two tank diptych!

F22 · 11-09-2010, 04:37 PM

well it officially started, while my wife is hard at work and I have the morning off I decided to start my 2 tank system. I have decided the tank on the left will be a planted freshwater with either cherry shrimp, or one pea puffer/zebra puffer...

The tank on the left will be a true nano reef with zoo polyps, maybe a mushroom or two and blastomussa and acanthastrea if I'm feeling a little frisky... I am more concentrated on critters for this tank though and will be adding stock as time goes by and I find money to stock this mess.

here is a picture of the tanks with the painted backgrounds:

I am planning sand in both tanks for substrate, i like the thin look of it. I also think white sand in 2 wildly different tanks in such closeness will look pretty cool...

F22 · 11-10-2010, 02:01 PM

well, i have the reef side going strong with established reef tank water, live rock and some orange zoo polyps. I am going to work on the planted side today, though i think i am only adding water.

F22 · 11-10-2010, 02:51 PM

F22 · 11-11-2010, 04:20 PM

tank 2 is running!

I have 5 or so moss balls and some CRS in it now, i will try to get some cherries next
week and then i'll be done.
Tank 2= small red sea deco filter and will have a water pump for additional circulation as soon as I get one in at work...
Tank 1= No filter, but has a water pump for circulation.

RipariumGuy · 11-11-2010, 09:46 PM

Sweet! I like it! (Them...)

Chrisinator · 11-11-2010, 09:48 PM

this is gonna be awesome! When I have a bigger room, I want a two corner tanks that are facing the wall in each other sort of making a 180 degree. One would be saltwater and the other a planted tank.

F22 · 11-11-2010, 10:20 PM

Thanks guys, I'm really excited about this project.

blackace22 · 11-11-2010, 11:56 PM

Awsome tanks !

F22 · 11-12-2010, 03:26 AM

Thanks! I loooooooove new tanks!

F22 · 11-12-2010, 04:25 AM

first look at the planted side, clearly i love moss balls.

both!

sewingalot · 11-12-2010, 04:29 AM

Loving the contrasting backgrounds. I wasn't sure I'd like it until your latest pictures. Hey, do you like marimo balls?

F22 · 11-12-2010, 04:34 AM

yea i dig the moss alot. haha.

i wanna start adding some accent stuff to the reef but i HATE spending money on coral.
what's a fella to do?

anyone ever try halimeda plants?

sewingalot · 11-12-2010, 06:09 AM

Since I am not sure what halimeda plants are, I am going to say no and then google it.

I am assuming it has something to do with the saltier side of the tank.

F22 · 11-12-2010, 12:44 PM

Yea. They are a marine macro algae. They are a nutrient sponge and need a ton of calcium and trace elements. I think it may be a sort of saltwater planted tank. The shrimp for saltwater tanks are so cool. This is gonna cost a fortune.

F22 · 11-12-2010, 01:17 PM

So yesterday I left this thread open and my wife was home before me. She walked to the computer and did a little reading, scrolled down and saw the tank and sat at the computer admiring them and then looked across the office and realized she was looking at our tank, well she was excited as anything.

When I came home, she looked at me and asked if we could put a tank in the living room. So I'm working on a saltwater fish\mangrove system too!!!

11-09-2010, 04:37 PM	#1
F22 Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (7/100%) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: .201. Posts: 4,344	two tank diptych! well it officially started, while my wife is hard at work and I have the morning off I decided to start my 2 tank system. I have decided the tank on the left will be a planted freshwater with either cherry shrimp, or one pea puffer/zebra puffer... The tank on the left will be a true nano reef with zoo polyps, maybe a mushroom or two and blastomussa and acanthastrea if I'm feeling a little frisky... I am more concentrated on critters for this tank though and will be adding stock as time goes by and I find money to stock this mess. here is a picture of the tanks with the painted backgrounds: I am planning sand in both tanks for substrate, i like the thin look of it. I also think white sand in 2 wildly different tanks in such closeness will look pretty cool...

11-11-2010, 09:46 PM	#5
RipariumGuy Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (10/100%) Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Green Bay, Wisconsin Posts: 3,614	Sweet! I like it! (Them...) __________________ "My next hobby is going to be tearing up $100 bills while simultaneously banging my head against a wall and flooding my basement." "Ask not what the hobby can do for you, but what you can do the the hobby" - ScapeFu The Jake-arium Wabi-Kusa Pimp #3

11-12-2010, 04:29 AM	#11
sewingalot I ♥ BBA! (View User Tanks) PTrader: (112/100%) Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: WV Posts: 12,769	Loving the contrasting backgrounds. I wasn't sure I'd like it until your latest pictures. Hey, do you like marimo balls? __________________ Without Algae, death of mankind would be inevitable. 55 gallon journal

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sewingalot I ♥ BBA! (View User Tanks) PTrader: (112/100%) Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: WV Posts: 12,769	Since I am not sure what halimeda plants are, I am going to say no and then google it. I am assuming it has something to do with the saltier side of the tank. __________________ Without Algae, death of mankind would be inevitable. 55 gallon journal

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11-10-2010, 02:01 PM	#2
F22 Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (7/100%) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: .201. Posts: 4,344	well, i have the reef side going strong with established reef tank water, live rock and some orange zoo polyps. I am going to work on the planted side today, though i think i am only adding water.

11-10-2010, 02:51 PM	#3
F22 Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (7/100%) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: .201. Posts: 4,344

11-11-2010, 04:20 PM	#4
F22 Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (7/100%) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: .201. Posts: 4,344	tank 2 is running! I have 5 or so moss balls and some CRS in it now, i will try to get some cherries next week and then i'll be done. Tank 2= small red sea deco filter and will have a water pump for additional circulation as soon as I get one in at work... Tank 1= No filter, but has a water pump for circulation.

11-11-2010, 09:48 PM	#6
Chrisinator Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (24/100%) Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: NJ Posts: 1,788	this is gonna be awesome! When I have a bigger room, I want a two corner tanks that are facing the wall in each other sort of making a 180 degree. One would be saltwater and the other a planted tank.

11-11-2010, 10:20 PM	#7
F22 Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (7/100%) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: .201. Posts: 4,344	Thanks guys, I'm really excited about this project.

11-11-2010, 11:56 PM	#8
blackace22 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Plainville,GA Posts: 18	Awsome tanks !

11-12-2010, 03:26 AM	#9
F22 Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (7/100%) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: .201. Posts: 4,344	Thanks! I loooooooove new tanks!

11-12-2010, 04:25 AM	#10
F22 Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (7/100%) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: .201. Posts: 4,344	first look at the planted side, clearly i love moss balls. both!

11-12-2010, 04:34 AM	#12
F22 Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (7/100%) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: .201. Posts: 4,344	yea i dig the moss alot. haha. i wanna start adding some accent stuff to the reef but i HATE spending money on coral. what's a fella to do? anyone ever try halimeda plants?

11-12-2010, 12:44 PM	#14
F22 Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (7/100%) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: .201. Posts: 4,344	Yea. They are a marine macro algae. They are a nutrient sponge and need a ton of calcium and trace elements. I think it may be a sort of saltwater planted tank. The shrimp for saltwater tanks are so cool. This is gonna cost a fortune.

11-12-2010, 01:17 PM	#15
F22 Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (7/100%) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: .201. Posts: 4,344	So yesterday I left this thread open and my wife was home before me. She walked to the computer and did a little reading, scrolled down and saw the tank and sat at the computer admiring them and then looked across the office and realized she was looking at our tank, well she was excited as anything. When I came home, she looked at me and asked if we could put a tank in the living room. So I'm working on a saltwater fish\mangrove system too!!!