Monochrome tank

[mrsros]

Hello everyone. I have to do this so the hubby can have a chance to win a tank controller. So here we go... Just want to get a census. How difficult or cool would it be to have a small tank with just one main color. I was thinking ORANGE! Like orange sponges, orange corals and so on...
How hard would that be in a small tank?
I think it would look very cool, what do you guys think?

 

[jkinros]

Baby, those pure orange plates you like is pretty $$$$

 

[Drew Shark]

Welcome. Depends on how small is small and how much you want to spend. On your question about sponges, they are a challenging organism to care for. I have yet to see a naturally orange sponge in the trade. However you may stumble upon one. I would you advise you against sponges. There are a few orange corals. Some will be harder to care for than others but, with proper care they should do fine.

 

[Rukis]

Hello everyone. I have to do this so the hubby can have a chance to win a tank controller. So here we go... Just want to get a census. How difficult or cool would it be to have a small tank with just one main color. I was thinking ORANGE! Like orange sponges, orange corals and so on...
How hard would that be in a small tank?
I think it would look very cool, what do you guys think?

I think that is an awesome idea! I have a 2.5 gallon mixed reef pico that runs with great success, with only weekly water changes, Even has a monti in there! Orange fungias are sweet looking, and only $59.95 at Coral Gazers. Orange sponges are very common, and EASY to care for, there is a ball or branching orange sponge, as well as blue, red, and yellow sponges. they just cant touch air. if you keep it to lps and non-photosynthetic corals, ul do great! OH AND WAT SKIMMER R U RUNNING!? lol

 

[jkinros]

I think that is an awesome idea! I have a 2.5 gallon mixed reef pico that runs with great success, with only weekly water changes, Even has a monti in there! Orange fungias are sweet looking, and only $59.95 at Coral Gazers. Orange sponges are very common, and EASY to care for, there is a ball or branching orange sponge, as well as blue, red, and yellow sponges. they just cant touch air. if you keep it to lps and non-photosynthetic corals, ul do great! OH AND WAT SKIMMER R U RUNNING!? lol

shoot some pictures, she'd love that. I have a wm hs1 laying around somewhere. Trying to keep it under 20g and use like a par38 lamp.



anyone have pictures of orange corals please post. Thanks

 

[BeanMachine]

I love my orange fungia plate... has little purple tips as well. Its like 4 to 5 inches.

 

[gumbii]

i've seen some amazing species tanks before... one was all sun coral... this guy started out with one colony, fragged it up, and in months he had sun corals growing all over the place... it was nice, but he had several different colors of them... black, pink and orange... and he only had an intense blue light that made all of them glow... and they were always open... that was an impressive 40g tank...



edit: hey cody, that's a nice plate... for a while i had three orange plate corals... i got them for 30 bucks but ended up giving them up... i almost got one again today for 35 bucks but they aren't my thing... shop around...

 

[Skidazl]

great idea, bambams would look great in there...

 

[MikeGilliland]

that would be sweet. get some dendros, sun corals, orange acan, coral gazers has an awesome orange sherbert lobo, maybe an orange hammer, orange zoos, oodles of chalices, golden torches, this one is my favorite in my tank..

there are TONS of orange corals out there.
man i wish my GF was as amped as you are on this. shes a keeper JKINROS. lol

 

[mudnut]

I think monochrome tank would defeat the purpose of having a reef tank? I mean, the reason I got into reef tanks is because of the variety of amazing colors. Overall, I don't think it'd look so good.

 

[gumbii]

I think monochrome tank would defeat the purpose of having a reef tank? I mean, the reason I got into reef tanks is because of the variety of amazing colors. Overall, I don't think it'd look so good.

hmm... you have a point... but i guess everyone in this forum is weird... they will all like a tank with a bunch of orange corals, but they all hate a planted freshwater tank...


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