Marshall
Turtle Keeper + CPL(H)
I was curious to know if anyone here has a reef aquarium or had one in the past? I have been looking into them lately because I recently converted the 90 gallon aquarium that used to be a saltwater tank into a plant only vivarium. I still have all the equipment to run a saltwater habitat including the high intensity UV-ABC lighting system and have a 45 gallon bow front tank that is not being used for anything at the moment and would be ideal for the saltwater equipment which can maintain up to 100 gallons max so it would be more than adequate for a 45 gallon environment. I know that reefs are probably the absolute hardest thing to grow and maintain in a artificial setting but that's all part of the fun because the real reason I like ponds and terrariums so much is the challenge of building and maintaining them. That's probably the reason why I have rebuilt the largest pond (2,215 gallons) 4 times and redesigned the filtration, water flow and rainwater collection systems many times. My main questions are, where would one get live reef starters from ? and how much do they cost?
Here is an example of the scale and style of aquarium I plan on setting up (Image)
Here is an example of the scale and style of aquarium I plan on setting up (Image)