Thoughts on Reef Jars?

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Is there a minimum size they should be? What coral do you think is the coolest to have in a jar? What is keeping you from starting one?

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Is there a minimum size they should be?
1/2 to 1 gallon.

What coral do you think is the coolest to have in a jar?
A hearty montipora echinata.

What is keeping you from starting one?
Algae Barn has not released an AIO Reef Jar kit yet ;)
 
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Sean Clark said:
Is there a minimum size they should be?
1/2 to 1 gallon.

What coral do you think is the coolest to have in a jar?
A hearty montipora echinata.

What is keeping you from starting one?
Algae Barn has not released and AIO Reef Jar kit yet ;)
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The last one has me rolling :rolling-on-the-floor-laughing: What light would you put on your reef jar that we have not released? hahaha
 
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AlgaeBarn said:
What is keeping you from starting one?
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A lot of work with very little returns in investment IMO. I think reef jars are kind of boring.

I like bigger tanks with a lot of fish/corals to simulate a real reef.
 
AlgaeBarn said:
The last one has me rolling :rolling-on-the-floor-laughing: What light would you put on your reef jar that we have not released hahaha
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A single Kessil 160 up top. Make sure that makes it into the bundle.
 
Thermite187 said:
Is that like a hermit crab hotel? Maybe some pulsing xenia / star polyps? What coral would survive long term in that though I'm curious....
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A jar of nothing but pulsing xenia would be pretty cool but might get old and make we want to set up another jar haha
 
Sean Clark said:
A single Kessil 160 up top. Make sure that makes it into the bundle.
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AlgaeBarn said:
A jar of nothing but pulsing xenia would be pretty cool but might get old and make we want to set up another jar haha
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Colorful clove polyps / pipe organ coral if you can find it... pipe organ coral used to be one of my favorites. Sun polyps? I'd stick to mostly LPS myself. I didn't know folks were doing these jar reefs... pretty cool!
 
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AlgaeBarn said:
I feel like I'm going to regret asking for ideas when I end up with multiple jars haha It never occurred to me to try an bubble tip! -Raven
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Wait, you are trying to set one up for your own personal leisure? I thought this was a way to get ideas for a new product!

In that case, get the reef jar!!
 
Restarting my 1l windowsill no tech. The only equipment is a tiny pump. It was actually doing fabulous, but got badly knocked around one day.
There was growth with everything, and the xenia was definitely very nice. Macros were a surprise hit as well, offering nice color

This was from the first time I had it set up. Went 2 weeks before it got knocked out the window sill, no notable algaeg rowth

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Miami Reef said:
Wait, you are trying to set one up for your own personal leisure? I thought this was a way to get ideas for a new product!

In that case, get the reef jar!!
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We have one that has been up for a bit. It looks like the video might have loaded weird so we linked the Instagram reel to the original post. No plans for a new tank product- We love CADEs ;)
 
Kehy said:
Restarting my 1l windowsill no tech. The only equipment is a tiny pump. It was actually doing fabulous, but got badly knocked around one day.
There was growth with everything, and the xenia was definitely very nice. Macros were a surprise hit as well, offering nice color

This was from the first time I had it set up. Went 2 weeks before it got knocked out the window sill, no notable algaeg rowth

kFKhpSC.jpg
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Do you keep the lid off completely? Really like how it looks with just natural light!
 
AlgaeBarn said:
A jar of nothing but pulsing xenia would be pretty cool but might get old and make we want to set up another jar haha
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I could see this as a good way to get your fix on a coral I would never put into my tank, like xenia, gsp, zoas.
 
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IF YOU HAD TO TAKE A REEFING EXAM, WOULD YOU PASS?

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    Votes: 32 45.7%

  • Not yet, but I have one that I want to buy in mind!

    Votes: 9 12.9%

  • No.

    Votes: 26 37.1%

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