NanoReefBlog » Design http://www.nanoreefblog.com the small side of reef aquariums Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:20:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 The great debate: Is it a ‘rimless’ or a ‘braceless’ reef aquarium? http://www.nanoreefblog.com/features/design/the-great-debate-is-it-a-rimless-or-a-braceless-reef-aquarium http://www.nanoreefblog.com/features/design/the-great-debate-is-it-a-rimless-or-a-braceless-reef-aquarium#comments Fri, 19 Feb 2010 10:33:24 +0000 Curvball http://www.nanoreefblog.com/?p=842
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    • ]]>     Ever since the whole Japanese trend of reef aquariums rolled into the west, we’ve been seeing a large amount of hobbyists opting for what is currently reffered to as a ‘rimless’ aquarium. And this trend is affected all parts of the hobby, nano reefs, 100g-200g reefs and even some larger  systems. I’m sure we can all see the visual benefits of such aquariums especially when coupled with low iron glass aka starfire, a minimalist aquascape topped off with a sleek low profile hanging lighting system.

    There is an amazing thread(s) on Reef Central, Rimless Aquarium Club, (Part 1 & part 2) which showcases a variety of beautiful systems including the following, which happen to be some of my personal favourites:

    JGross4's Elos 70 reef with starboard base Altikesimoglu shows how the Turkish reefs do it invincible569 250g - perhaps one of the most famous of the 'rimless' reefs. reefkoi's 9g hang on the wall reef Tswifty 34g acrylic reef

    Surely ‘braceless aquarium’ is the correct term?

    But, there is always a but, why have they all be deemed ‘rimless’ aquariums? They all have a rim, an edge, don’t they or am I missing something here? None of the tanks are braced though. Perhaps the term ‘open topped’ gets thrown around too, but I’m having a hard time understanding why these tank are known as ‘rimless’.

    Is it just a cool sound term for great looking aquariums? Was something lost in translation? Does the term really convey the true idea behind this style of aquarium?

    I for one will refer to my new system, the ZEOnano6012, as a braceless aquarium – calling it rimless just doesn’t sound right.

    Credit: Photos in this post are from the threads mentioned in this post and belong to the user who is mentioned in the caption

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    ]]>     http://www.nanoreefblog.com/features/design/the-great-debate-is-it-a-rimless-or-a-braceless-reef-aquarium/feed 2     Reef Aquarium Aquascape Inspiration from the Maldives http://www.nanoreefblog.com/features/design/reef-aquarium-aquascape-inspiration-from-the-maldives http://www.nanoreefblog.com/features/design/reef-aquarium-aquascape-inspiration-from-the-maldives#comments Thu, 03 Dec 2009 11:41:11 +0000 Curvball http://www.nanoreefblog.com/?p=372
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    • ]]>     Right now the 12g is looking really sad, it’s kind of like a glassbox of frags… Perhaps it’s the number of frags I have that is causing my aquascaping blues? In an attempt to gather some fresh aquascaping inspiration, I headed over to Flickr.com to see what eye candy was on offer.

    The following photo by liljolj is an amazing example of a wild reef that can very easily be adapted to work within the confines of a reef aquarium, especially a nano reef.

    Coral and humbugs - Maldives © liljolj (flickr.com)

    Coral and humbugs - Maldives © liljolj (flickr.com)

    Click the image to see a bigger version. You can also view the original photo on flickr here.

    Where do you find aquascaping inspiration? Share your links and ideas in the comments.

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