Leonardo's BB ShallowCube

[Wiskey]

P.S. I am not good with fish, I only knew about the Yellow tang because I have one so I will let someone else feild that one

Whiskey

[Twitterbait]

looks like a really sharp system. the skimmer should be fine. I agree on the tangs being a little too much. they are going to want 1.5 meters of swimming length to be happy.

[Leonardo's Reef]

A fellow reefer on a dutch forum also have this skimmer and he pulled this out in 1,5 day in a 150 gallon tank... (normal stocked reef tank)

http://www.zeewaterforum.org/forums/...chmentid=31195

http://www.zeewaterforum.org/forums/...chmentid=31214

(about 0.5 gallon of skimmate)

Can you imagine how much it will take out if you skim wet...
Wiskey, I'll promise to take picures when it's up and running!

Someone on the dutch forum (respected hobbyist) recommended a Ctenochaetus strigosus... (Kole Tang) What do you guys think about that?

-Leonardo

[Weatherman]

Originally Posted by Leonardo's Reef

Do you have any sugestions about other algae-eating fish? (that are beautiful too )

I'm a big fan of Rabbitfish (Spinefoot). They eat just about any kind of algae, and don't require nearly as much swimming room as a tang.

Here's my Siganus virgatus (the closely-related Siganus doliatus is another excellent choice):

[Wiskey]

That skimmer does look like it works well, I will be intrested to see how well it does when you get yours running wet.

Thanks for the pics,
Whiskey

[trueblackpercula]

very nice cube I have one as well that is BB

[Leonardo's Reef]

Weatherman, that rabbitfish is awesome... I'll sure take that for an option. Another option is a Kole Tang, is that a suitable fish for my tank maybe?
Trueblackpercula, I'm curious how you build your rockwork... I always can use some inspiration

-Leonardo

[Twitterbait]

The tangs in general may have issues wit the tank. I would recommend trying to find something different first if you can. one of the LFS's in the area here has a large cube and they set the rockwork up with a large mound starting from the back left corner coming out to the middle of the tank then they dropped it off to the bottom and put another smaller mound in the front right (not touching the glass). it looked really sharp because it added depth to the tank.

[imbuggin]

what brand is that cube. It is great looking or did you build it?

[Leonardo's Reef]

Imbuggin: It's custom build, I designed it.

Thank for the suggestion for the rockwork, Twitterbait. I think it will be very beautiful. If you're able to make a picture, please do. Photo's say more than a thousand words

Thanks for all the feedback!

-Leonardo

[Weatherman]

Originally Posted by Leonardo's Reef

Another option is a Kole Tang, is that a suitable fish for my tank maybe?

Kole Tangs, like other tangs in the Ctenochaetus genus, are not the best choice for a clean, bare-bottom tank. They like to constantly nibble on detritus, so do best in a less-than-tidy environment (like a tank with a sand bed ).

[King-Kong]

Originally Posted by Weatherman

I'm a big fan of Rabbitfish (Spinefoot). They eat just about any kind of algae, and don't require nearly as much swimming room as a tang.

Here's my Siganus virgatus (the closely-related Siganus doliatus is another excellent choice):

Listen to this suggestion!

I have a doliatus/virgatus hybrid


He taught my tang how to eat bryopsis. He also eats bubble algae (as a casual snack) and loves red turf algae. He's an algae-eating-machine!

[gman0526]

Well what the heck here's mine too. Eats everything, good for him since I've been blessed with no algae problems in my tank.

[Casey]

Great shots guys I love that fishy.

[Loverotties]

Awsome!very Nice!