10g decorator crab tank

[paenian]

I want to turn an old 10g tank into a decorator crab tank.

 

Plan:

10g tank, back painted black, rim cut off.

Mangroves along back wall, getting light form the window behind the tank (the back will be shielded from sun/heat)

Live rock

2" sand bed

Koralia nano circulation

Small zoas, green star polyps, sponges, feather duster, etc - filter/photo feeders.

Small light, probably LEDs.

 

I'm not sure if I want to make an inner wall (all in one style) or not. It'd be a place for the heater, and to hide a return pump (not using the koralia in that case); how small can I make it?

I feel like mangroves will suck nutrients out quickly enough to support a single crab, but it never hurts to have an extra little filtration area.

 

Thoughts?

Paul

[bluefunelement]

add Botryocladia and he'll deco himself with them -also same with zoas if you keep the rest of the tank sparse - don't add a sponge filter as he will tear off bits and turn into a spider crab