Doug,s 180g Reef Cube

[christyf5]

Doug! I found it! The tank looks great. I like the PVC tube idea. Just wondering, are clowns more likely to lay eggs on a smoother surface (ie. PVC) than bare rock??


Also how is the aragonite coated bottom faring?

Christy

[Doug]

Originally Posted by christyf5

Doug! I found it! The tank looks great. I like the PVC tube idea. Just wondering, are clowns more likely to lay eggs on a smoother surface (ie. PVC) than bare rock??

PVC home from my 225g and its Cinnamon clown residents.



Also how is the aragonite coated bottom faring?
Christy

It seems fine. Had some red turf algae on the front portions in the 90g, hoping that does not happen here. A little current cleans the detritus fine.

[Richard_Dicosimo]

i may have mis read, but you said your tanks was 4' high. I thought u had to have min 3/4" glass for a tank that high??? arent you worried about the glass breaking???

i dont know alot about engineering and glass but i have been contemplating making a tank that high. just curious.

Richard

[Funky_Fish14]

Tank looks fantastic Doug! Thank-you for sharing! I cant wait to see it in 6 months/a year!

Chris

[Doug]

Christy, Thats part of the reason I went back to a larger tank. Larger fishies and ones with some personality.

Yep, patience Ruth. I tried to do that this time also and if I would have stuck with the plan, the starfire may not have been scratched.

Richard, the tank is only 2ft. high. Its 4ft.L by 3ft.W. Plus I have two braces on it. Normally a tank this size would be fine with the 1/2in. glass and a single center brace, as two halides would be normally used over the 4ft. But then I,m not normal.

A previous 30in. high tank used 5/8th. glass. Not sure what I would use on something 4ft. H. Depends on the other measures. It would require decent bracing, IMO.

Thanks Chris. I look forward to its growth also. But we were discussing moving again, yesterday. I plan on adding some new sps corals, to see how they do under the single 400w Iwasaki.

[Marcus K]

Tank looks great Doug, I have been thinking that my next tank will be two 90gals back to back for dimensions.