Lowboy ZooMed 50g as a display?

[Zeal]

48Lx24Wx10L.
Is it possible to have a mixed reef with a tank like this being so shallow? I might be able to get one but I’m not sure if it even worth using it as a display...

 

[CakeyCake]

Its fine as a display tank, but im sure it would be hard to get the right amount of flow for a mixed reef.

 

[Zeal]

Its fine as a display tank, but im sure it would be hard to get the right amount of flow for a mixed reef.

Why’s that? 2 Nero 5 won’t be enough?

 

[Brandon3152134]

I like shallow reefs I think they are neat

 

[Zeal]

I like shallow reefs I think they are neat

But do they work?

 

[CakeyCake]

Why’s that? 2 Nero 5 won’t be enough?

im not sure how well those push water, but the main issue would be trying to keep the flow right for different corals. Diff types of corals need different amounts of flow. In my mixed reef, softies dont grow as fast as my lps and sps, unless theyre tucked behind rocks. I have some xenia in a high flow area and it hasnt grown more than an inch since i placed(5 months ago)

 

[Zeal]

im not sure how well those push water, but the main issue would be trying to keep the flow right for different corals. Diff types of corals need different amounts of flow. In my mixed reef, softies dont grow as fast as my lps and sps, unless theyre tucked behind rocks. I have some xenia in a high flow area and it hasnt grown more than an inch since i placed(5 months ago)

Nero 5 does a Max Flow - 3000 GPH I would
Keep it in pulse mode

 

[Brandon3152134]

But do they work?

I havent tried them myself so I cant vouch for or against.