Our New Top Down Tank

NanoReef · #1 07-30-2013, 02:59 AM

I hope to pick up some designer clowns, but other than that I'm not sure what we are going to do. Would love to put a wrasse in there but I have no desire to obstruct the view of our top down tank with a lid! Any suggestions?

NanoReef · #2 07-30-2013, 10:11 PM

Got a few top downs! Let me know what everyone thinks! And any input for fish would be appreciated
Full tank

Left side

Right side

and the branch across

tang daddy · #3 07-31-2013, 03:14 PM

This tank is coming along nice, I like the top down shots....

Great selection in corals aswell, it will look stunning once the stuff fills in. Keep up the good work!

explor3r · #4 08-02-2013, 03:01 AM

Very nice, got to love the zoas keep it up!!

gregzz4 · #5 08-02-2013, 03:31 AM

I'm liking your new setup

What are your plans for the frag tiles etc ?

NanoReef · #6 08-03-2013, 02:00 AM

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Originally Posted by tang daddy

This tank is coming along nice, I like the top down shots....

Great selection in corals aswell, it will look stunning once the stuff fills in. Keep up the good work!

Thanks a lot!

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explor3r: Very nice, got to love the zoas keep it up!!

Thanks! i have always been a big zoanthid and paly fan.

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gregzz4: I'm liking your new setup

What are your plans for the frag tiles etc ?

Our plans are to let everything grow down over the plugs and on to the rocks. What i usually do is let the zoas or palys grow onto the rock, then eventually, cut the old frag plug out. That way my frags are established and FULL of polyps!

NanoReef · #7 08-06-2013, 04:04 PM

well, we have movement in the tank! we picked up a little Canary wrasse. Love this little guy. He has quite the personality already!

mrhasan · #8 08-06-2013, 04:32 PM

Are you giving some sort of sand bed in a box for it to sleep? As far as I know, they need deep sand bed to sleep or else they get stressed.

kien · #9 08-06-2013, 05:30 PM

A sand bed would be appreciated for sure. And it doesn't have to be that deep. Have about an inch of sand (1.5" inch at most) that my sand sleepers burrow into. They just lay sidways to get under the sand.

Also, I know that this is a top down tank and you don't want to cover it, but wrasses in generally are very good jumpers. Some more than others but as a whole family, they do love to dart around in all directions, including straight up.

NanoReef · #10 08-06-2013, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by mrhasan

Are you giving some sort of sand bed in a box for it to sleep? As far as I know, they need deep sand bed to sleep or else they get stressed.

a buddy of mine has one in his BB tank that has been in there for 5+ years with zero issues. I have read that they like to burry themselves but when i had one in my 120 years ago, it never went into the sand. At night it found its way to its hole in a rock when he locked himself in for the night.

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kien: A sand bed would be appreciated for sure. And it doesn't have to be that deep. Have about an inch of sand (1.5" inch at most) that my sand sleepers burrow into. They just lay sidways to get under the sand.

Also, I know that this is a top down tank and you don't want to cover it, but wrasses in generally are very good jumpers. Some more than others but as a whole family, they do love to dart around in all directions, including straight up.

Yea i hear ya. All fish have that jump potential and wrasses are one of the worst. We are just crossing our fingers. He has been in there for a week with no signs of jumping yet but obviously that can change in an instant. The last thing i want to do is screen the top to keep fish in, but if its something that has to be done in the long run, we will figure it out