PIMPALA
Well-Known Member
Ok, so back in my freshwater days, I had this super pain in the butt 47 gallon column tank. Gave it to a buddy when I moved to salt water, and then he gave it back when he converted to salt, and I used it as a fuge for a year or so. Lately I've been using it to mix my salt water.
Well, for the last 6 months, I've been keeping my eye out for a good deal on a new tank for the mantis while he just chills in the BC14 for now. But it's been too long!
Today after looking at a used 75, I just decided on a whim to use the 47 again. I remembered being armpit deep in this stupid thing, and still being nowhere near the bottom, so the plan is to have like 12" (maybe more) sandbed in it... Which will give me room to build a large chamber/den for the mantis, with a cool cave opening on top. Haven't exactly decided on how I'm going to do it yet, but I'm in no hurry, so this build might take several days.
Anyway, moved it into its new location tonight, tossed up a little 20" MH/T5 fixture I had laying around on top. I'm NOT hooking up the MH, but do plan on using the T5, so I may add some LEDs in there. This will be a mostly low light tank, and I doubt I even add any corals. If so, just softies like Kenya, shrooms, GSP, etc.
Equipment:
47 gallon column
HOB filter running poly and carbon
2 koralia PHs.
T5/LED combo
Stock:
Peacock mantis
6 line wrasse
May add another fish, or something. Still undecided.
VERY VERY DSB
Tons of rubble
40-50lbs of LR
PVC tunnel/den
Here's what she looks like so far.
Well, for the last 6 months, I've been keeping my eye out for a good deal on a new tank for the mantis while he just chills in the BC14 for now. But it's been too long!
Today after looking at a used 75, I just decided on a whim to use the 47 again. I remembered being armpit deep in this stupid thing, and still being nowhere near the bottom, so the plan is to have like 12" (maybe more) sandbed in it... Which will give me room to build a large chamber/den for the mantis, with a cool cave opening on top. Haven't exactly decided on how I'm going to do it yet, but I'm in no hurry, so this build might take several days.
Anyway, moved it into its new location tonight, tossed up a little 20" MH/T5 fixture I had laying around on top. I'm NOT hooking up the MH, but do plan on using the T5, so I may add some LEDs in there. This will be a mostly low light tank, and I doubt I even add any corals. If so, just softies like Kenya, shrooms, GSP, etc.
Equipment:
47 gallon column
HOB filter running poly and carbon
2 koralia PHs.
T5/LED combo
Stock:
Peacock mantis
6 line wrasse
May add another fish, or something. Still undecided.
VERY VERY DSB
Tons of rubble
40-50lbs of LR
PVC tunnel/den
Here's what she looks like so far.
