Which types of tanks do you keep?

[WrasseyReefer]

Which types of tanks do you keep? Share your experience! What do you like/dislike about each type of tank you keep? Which is your favorite?

 

[1112-425XL]

I keep two tanks. 1 mixed reef and one anemone tank. I like everything about them. At some point I may add a 3rd and go with FOWLR.

 

[WrasseyReefer]

I keep two tanks. 1 mixed reef and one anemone tank. I like everything about them. At some point I may add a 3rd and go with FOWLR.

What kind of fish would you put in the FOWLR?

 

[Mr_Knightley]

I keep four systems at the moment. 125g mixed reef, 24g invert/sponge tank, 5g sponge tank, and 40g coral spawning tank. Of all of them, my mixed reef is the most interesting to watch, but the sponge tank is quickly becoming my new favorite.

 

[WrasseyReefer]

I keep four systems at the moment. 125g mixed reef, 24g invert/sponge tank, 5g sponge tank, and 40g coral spawning tank. Of all of them, my mixed reef is the most interesting to watch, but the sponge tank is quickly becoming my new favorite.

What have you found to be the best advice for keeping sponges?

 

[1112-425XL]

Depends on the size, maybe angels, butterflies, puffers... Undecided

 

[Mr_Knightley]

What have you found to be the best advice for keeping sponges?

I wish I could give some guru advice, but what's worked for me has been very minimal filtration and occasional stirring up of the substrate. I don't really feed my sponge tank at the moment, it seems like the detritus produced by the crabs in the tank is enough to keep my mini colonies alive. It helps to get hardy species as well, both species of sponge in my tank were scraped off of a dock at low tide lol

 

[mushrommy]

I keep a mixed reef with two clownfish and a ton of inverts!

 

[WrasseyReefer]

I’m surprised we don’t have any seahorse tanks.

 

[Slocke]

I have a mixed reef and a predator/rare fish tank. A lot more effort goes into the mixed but they are both very entertaining!

 

[WrasseyReefer]

Please share photos of your tanks

I have a mixed reef and a predator/rare fish tank. A lot more effort goes into the mixed but they are both very entertaining!

What kind of rare fish do you keep?

 

[Slocke]

Odd may be a better word but
2 snake eels
Regal angel
Zebra angel
Dragon wrasse
Engineer gobies

Adding a fuzzy dwarf lionfish soon

 

[WrasseyReefer]

Odd may be a better word but
2 snake eels
Regal angel
Zebra angel
Dragon wrasse
Engineer gobies

Adding a fuzzy dwarf lionfish soon

Very cool. I really like the fuzzy dwarf lion fish too.

 

[Azael]

I have a mixed tank

 

[EricR]

Soft corals -- never have to dose alk/Ca/Mg,,, water changes are sufficient for me.
*that's the main reason, plus I like the look of soft corals (personal preference)

 

[Rusty_L_Shackleford]

I have a 34g mixed reef, and just bought my wife a 32g biocube for a mixed reef. She also has a 29g planted tank and we also have several 10g QT and project tanks.