12" high tank?

[kangadrew]

Hi everyone,

I'm designing a system with a 4' long tank, the plan is to keep LPS and softies. I want a few leather corals in here, but my plan was to make the tank 48"x12"x12". Do you think this proportion would work well?

Thanks,
Drew

 

[CodyRVA]

Leathers can get quite tall, this may pose a problem unless you frag them. My only concern would be lighting; your fixture may have to be off the water surface a fair amount depending on the intensity. Otherwise, should be fine, but there are limitations to a shallow tank: narrow PAR range, limitation on power head size, etc.