New Tank Idea
- Thread starter gudar
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depends how cold.... but ive been told they need to be very thick acrylic, and have a chiller.
Two "types" of habitats that are commonly lumped as one in the hobby would be temperate reef (65-70 F) and coldwater reef (45-50 F). Coldwater reefs require 1"+ thick acrylic (even on a 50 gal) to keep it from "sweating", like a pop can on a hot day. Particularly for coldwater reef, they require a very efficient and generally larger than a normal reef filtration system as biological filtration happens much slower in these tamps. I run a temperate reef with fairly normal filtration means with no issues. Obviously both require a chiller, or multiple chillers.
Of course, beuaty is in the eye of the beholder, but I don't know many people who would say tanks such as this aren't pretty:
Oregonreef.com
Of course, beuaty is in the eye of the beholder, but I don't know many people who would say tanks such as this aren't pretty:
Oregonreef.com
gudar
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Yeah, i was going to see if i could get a 30 gallon custom 1/2 acrylic (to prevent sweating) and get a small chiller ,I found one on nanoreefsupply.com. I was also going to get a small reefoctopus to put in a sump that would be under the tank. I would also get a small wave-maker to make it seem more natural in the tank. In a Temperate Tank the prettiest things I've seen were Jewel Anemones the are like a coldwater version of zoas. The fish aren't as pretty though, but i think some of the inverts are really pretty. Also alot of macroalgae goes into thees tanks. I just think it would be cool to have both the tropical aspect and the temperate aspect in my home.
Striike
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I've read on cold water reefs when doing my research. What turned me to warmer water was the less efficient biological filtration, and the $$$ of the chillers. I'd be real interested if you'd update from time to time how your progress is.
