Another Aquarium!

[GreenSpottedPuffer]

Since I let my tank thread go and never updated it out of laziness, I am just going to post pics here instead. Just a few for now. The tank is still pretty empty looking since all my huge, old corals and macro algae died during the move a few months ago. This tank is pretty much the same idea as the last though, lagoon inspired. But this time with mangroves! Which are in a bucket acclimating very slowly to saltwater. They are at about 1.008 as of yesterday.

[GreenSpottedPuffer]

I kinda like this one:

[banditpowdercoat]

Looks great GSP. My wife would love a boxfish tank, but I want a Porky
Hows those rubbermade totes work for sumps over time? No ill effects with the SW?

[michika]

Looks great! I love the industrial look to your place!

Are the mangroves going to live in your display tank?

[GreenSpottedPuffer]

Originally Posted by banditpowdercoat

Looks great GSP. My wife would love a boxfish tank, but I want a Porky
Hows those rubbermade totes work for sumps over time? No ill effects with the SW?

Thats actually a Burrfish. Boxfish get bigger and can release a toxin into the tank if stressed.

Rubbermaids have been fine. I have never seen any problems...

[GreenSpottedPuffer]

Originally Posted by michika

Looks great! I love the industrial look to your place!

Are the mangroves going to live in your display tank?

Yeah the mangroves will be up on the rocks, growing out of the tank. Just taking a long time to acclimate them. I have been given so much advice on how long it should be but a guy who grows them down in Florida told me it shouldn't take more than a few weeks, max 3. Others have told me 8! I tried going quite fast from freshwater to 1.008 and a week after the sudden jump, they have been fine and actually have grown a bit. Like anything, everyone has their opinions!

[michika]

I really want to do a bunch of mangroves as well in my system, so reading about you and others doing it is super helpful.

[sharuq1]

Super cute puffers

[GreenSpottedPuffer]

Originally Posted by michika

I really want to do a bunch of mangroves as well in my system, so reading about you and others doing it is super helpful.

They are pretty tough like any tree once they are established. I have not had very good luck with growing them from pods. They also take forever to start sprouting a nice amount of leaves in my experiences with them. I am very happy to have found some that are already over a foot tall with a decent root system already started. The roots have grown quite a bit already in the few weeks now that I have had them. Should just be a few more weeks until they are fully acclimated to the tanks water! I can't wait.

[GreenSpottedPuffer]

Originally Posted by sharuq1

Super cute puffers

Especially the little one