DHaut's Symbiotic Microcosm

[DHaut]

Good ? Master - I'm not finished with the stand quite yet. There will be some sort of fan system on the back of the stand - coupled with me drilling holes in the back. The lighting for that tank will be 2 nova extreme 36w T5 units, so the heat won't be that bad. The display tank at the beginning of this thread will sit on top of the stand and be connected to the tank inside the stand. That display will use custom LED lighting. The tank in the stand is a glorified display fuge.

 

[DHaut]

 

[juiceguy]

very cool looking set up

 

[DHaut]

Thanks!

 

[Aqua Pro Builder]

What's the material used for the reef wall?

 

[masterswimmer]

Looks real nice. Are you using the wall tank as the glorified fuge? No coral going in there?

 

[DHaut]

The tank in my av is the display. It will be SPS dominated with a focus on mutual symbiotic relationships (goby/shrimp, acro crab, maybe sexy shrimp and rics, etc.). The tank in the most recent pics is the display fuge - the rock wall is coarse grain sand on great stuff foam over an eggcrate frame. It will hide the pumps and has a spot for chaeto. I have rock from SeaLife Inc. that goes in it and I just ordered some display macro algaes from reefcleaners.org. The focus will be a FL gulf biotope of sorts. It's only a fuge in that it's connected to the display and contains macros for filtration - it's primarily a second display. As of now I'm thinking of adding a mated pair of yellow-headed jawfish to the fuge.

 

[masterswimmer]

Once you add fish to a fuge it is no longer a fuge. It becomes another display tank with cheato or other macro algaes.

The definition of a refugium is a safe haven from predators. Fish become the predator in the tank, hence, no fuge.

 

[DHaut]

True.

 

[masterswimmer]

True.

Doesn't change the fact that it will be a sweet tank

swimmer

 

[sjsoto]

where did you get the pre-cut glass to diy?

 

[DHaut]

Crystal Glass NY in South Slope. Good guys.

 

[DHaut]

And thanks, Swimmer I'm hoping it will be.

 

[sjsoto]

can you pm me info... what type of glue did you use for binding glass together?

 

[DHaut]

PM sent. I used GE Silicone I for the sealant (got it at Lowes). If you get it, make sure it's the I and not the II - the II has antibacterial stuff that will kill everything in your tank.

 

[sjsoto]

thanks...

 

[DHaut]

With the light:

 

[DHaut]

Bottom display:

 

[DHaut]

DCG LE SPS:

Top display:

 

[DCG1286]

This tank is awful.