brad908

We will see. I have two extra nanobox's still. Plenty of options besides another mangrove tank

I like canon glass, so I would go with a canon body. KEH and B&H have good used sections. I don't think there are noticeable differences between a canon t2i and a t5i. Also check out http://photography-on-the.net/forum/ selling section, if you decide on canon.

I have 10 16" ones coming and 3 24-29" ones coming. The 3 24-29" ones are a year old and have insane roots.

Probably will happen

50mm 1.8 straight from the camera IMG_8997 by BradBphoto, on Flickr IMG_8972 by BradBphoto, on Flickr Bokeh from the 40mm 2.8 pancake

A 50mm on a standard aps-c is equal to about a 75mm. Sure you can zoom, but primes offer the best depth of field and image quality. And a prime will be quicker on focusing. The Tamron 17-50 2.8 is a pretty good everyday zoom lens http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/423714-REG/Tamron_AF016C700_17_50mm_f_2_8_XR_Di.html

They are used for $600 in perfect condition. The higher end cameras come with them as their kit lens, and a lot of people sell them as they upgrade to prime lenses

Really? I do like the lower height, but feel like it looks so small on that wall. I will let the mangroves do the deciding. Have a bunch of different sizes/ages coming over the next week.

Other very good a cheap lenses : Canon 50mm 1.8 Canon 40mm 2.8 Everyone with a cannon should own the 50mm "nifty fifty" 1.8 in their life. Only like $120 and takes excellent pics

18x18x18 vs 18x10.6x12

Cube Or Rectangle I will be building a stand. I'm leaning towards the cube, but like the 12" height of the rectangle a little better

You can buy lens converters, so you aren't stuck. You will lose a couple stops though by using a lens converter

Just get a base canon rebel body and something like the canon 24-105 f4l lens Don't bother with any of the kit lenses

Doing this as a zero cost build, using everything I already have. Only spending money on the mangroves, fish, sand, and inverts.

Yeah, it will just be the mangroves, couple bangaii cardinals, and a couple chocolate chip stars. I want 95% of my aquarium energy on the other tank. Need this one to be as low maintenance as possible. I don't think I will be using the 18" cube, as I want some roots out of the water. I have an extra ADA 45p, 18"x10.6"x12", I will probably end up using instead. We will see. Planning and building is the best part of this hobby.

Haha, wish I had the room for some rays. Figured I would post these here too, so people can see some of my inspirations

Someone is selling a 5foot nanobox for only $800+ shipping. You should take out 2 ATI bulbs and put the nanobox in it's spot.

Wasn't a fan of the rock he added in the last fts tho. The sea grass is nice idea He just started up an ADA 60f

It was time/thinking about having another kid. It was such a great tank "Hey guys, after much talk with my wife and thinking, I'm going to take a break from saltwater. We may have another kid in the near future and with haveing so many hobbies my time is becoming too thin. Im gonna focus on my bonsai and vivariums- since ther is no work compared reef tanks. I'm just gonna put the mangroves in a bonsai pot and add them to my collection. I have had a reef tank for 7 years in some fashion or another and with this tank crash I think it's time to take a few years off. This tank will most likly turn into a vivarium as I still enjoy the reef hobby just don't have the time for so many hobbies. I will also be selling of most my stuff as well. It's bitter sweet but I think it the right call right now in my life. Also this is not good bye as I'll still update my vivarium and be on here I just won't have a reef tank for now."

Leaning towards no internal box, but mangroves in the corner. I'm holding back on clams because I really wanted this to be basically a no maintenance tank, as I really want all my focus on the main tank. We will see. 0, you can float them. In an old tank I had them in about a 1" sand bed. Appreciate all the great info! The longest I've kept mangroves for was about 7-8 months, but hope to have this tank going for a while. The mangroves I ordered are from saltwater.

Just did a quick browse and looks very good. Thanks!

Thanks for the input guys. It is hard to explain, here are some pics to clear up some confusion plant the mangroves in sand or mud. Then hide the small cube in rock. Corner. Black would be removed Middle The big tank would just have .5-1" sand bed

Thanks! Really excited for this one too No lps. Clams if I don't do chocolate starfish I don't understand why that tank has a bonsai lol I know mud isn't necessary, but I'm looking to what will be the best. The mangroves I bought are all already over 16inches with great roots. Chocolate chip starfish, shrimp and crabs are the plan.

That looks horrible, tbh. More like this

Mud is more natural for them. Waiting to hear back from this guy who has done some killer mangrove tanks. Not sure if I am going to be growing anything else besides the mangroves.