have 2 Ocellaris Clownfish, 1 Six Line Wrasse, 1 Green Clown Goby (or some other sort), and maybe a Bicolor dotty back. I don't want to have too much fish, I think this is a suitable amount.

10/24/2010, 10:17 PM	#6
chris88 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Alberta (canada) Posts: 657	it depends, i am slightly overstocked but the sps corals love the fish crap. If you keep up with your tank maitenance then you could put a few more in there. Any corals going in there as well?

10/25/2010, 04:47 PM	#9
swap Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Queen Creek, AZ Posts: 37	Here is an older picture of my 50G. Added a few more LPS & SPS since this pic was taken.

10/25/2010, 05:10 PM	#10
Matt Dean I don't like wet hands! Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 555	Here's my first saltwater tank. It was a 46 gallon bow front

10/25/2010, 05:53 PM	#11
chris88 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Alberta (canada) Posts: 657	cool sponge!

10/25/2010, 06:11 PM	#12
Matt Dean I don't like wet hands! Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 555	Yeah, the orange paddle sponge was awesome, however, a PITA to keep the algae off of it!

10/25/2010, 06:14 PM	#13
rolikesfish Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 137	Really, I was not too sure about the sixline wrasse, but a flasher wrasse looks beautiful as well. I don't know what corals I will be getting yet. Wow these tanks are beautiful. Matt Dean, what is the anemone looking thing in your top right corner of the tank, with the green tips?

10/25/2010, 06:26 PM	#14
Matt Dean I don't like wet hands! Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 555	Actually, it's a Torch coral. It was a beautiful piece, I had to sell it, as it grew way too big in a very short time. i wish i had just fragged it and kept it for my new tank. I hear lots of people say a sixline is a pain and aggressive. The flashers are very nice. I have 3 leopard Wrasses myself. The Blue Star leopard wrasses is my favorite.

10/26/2010, 06:17 PM	#15
rolikesfish Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 137	Oh, sorry, I am new to this but what do you mean by just fragging it and keeping it? Also, how big of a tank do you keep this wrasse in?

10/26/2010, 06:18 PM	#16
rolikesfish Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 137	Oh, sorry, I am new to this but what do you mean by just fragging it and keeping it? Also, how big of a tank do you keep this wrasse in?

10/26/2010, 07:46 PM	#17
Matt Dean I don't like wet hands! Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 555	Fragging is cutting a piece of the coral and letting it grow into it's own colony. The torch had 4 distinct heads. I could have cut one of the heads off, traded the 3 head coral and let the 1 head grow in the new tank. I keep the wrasses in a 125 gallon. You can keep many wrasses in a 50 gallon. Just research their needs. The Blue Star Leopard wrasse needs ideal conditions to thrive. Mine have done very well, I am happy to say!

10/27/2010, 09:21 PM	#18
rolikesfish Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 137	Oh, that is actually interesting I had never known that before. When it comes to it, I will probably end up getting some sort of wrasse, they're all so beautiful, it's hard to choose.