I have moved out the oversized (fish) inhabitants of this tank to a 150. I'm left with a 46 gallon marine tank, U tube overflow, wet/dry and sump, a 2-bulb flourescent strip light, an Instant Ocean Seaclone, an acrylic refugium that holds about a gallon of water, coral skeletons, small red leg hermits, and some snails, a couple large brittle stars, a bit of Caulerpa prolifera and racemosa, and a Sally Light Foot crab.
My wife likes the coral skeletons and doesn't want live rock. I think she wants to recreate the '70's look when we first started keeping marines. That is what this tank looked like when I bought it used, and it seemed to stimulate some interest which she has not had since the hobby became more and more invert and coral oriented over the years.
I may build some aragocrete arches to stack the skeletons on this summer, and I might be able to sneak in a few very small feature rocks then, once the arches are cured enough to use.
I think I'd rather keep the original lighting system for now. I do have an 6 watt UV sterilizer that I could add, but I'm not sure what effect it would have.
I expect that even without a live rock base, if the arches and skeletons get colonized from a few pieces of live rock, I may have to remove the bioballs from the wet/dry.
Any suggestions for fish that would not outgrow this size tank, keep some color, and not hide all the time? And not eat the current residents?
My wife likes the coral skeletons and doesn't want live rock. I think she wants to recreate the '70's look when we first started keeping marines. That is what this tank looked like when I bought it used, and it seemed to stimulate some interest which she has not had since the hobby became more and more invert and coral oriented over the years.
I may build some aragocrete arches to stack the skeletons on this summer, and I might be able to sneak in a few very small feature rocks then, once the arches are cured enough to use.
I think I'd rather keep the original lighting system for now. I do have an 6 watt UV sterilizer that I could add, but I'm not sure what effect it would have.
I expect that even without a live rock base, if the arches and skeletons get colonized from a few pieces of live rock, I may have to remove the bioballs from the wet/dry.
Any suggestions for fish that would not outgrow this size tank, keep some color, and not hide all the time? And not eat the current residents?
