My mantis shrimp home. Need input please

[tonysearsjr]

ok...the overflow from the left chamber (Mantis layer) to the Fuge has a box around it...why? It seems like you could just skip that piece and let it straight overflow into the fuge, also helping to churn your macros. just a thought.


p.s. I have AUTOCAD student edition if you want...full box set, its from 1994, but I was born in '87 and im still fine, the program weighs a ton it 2 massive books.

Might have to check it out. Is it better than this I'm using? Also the spot I think your talking about is for a filter sponge block. Figured it would catch some of the larger pieces if there were any Just hafta clean it every other day or so to prevent nitrate build up.

 

[tonysearsjr]

Also warlock. What species is that you was talking about the other day?

 

[SeymourDuncan]

Odontodactylus scyllarus

yeah, you will definitely need to keep up with any sponges, they can get pretty bad

 

[M@!]

Oerstedii are awesome but do not get large. There have been a lot of Gonodactylaceus ternatensis around lately. Blue Zoo just sold a couple. You have to be fast though, they go quick. They are always in the collectors choice section.

 

[SeymourDuncan]

Update at all?

 

[tonysearsjr]

Naw. This project has been set on back burner for now. To be honest the wife's on me for too many tanks. I had to start giving them to my oldest son. Wink wink. Just so I could keep going.

 

[SeymourDuncan]

Hey if ya need some taken off your hands wink wink.

Yeah right. I'm about packed haha

 

[tonysearsjr]

Naw never that. But here is the latest. On the way to Indy we stopped by a buddy's house he sold me acrylic 60 gal tube tank which I bought on impulse didn't know what I was gonna do with it then I picked up a mantis at premium it's red and white. Then we stopped at the reef and they had a peacock so I got it too so now I know why u got the tube tank. Here's the final plan it'll be done hopefully next week end

 

[tonysearsjr]

Well here it is all other than the top just hafta install sump and tie in the plumbing then fill it at last

 

[cdrewferd]

So with the 2 different species, are you going to block the connecting tubes some how?

 

[skinz78]

Nice looking setup, I can't wait to see it done!

 

[tonysearsjr]

Yeah I blocked tubes with acrylic I drilled holes in to allow a bit of water transfer

And for a final pic other than a truck load of macros

 

[SeymourDuncan]

Put some of this stuff in there

 

[SeymourDuncan]

that is crazy looking! I say since its already a custom tank you do a really cool aragocrete sculpture for each tank as well. you coud plan out places for different macros and stuff. Plus one solid piece of rock would be more safe if they decided to tunnel.

also since its a macro tank you might want to get a light more in the plant spectrum for their benefit. but keep actinics for the shrimp. Or another idea is do the 2 tanks as 2 seperate depths. one more blue than the other, then you could have 2 very natural environments with entirely different species!! possibilities are endless. all you need now is to implement tides.