reefwars 25g cubetank....bonzai!!!!!!!!!

[sphelps]

Considering your build is based on a tree type rock structure wouldn't you be better off with something a little taller?

[reefwars]

Originally Posted by sphelps

Considering your build is based on a tree type rock structure wouldn't you be better off with something a little taller?

haha it is taller....2 inchs taller lol


i hate tall tanks i did think it would be nice to have a bit more play on top of the tree but i hate 24" tanks and my tree is 18" on the nose.....my arms are a tight 22" lol


i love the height of my cube now but just hate the width and length, i figure the extra 2" is a bonus as ill actually not use any of the extra height.


i also now need to come up with a bunch more tempered glass:P


although this tank is bigger than my other cube the only real issue i have with my other cube is no clearance around the tree for my fat arms lol


plus more height meant more money lol

[sphelps]

You must have short arms I was going to suggest 24", figured you're where probably using 10mm glass anyway which is still plenty for 30x24 but now maybe I'm thinking you're going with 6mm? The only reason I suggested the extra height was related to the sudden addition of SPS corals making their way into the tree

[Enigma]

Originally Posted by sphelps

You must have short arms I was going to suggest 24", figured you're where probably using 10mm glass anyway which is still plenty for 30x24 but now maybe I'm thinking you're going with 6mm? The only reason I suggested the extra height was related to the sudden addition of SPS corals making their way into the tree

Maybe he just doesn't want to be wet up to his armpit!

[reefwars]

Originally Posted by sphelps

You must have short arms I was going to suggest 24", figured you're where probably using 10mm glass anyway which is still plenty for 30x24 but now maybe I'm thinking you're going with 6mm? The only reason I suggested the extra height was related to the sudden addition of SPS corals making their way into the tree

i would love the height but yeah its my short arms lol actually im not sure on the glass daves using he gave me a price and i was like " sold" lol prob is 10mm anyways so i doubvt the extra height would actually cost anything.....hummm now you got me thinking i should go 22" arghhh im just to damn short lol

Originally Posted by Enigma

Maybe he just doesn't want to be wet up to his armpit!

yup thats it lol , plus i spend alot of time moving frags around so it would be nice to not have to be soaked everytime i did it lol :P

[sphelps]

Well remember a 22" tall tank is really only 20" of water

By the sounds of it you could probably just pull out the hole tree when you need to do some work on it

[reefwars]

Originally Posted by sphelps

Well remember a 22" tall tank is really only 20" of water

By the sounds of it you could probably just pull out the hole tree when you need to do some work on it

but the extra height just doesnt seem to be a bonus to me , its not like i can change my rock layout so 18" is the height it will always be so the only bonus besides some extra water volume would be the corals for how high they can grow , and because of my OCD to frag lol i doubt they will grow that high

and with 30" as the width it is nice to have to reach so far down to the back of the tank.

biggest issues i have with my current cube is not enough space around the tree sides and the lighting.

because of my sloppy tree design a single halide only really lights either the back or the front but not both , i am getting crazy growth from the intense lighting but im limited to only the front of the tree for frag real estate.


this new tank is getting leds so ill prob be selling off a bunch of stuff from the tree thats grown in the last month to buy the lights for the new tank.

[Proteus]

Originally Posted by Enigma

Maybe he just doesn't want to be wet up to his armpit!

Haha. Like t-Rex trying to clean the tank

[reefwars]

Originally Posted by Titus99

Haha. Like t-Rex trying to clean the tank

thats how it is now with my fragtank and i bet thats how it looks lol i also just set up a new fragtank to eliminate this problem im having period lol no more high tanks ;PPPP

[reefwars]

adding today a dark purple tube anemone and some aiptasia control for the bonsai tree.