crap, i dont have enough room!

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  1. Gexx

    Gexx Giant Squid

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    so ive been wanting to do a leaf fish build and am still gonna do it but i have just hit my first dead end. i dont know if i have enough room for that and all the macro algae i want in a ten gallon. (if you gonna complain about the leaf fish in a ten gallon then go to my frog fish thread.) i have two magroves in there right now. i want ten more, and 15 lbs of base rock, with red gracilaria:eek: i know, thats a lot. so i need some help on what i should do, and how i should do it. i might need to drop the gracilaria, which i am not gonna be happy about. here are some blurry pics about where i am.

    first one is a front pic, second and third are side pics, last is a top pic. that is with my 4 mangroves in my 29 galon and some cheato.
     

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  3. the fisherman

    the fisherman Vlamingii Tang

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    Your mangroves should not be under water. The top third needs to be above water.
     
  4. Gexx

    Gexx Giant Squid

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    those were just in there to simulate how many would be in there. those go in my 29 and are out of the water. but thank you for the concern!
     
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    Newreef15 Horrid Stonefish

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    You can move all the mangroves to the back wall and put the macro betwenn the mangroves and the glass
     
  6. Gexx

    Gexx Giant Squid

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    ive desided on only going to do 5 lbs of live rock, 10 mangroves and red gracilaria. if i get too much live rock that wont leave much room for mangroves or gracilaria.i can always get more later if needed.