metrokat Posted February 10, 2017 Author Share Posted February 10, 2017 The scape dose look good but I still don't understand the look of the shelf above the black space. To me it looks like a fish tank and not a wild scape. Hypes has a similar issue though he uses the middle for the rock structure and straight on you get the appearance of a rock outcropping with dead space on either side. Art style is a personal preference, of course. It does look nice. Do you plan to keep the exposed glass scraped clean? This is why I don't even try and scape but rather haphazardly place stuff. Too frustrating. Just pretend you don't see the top shelf at all. Sand won't be visible, that clam won't be right there. It will just be black. With corals encroaching from both sides. Like a curtain on a stage. Problem solved. Scapes nice. I like the sides, i would just make them not so symetrical. And id connect a shelf at the top middle to overhang the open space at the bottom. Just my .02. Welcome back yo. Nope. The middle stays clean. 3 Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted February 10, 2017 Author Share Posted February 10, 2017 Have you ever seen "Diesel" tank on R2R? He lives in Houston and has probably one of the best acro tanks I've seen. Last time I was over at his house, he had a bandit angel, flame angel, and two swallowtail angels. According him, they all nipped, but it did not stop his acros from growing. Conversely, you could argue that he has a 202 gallon tank and alot more acros to spread the abuse. #thatsabigtank It looks really nice, Kat. It's so cool to have all those mature colonies so you can have an instant reef in the new tank. Aside from the hours and hours of work to make it happen, of course. I'm glad you said you were moving the clam, having it in the exact center was the only thing the really jumped out at me as being out of place. Insta-tank. If it was a bigger tank, it wouldn't be this instant, but believe it or not this tank is actually SMALLER in volume than the other one. Of course space comes at a premium in this one too. I'm looking at it as 2 tanks in one - the front is like a tall 20G, the back is a shallow Mr Aqua long. I just told Benny Somebody with photoshop can take my corals and my tank and scooch them all in the center so we can see what it would look like. Me no have photoshop. 1 Quote Link to comment
Mariaface Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 This is not me photoshopping - just me cropping out the two sides and putting them in opposite order 1 Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted February 10, 2017 Author Share Posted February 10, 2017 Thank you Maria Quote Link to comment
Mariaface Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Still really digging the open center look, though Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted February 10, 2017 Author Share Posted February 10, 2017 Still really digging the open center look, though Which is EXACTLY the point. 1 Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted February 10, 2017 Author Share Posted February 10, 2017 My replacement phone is here. Whew. 1 Quote Link to comment
ninjamyst Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 please leave the center open. it's unique, it's beautiful, it makes the tank look bigger, it's a masterpiece. as your SPS grows, it will nicely fill in some space in the center too 2 Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted February 10, 2017 Author Share Posted February 10, 2017 please leave the center open. it's unique, it's beautiful, it makes the tank look bigger, it's a masterpiece. as your SPS grows, it will nicely fill in some space in the center too You get me. You really get me. 1 Quote Link to comment
markalot Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Without the clam I get it. But now you need a picture of Jaws on that back panel, swimming towards us. Totally. 4 Quote Link to comment
StinkyBunny Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Have you ever seen "Diesel" tank on R2R? He lives in Houston and has probably one of the best acro tanks I've seen. Last time I was over at his house, he had a bandit angel, flame angel, and two swallowtail angels. According him, they all nipped, but it did not stop his acros from growing. Conversely, you could argue that he has a 202 gallon tank and alot more acros to spread the abuse. It does, but all it takes is the constant annoyance to introduce a pathogen and wipe out a whole colony. You gotta leave room for the blue Solomons stag Kat. Josh is out collecting for me as I type this, 20 boxes inbound in 3-4 weeks if they get their runway back up and running. 1 Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted February 10, 2017 Author Share Posted February 10, 2017 Without the clam I get it. But now you need a picture of Jaws on that back panel, swimming towards us. Totally. #photoshop 2 Quote Link to comment
StinkyBunny Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 IR sold out of Purple tangs, time to reorder. I think you need more Purple in your tank. 1 Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted February 12, 2017 Author Share Posted February 12, 2017 Hello on a miserable Sunday - weatherwise. My 2G ATO needs to be filled pretty much everyday. The evap is quite a lot on this tank. Debating a new top off reservoir which would hold more. Quote Link to comment
Veng Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Hello on a miserable Sunday - weatherwise. My 2G ATO needs to be filled pretty much everyday. The evap is quite a lot on this tank. Debating a new top off reservoir which would hold more. I'm addicted to my large ATO, I dunno how anyone lives with 2G ones on a tank that size. 2 Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted February 12, 2017 Author Share Posted February 12, 2017 I'm addicted to my large ATO, I dunno how anyone lives with 2G ones on a tank that size. It was just fine on the previous tank and it had a larger volume. Not sure I need something enormous, just a little bigger. thinking about the IM Hydrofil Ti. Except it won't fit in the cabinet. Quote Link to comment
Veng Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 It was just fine on the previous tank and it had a larger volume. Not sure I need something enormous, just a little bigger. thinking about the IM Hydrofil Ti. Except it won't fit in the cabinet.How often did you have to fill it on the old tank? Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted February 12, 2017 Author Share Posted February 12, 2017 How often did you have to fill it on the old tank? I think maybe every 3rd day on average Quote Link to comment
William Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 depending on your decor, the large vases at Ikea hold about 6 gal 2 Quote Link to comment
teenyreef Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 Do you have more surface area on this tank? That would explain faster evaporation. How big is the space that you have for the ATO? Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted February 13, 2017 Author Share Posted February 13, 2017 I sure do. The previous was 36x18, this is 36x24 I can probably fit the IM hydrofil Ti reservoir sideways. I've got 8 inches between the sump and the supporting brace. But to answer your Question, the area available is 12x8x20 1 Quote Link to comment
teenyreef Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 The space between my 30g tank stand and the wall is just a little over 8" so I had a similar problem. I ended up with an airtight pet food container, but it only holds a little less than 4g, and it's a smidge over 8" wide. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00186O0SS/ref=od_aui_detailpages00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Hopefully you can come up with something better so I can copy you Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted February 13, 2017 Author Share Posted February 13, 2017 I wrote an article about the Hydrofil Ti http://blog.marinedepot.com/2016/12/innovative-marine-introduces-hydrofill-ti.html Dimensions are 7.81″ x 11.81″ x 18.89 1 Quote Link to comment
tibbsy07 Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 Whoa! This looks great, Kat 1 Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted February 13, 2017 Author Share Posted February 13, 2017 Whoa! This looks great, Kat Hey pops - what's cookin' Quote Link to comment
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