My 46 gal bow

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  1. jessman

    jessman Astrea Snail

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    this is my tank so far. what do you think?

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  3. Dasco

    Dasco Vagabond Butterfly

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    looks great how many LBS of rock do you have in there?
     
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    looks good but i hope your percs are ok with that eel, i think the eel grows faster then them so becareful
     
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    Looks good and I love the Snowflake!
    The only thing that I would do is add a little more rock to incorporate some of the avilable space in the top of your tank.
    I guess the best way for me to describe this is that when I design my rock, some of it is placed almost sticking out of my tank water, to give a sense of either low tide or a shallow reef biotope.
    For you right now, you have alot of wasted space in the pelagic area of your tank that be rectified by adding a nice array of live rock and coral for that empty space above.
    Not a bad thing nor do i want you to feel that I hate your tank , just trying to offer input for you to experience your whole tank to its fullest!
    Good luck with the tank by the way!
     
  6. jessman

    jessman Astrea Snail

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    sorry about the pics i couldnt get them up right

    i wanna say 50lbs maybe more i tryed to buy it from all over to get all different kinds of life. there all kinds of different rock in there with lots of different life

    The eel ate one tiny one already i sure he will eat the other one to. Thats why i got the to big ones they have been keeping him in check. He doesnt come out much anymore. The clowns actually nip at him.the eel is very agressive about food tho. As soon as he smells it he starts freaking out trying to find it.
     
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    jessman Astrea Snail

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    Great idea Thanks i was actually trying to go atleast 3/4 of the tank high. but im sure you all know how hard it is to build these damn things lol. i spent over 2 hours doing this one. it kept falling down:angry: But i really do like the shallow reef bed idea and the tide i think ima try it. i found some cheap rock on sale the other day better buy it while i can.
     
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  9. jessman

    jessman Astrea Snail

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    so i added 42lbs of base rock to it. what do you think now? i tryed to get it as high as i could without it touching the glass and keeping the dome cave look.


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