Giga Posted November 1, 2010 Author Share Posted November 1, 2010 I am really loving the setup. Every time I read one of these shallow tank threads I feel like I made a poor tank choice um you did? Link to comment
got2envy Posted November 1, 2010 Share Posted November 1, 2010 Fantastic schtuffs going on in this tank build!! amazing how fast those mangroves are shooting out roots Link to comment
animalmaster6 Posted November 1, 2010 Share Posted November 1, 2010 Lovin the new house-like mangrove island. Link to comment
Captain Billy Posted November 1, 2010 Share Posted November 1, 2010 Your mangroves will look very nice in no time! Here are mine after about a year. Link to comment
Giga Posted November 2, 2010 Author Share Posted November 2, 2010 Your mangroves will look very nice in no time! Here are mine after about a year. Yeah I've had mangroves in the past and I love the root structures. I've never had black mangroves before so this should be interesting to see how they do Link to comment
Captain Billy Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 I live where black, white, and red mangroves grow wild. The blacks and the whites are far less impressive than the reds and prefer a more terrestrial existance than the reds, which will venture right to the edge of deep water and even hang off. Link to comment
Giga Posted November 2, 2010 Author Share Posted November 2, 2010 I live where black, white, and red mangroves grow wild. The blacks and the whites are far less impressive than the reds and prefer a more terrestrial existance than the reds, which will venture right to the edge of deep water and even hang off. In the wild red are more interesting,but in aquarium use red are very branchy and do not really look like a tree. Black grow pretty compact and with my bonsai skills I hoping to make it look like a small canopy . I guess they all have their own beauty. Link to comment
Captain Billy Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 Bonsai mangroves!!! Awesome best of luck and if you want white magrove pods they are everywhere!!! Link to comment
Giga Posted November 2, 2010 Author Share Posted November 2, 2010 Bonsai mangroves!!! Awesome best of luck and if you want white magrove pods they are everywhere!!! would you mind sending me some? I have been looking for a really really long time Link to comment
Zo0k365 Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 In the wild red are more interesting, but in aquarium use red are very branchy and do not really look like trees. Black grow pretty compact and with my bonsai skills I am hoping to make it look like a small canopy . I guess they all have their own beauty. GOSH. ps your tank is just.... orgasmic. Link to comment
Billdemart Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 I use to have a normal tank-but I must tell you shallow tanks are freakin sweet Yeah the exact opposite of my 20 High. It's a pain working on this tank. I'm going to go 8 or 9 inches next time. Link to comment
biggyal66 Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 Amazing looking tank, cant wait for the finished product!!!!! Link to comment
TheNordCelt Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 Those mangroves are F'ing sweet. Link to comment
Giga Posted November 2, 2010 Author Share Posted November 2, 2010 well I did what I said I was goona wait and do BUT It was to much of a good deal to pass up. I got a mini colony acro for 40$-I'm not sure what it is but I like it 10 mins in the tank I got another fish(was a rescue) and I'm sure i'ma get a ticket for this one)about 2" long and imposable to shoot-Naso vlamingii Link to comment
~LadyBug~ Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 cool! we've got some colonies like that floating around our local reef forum, if i had better lighting i'd be all over them too is the naso going to get any darker/vibrant? Link to comment
yoshii Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 Bonsai mangroves sounds epic! Link to comment
Giga Posted November 3, 2010 Author Share Posted November 3, 2010 cool! we've got some colonies like that floating around our local reef forum, if i had better lighting i'd be all over them too is the naso going to get any darker/vibrant? Actually if he gets spooked he turns a very dark brown. The common name for the naso I got is bignose unicorn. and he get like this when older. Of course at 24" full grown he will be WAY to big for my tank. I'll fatten him up and let him grow some then I will most likly trade him for another fish to a local reefer Link to comment
Giga Posted November 3, 2010 Author Share Posted November 3, 2010 Bonsai mangroves sounds epic! It should be epic but they need to grow faster Link to comment
Giga Posted November 4, 2010 Author Share Posted November 4, 2010 Well for some odd reason I found my naso dead this morning Link to comment
Giga Posted November 4, 2010 Author Share Posted November 4, 2010 Meant to say naso stupid auto spell Link to comment
acer Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 sorry to hear about the naso. but the scape looks awesome. I think you might need more cardinals wish I could say that I had some progress on my tank... I put some macro algae in it... that's about it. I'm debating on putting guppies or mollies in it just so my clown can have a continuous source of food and cause my clown doesn't really do much. or I might get a second clown which will force me to change the scape so I can pair them. Link to comment
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