Evolution of my 30g tall

[GrimReefer]

[woodcarver]

Wow ! Wonderful photo's .
Should encourage me to finally get on with my planned 30g cube
Thanks for sharing.
.................Dave

[justinl]

man you take some VERY nice photos! my fave by far is the elegance coral. God that one is a STUNNER!

keep up the good work, ill be tagging along.

edit: mind if i use it as my computer desktop?

[GrimReefer]

Originally Posted by justinl

edit: mind if i use it as my computer desktop?

not at all.

[michika]

That just looks beautiful! Its so pretty! Like an ad for moonlights.

[GrimReefer]

thanks.

the last couple days i've been toying with the idea of adding a refugium. here's a sketch of the basic idea.



it will use a diy PVC continuous siphon overflow. non-surface skimming. my skimmer has a surface skimmer and i want to keep the overflow as unobtrusive as possible. the fuge will be a custom 5g tank to fit under the stand, 12x10x10". it will house a live sand bed, macro algae, a bit of rock, and maybe a seahorse or two...or maybe a seahorse and mandarin goby. it's purpose is strictly nutrient export. depending on how nice i can make the fuge look, i may very well cut my cabinet door in half, horizontally, to display the fuge.

thoughts or suggestions welcomed.

[04scoobysti]

I toyed with that idea too and i ended up just putting a 10g tank under my 20h main tank as a quarantine. I still think what your proposing is a good idea and a fun DIY project!

[GrimReefer]

most recent update...





****ing tank started leaking. royal pain in the ***, but it could have been worse. luckily i had my prop tank empty. and i can use this opportunity to move the tank, get the new one drilled, and swap out my fish.

[Skimmerking]

looks really good man love the tank with the corals, how do you like the reff keeper what is so good about it any ways

[GrimReefer]

i like the reefkeeper. i bought it as a temp controller. as a bonus, i get a pH monitor, timers for my lights, wavemaker....and it looks cool.



not sure why the silicone is so discolored like that, but that's where the leak was.