my 104.72G Shallow Lagoon

[schroeder]

I'm watching this build closely, because I want to see what you've got in mind for aquascaping and stocking. I've seen some beautiful shallow tanks posted elsewhere, but I want more ideas before I plan the layout of my own.

I'm debating a closed loop. Are you planning on one?

[kien]

Originally Posted by schroeder

I'm watching this build closely, because I want to see what you've got in mind for aquascaping and stocking. I've seen some beautiful shallow tanks posted elsewhere, but I want more ideas before I plan the layout of my own.

I'm debating a closed loop. Are you planning on one?

If your sump is wide open for everyone to see then I would agree with your wife that it is probably quite unsightly

I'm still planning (in my head) how I want to aquascape this tank. At first I was just going to dump some (live) rocks in there and be done with it since this wasn't really meant to be a display tank. However, now that I've seen the tank on its stand I'm starting to really fall in love with it and am wanting to put more effort into making it more of a display(ish) tank and have some fun.

I am not personally a fan of closed loops. I appreciate their benefits but every time I try to formulate a closed loop system (a few times for my 150g tank, and a few times for this tank), I am never happy with how it turns out for various reasons. That's just me though :-)

[JDigital]

We need pics of it on the stand...please.

[lastlight]

Anybody who's ANYONE runs Vortechs. I've always believed that.

[JDigital]

Originally Posted by lastlight

i've always believed that.

liar!!

The first part is true though..

[kien]

I do love the idea of Vortechs.. however, every time I pick up the box and drool over it, my euphoria is quickly squashed by the price tag, then I start to twitch a little..

I guess I will never get to sit at the cool kids table

[lastlight]

Some of those cool kids never budget their builds for fish and corals though

[JDigital]

Originally Posted by kien

my euphoria is quickly squashed by the price tag,

I guess I will never get to sit at the cool kids table

- No heat transfer to the tank
- smaller footprint
- Provdes water FLOW vs Overpowering Jet of water.

Worth the money in my mind.


You got sweet SPS, you can still sit at the cool kids table.

[kien]

Originally Posted by JDigital

We need pics of it on the stand...please.

Since you asked nicely, here you go :-) (do excuse the white balance. There are 4 sources of light in that room and all 4 are a different colour temperature )











Need to paint the stand then plumb when I get back from Mexico. I suppose I could just take a page from Josh's book and just leave it all raw like :-)

[JDigital]

Looks awesome.. My stand won't be raw forever!