Cam198 Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 More inspiration... Coral bommies got me going this time...I like the bommie type of patch reef best I think: I LOVE THIS SHOT...I wish I could reproduce THAT in my tank: Now I just gotta figure out how to setup a patch reef in my 40 breeder Link to comment
East1 Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 Now I just gotta figure out how to setup a patch reef in my 40 breeder we need a patch reef club, we're a dying breed ill start a thread Link to comment
Jim_i Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 DAMN YOU DSHNARW!!! Can you give a reefer time to build out their existing system before you bring on the new hotness?!?!?! AAARRRGGGHHH!!!! Link to comment
dshnarw Posted December 10, 2008 Author Share Posted December 10, 2008 ooohhhh this is what you ment when you said you've seen some of them pics are familiarlol, i found them on google, only found this thread today I wasnt sure if you'd seen it or not. But it was pretty funny too see those pics pop up again Now I just gotta figure out how to setup a patch reef in my 40 breeder good luck with that DAMN YOU DSHNARW!!! Can you give a reefer time to build out their existing system before you bring on the new hotness?!?!?! AAARRRGGGHHH!!!! and no...sorry Thats why I have 7 tanks running and designing another Link to comment
Lalani Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 dshnarw is a loser anyways. Link to comment
East1 Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 and no...sorry Thats why I have 7 tanks running and designing another pics, or its not happening Link to comment
Cam198 Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 Is it even possable to make a patch reef in a 40 breeder? Link to comment
arwndsh Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 pics, or its not happening ok if you insist 40g coldwater tank 5.5g Contest tank 2.5g Plate tank 5.5g Pistol/Sexy Shrimp tank Mini carpet biotope in tub now in 20l (sorry no current pics) 12g tank for Bob And he has a 5.5g tank in his office I don't have pictures of. Link to comment
dshnarw Posted December 10, 2008 Author Share Posted December 10, 2008 dshnarw is a loser anyways. postwhore pics, or its not happening all but one have been documented on NR: 40g coldwater (thread in sig) mini carpet biotope (thread in sig) my wifes 5.5g (thread in her sig) my wifes 2.5g (same thread as her 5.5g) my 5.5g office tank (no pics yet - still waiting for macroalgae to take over) our 5.5g contest tank (thread in sig) 12g tank for Bob the 18 inch Eunice worm (pics of Bob can be found in Weetabix's thread) EDIT: Amber even posted pics Link to comment
Wawawang Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 So what makes it a dshnarw path reef tank? The fact that its islands of live rock with corals on all sides? Link to comment
dshnarw Posted December 10, 2008 Author Share Posted December 10, 2008 Is it even possable to make a patch reef in a 40 breeder? yep, and its a great size to do it. especially if you're doing the coral bommie style So what makes it a dshnarw path reef tank? The fact that its islands of live rock with corals on all sides? IMO, it's a tank that has the *look* of a patch reef - islands of rock with rubble/sand around them firstly. And secondly, because it's the biotope forum, a tank in which the corals would naturally be found together on the patch reef portion of an actual reef. but i dunno that i like the term "dshnarw patch reef"...i just posted some pics Link to comment
East1 Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 postwhore all but one have been documented on NR: 40g coldwater (thread in sig) mini carpet biotope (thread in sig) my wifes 5.5g (thread in her sig) my wifes 2.5g (same thread as her 5.5g) my 5.5g office tank (no pics yet - still waiting for macroalgae to take over) our 5.5g contest tank (thread in sig) 12g tank for Bob the 18 inch Eunice worm (pics of Bob can be found in Weetabix's thread) EDIT: Amber even posted pics lol i believe you, i just wanted to see more tanks:D Link to comment
Wawawang Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 yep, and its a great size to do it. especially if you're doing the coral bommie style IMO, it's a tank that has the *look* of a patch reef - islands of rock with rubble/sand around them firstly. And secondly, because it's the biotope forum, a tank in which the corals would naturally be found together on the patch reef portion of an actual reef. but i dunno that i like the term "dshnarw patch reef"...i just posted some pics Ah ok i have the first part I have but the biotope specific corals are the part i dont have. Link to comment
Jim_i Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 and no...sorry Thats why I have 7 tanks running and designing another I'z in your house, stealin' ur reefs Link to comment
arwndsh Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 I'z in your house, stealin' ur reefs The guard dogs say bring it on Link to comment
dshnarw Posted December 10, 2008 Author Share Posted December 10, 2008 ^^she forgets to mention that the boxer is now several times larger than that Ah ok i have the first part I have but the biotope specific corals are the part i dont have. Yeah, your rockscape is really nice - very much patch reef inspiration Really though, thats just my definition based on my preferences. Biotope means different things to different people, and different things in different circumstances for me - i.e. any coldwater tank is a biotope IMO, no matter where the inhabitants come from simply because it's very difficult to specialize in only a certain area in coldwater tanks, but in tropical reef systems, its more specialized for me because of the relative ease of obtaining livestock. Link to comment
fiction101 Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 Do you have a link to a full size picture, of the one with the mangrove sticking out of the water? Link to comment
East1 Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 Do you have a link to a full size picture, of the one with the mangrove sticking out of the water? google image search coral bommie its on there and its a palm tree i think Link to comment
dshnarw Posted December 10, 2008 Author Share Posted December 10, 2008 Do you have a link to a full size picture, of the one with the mangrove sticking out of the water? thats the biggest size i found Link to comment
n0rk Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 Curse you all! You've got me thinking about setting the 36g breeder I got today up as a patch reef.. :x Link to comment
Jim_i Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 Sounds like time for that custom DIY tank! 1" glass, 200g, mmmmmmm. Link to comment
n0rk Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Sounds like time for that custom DIY tank! 1" glass, 200g, mmmmmmm. Don't say that, you'll make us all cry! Link to comment
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