JabaReef Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 Exactly. I believe that for a small drop off like this, that is by far the easiest way to build this. For big drops, the wasted space might become an issue. For me it's not really an issue. I was just telling my fiancé the other day that it was one of my favorite setups right after a cube I had thought about building a small drop off in my Nuvo 30L before I started it but just left it alone. Will be following this post for sure keep it up! Link to comment
nidding Posted October 7, 2015 Author Share Posted October 7, 2015 Here we go. 3 months (and a few days) of growth. But that includes a tank move. DSC_3887 by jonas_sandager, on Flickr DSC_4752 by jonas_sandager, on Flickr Link to comment
nidding Posted October 11, 2015 Author Share Posted October 11, 2015 Acclimating a new frag Montipora sp. "rainbow" frag by jonas_sandager, on Flickr Link to comment
Nanofreak79 Posted October 11, 2015 Share Posted October 11, 2015 Acclimating a new frag Montipora sp. "rainbow" frag by jonas_sandager, on Flickr Sweet monti Link to comment
nidding Posted October 12, 2015 Author Share Posted October 12, 2015 Sweet monti looking awesome. Thanks guys Link to comment
nidding Posted October 30, 2015 Author Share Posted October 30, 2015 Colours need to improve. But growth is evident DSC_4873 by jonas_sandager, on FlickrDSC_4866 by jonas_sandager, on FlickrDSC_4869 by jonas_sandager, on Flickr Link to comment
nidding Posted November 11, 2015 Author Share Posted November 11, 2015 I frikkin' love this little one DSC_4916 by jonas_sandager, on Flickr DSC_4917 by jonas_sandager, on Flickr And my monties are eating into the zoas DSC_4921 by jonas_sandager, on Flickr Unfortunately I burned my rainbow monti under the lights. It's been moved down, and I hope it will recover... Link to comment
PieMan2k Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Somehow I missed this tank. I love drop tanks and yours looks AMAZING. Link to comment
nidding Posted December 4, 2015 Author Share Posted December 4, 2015 New FTS DSC_5030 by jonas_sandager, on Flickr Most stuff could look better. but at least nothing seems to be suffering too badly Link to comment
PieMan2k Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Hey it still looks FANTASTIC! Link to comment
nidding Posted December 4, 2015 Author Share Posted December 4, 2015 Hey it still looks FANTASTIC! Thanks :-) Link to comment
nidding Posted December 12, 2015 Author Share Posted December 12, 2015 Seriatopra sp. 85mm macro with Raynox DCR-250. On a tritop. DSC_5061 by jonas_sandager, on Flickr Link to comment
nidding Posted December 15, 2015 Author Share Posted December 15, 2015 The tank on its old banged up stand - now including christmas decorations... DSC_5184 by jonas_sandager, on Flickr Link to comment
PieMan2k Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 I always thought it would be interesting to make a reef safe decoration for inside the tank. Maybe stick to the inside of the glass or put something in the sand bed I don't know. Just thought something like that would be funny. Link to comment
nidding Posted January 2, 2016 Author Share Posted January 2, 2016 Happy New year DSC_5370 by jonas_sandager, on Flickr Link to comment
nidding Posted January 12, 2016 Author Share Posted January 12, 2016 Bon appetit Caulastrea sp. in feeding mode by jonas_sandager, on Flickr Link to comment
wow.such.chris Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Super awesome build man. Nice work with the pictures too, everything looks great. I like how you're filling in space with those zooanthids. Really seems like your sps is taking off too! Do you have any pictures of the build process? Like pix of putting in the glass dropoff. Link to comment
PieMan2k Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Is that a bicolor blenny? Love those little things. Keep up the great work man! BTW how long has this tank been setup for? Link to comment
nidding Posted January 13, 2016 Author Share Posted January 13, 2016 Super awesome build man. Nice work with the pictures too, everything looks great. I like how you're filling in space with those zooanthids. Really seems like your sps is taking off too! Do you have any pictures of the build process? Like pix of putting in the glass dropoff. Thanks a lot To be perfectly honest, the tank's future has been hanging by a thread the last couple of days, as I've been really tempted to switch to a full blown seagrass tank. But I think the urge has settled and that project will have to wait a few year. But yeah, overall the tank is maturing slowly and the overall health looks better. The only pic I have from the build process is this one DSC_0416 by jonas_sandager, on Flickr As can be seen, it's just some glass baffles I glued into a regular tank. So it's actually quite an easy build. Link to comment
nidding Posted January 13, 2016 Author Share Posted January 13, 2016 Is that a bicolor blenny? Love those little things. Keep up the great work man! BTW how long has this tank been setup for? Yep. Lovely little fish with a great, grumpy "personality". Unfortunately my fish is a coral nipper. It's not that bad, but from time it does manage to piss off a coral. The drop was first set up just over a year ago. But we moved to a new apartment 5 months ago where the entire setup was taken apart and put up anew, so I guess that 5 it's actually only 5 months old. So it still has some maturing to do Link to comment
PieMan2k Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Yep. Lovely little fish with a great, grumpy "personality". Unfortunately my fish is a coral nipper. It's not that bad, but from time it does manage to piss off a coral. The drop was first set up just over a year ago. But we moved to a new apartment 5 months ago where the entire setup was taken apart and put up anew, so I guess that 5 it's actually only 5 months old. So it still has some maturing to do at least yours doesnt have a suicidal personality. The one my dad has loved to cheat death by swimming by our old carpet anemone before we got rid of it Link to comment
Christopher Marks Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 To be perfectly honest, the tank's future has been hanging by a thread the last couple of days, as I've been really tempted to switch to a full blown seagrass tank. But I think the urge has settled and that project will have to wait a few year. Don't do it! I want to see this one fill in How's the tank doing in the new year nidding? I'd love to see a new FTS! Link to comment
nidding Posted January 27, 2016 Author Share Posted January 27, 2016 Don't do it! I want to see this one fill in How's the tank doing in the new year nidding? I'd love to see a new FTS! Thanks Christopher for the encouraging words I have ditched the plans and put them on the shelf till I move to my own house instead of an apartment. A coral reef is somewhat more pleasing to the eye than all the muck and algae of a seagrass aquarium, so as long as I only have the option of placing it in the living room, I'll stick to my drop Not that it's doing too well right now anyways. Over the last couple of weeks I have had an explosion of bubble algae at the same time as nutrients have dropped to 0. So overall the corals look bleached and the rocks are full of green and brown nuances. Not really what we like to see. I have just started adding some NPK from sangokai and hope that will be able to raise nutrients to a better level. I'm already feeding rather heavily and am dosing phyto daily, so I'm hesitant to up feeding even more. But the macro-fuge is sucking up nutrients like crazy. I'll see if I can get the glass clean for a FTS, but until then, here's a snap of my blue birdsnest which is thriving through all of this DSC_5569 by jonas_sandager, on Flickr Link to comment
Christopher Marks Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 Perseverance! Have the last few months been productive in the bubble algae battle? It sounds like pruning back the macro-fuge heavily might bring things back to balance, if you haven't yet. Link to comment
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