23" Cube Reef, DIY LEDs and DIY Shelf Rock......

Corals look beautiful.

Interesting Goniopora type.

 

All of these corals came from my 11g tank that I've been running on the same philosophy--- large amounts of soft coral growth with only enough feeding to keep the fish satisfied (which is admittedly tricky, I don't keep anything difficult to feed). In my 11g tank, I kept two clowns and a 6-line wrasse quite happily (all were under 2" long). I lost one of the clowns before moving, it went carpet surfing despite my mesh top.

This tank isn't stocked any heavier than the 11g tank was, gallon for gallon.

I don't have a recent FTS but I might be able to get one soon. Since this tank is still going through the usual diatom bloom seen in most tanks, I stay awake at night from the sound of diatoms growing in my living room. They sound like rice crispies.

23" cube with 1/2" glass = 46 gallon capacity. This used to be a 70g column tank (31" tall) but I cut the top 8" off of it using a diamond saw to cut the glass. Now it's much more reasonable to work around in.

I can assure you that there is no lack of swimming room, especially since all of the fish I currently have are basically rock-dwelling, with the exception of the Chromis, which are happy in open water or in the rocks.

And, I have an enormous amount of rock territory. There is no wasted space--- nearly every square inch of my rockwork is possible "territory". My peppermint shrimp are always hanging out on the undersides of the rocks--- as are the chromis and even the clown. The clown hasn't "found" the same bed of anthelia he used to host in the 11g tank.

 

Thanks Corailline .


The goniopora will, in lower current rates, expand more than you see in the pics. Maybe 2-3X as long, but not as long as G. stokesi.

I actually watched these gonis in the LFS for nearly two months. They wouldn't sell. They had a full time employee intentionally telling everyone NOT to buy them because they were sure to die. I actually applaud his action, although I disagree with it.

I bought them both with store credit from stuff I traded in. They are slowly growing more corallites and I rarely target feed them anything. Too much trouble (have to finely powder the food in a mortar/pestle).