20 Gallon IM Peninsula Build!

[James Harvey]

This was super helpful. It makes me think I must be underfeeding the tank. I feed a small amount of mysis for the fish and then moderate dosing of phyto daily but thats about it. For some reason I thought the phyto would feed pretty much everything in the tank, but this is definitively not the case (though the clam and mussel like it). I am impressed your coral like so much light. I've bleached several with my reefbreeder v2 photons at 45% (which is where I keep it). Maybe the bleaching was due to low nutrients instead of high light as i was suspecting...

I don't run a skimmer, but I'll start feeding more heavily and let you know how it goes. Here's a 'before pic' 12/10/20

Thanks!

 

[PicassoClown04]

This was super helpful. It makes me think I must be underfeeding the tank. I feed a small amount of mysis for the fish and then moderate dosing of phyto daily but thats about it. For some reason I thought the phyto would feed pretty much everything in the tank, but this is definitively not the case (though the clam and mussel like it). I am impressed your coral like so much light. I've bleached several with my reefbreeder v2 photons at 45% (which is where I keep it). Maybe the bleaching was due to low nutrients instead of high light as i was suspecting...

I don't run a skimmer, but I'll start feeding more heavily and let you know how it goes. Here's a 'before pic' 12/10/20

Thanks!

It's beautiful! I prefer a high nutrient system but you have to make sure that you have an appropriate cuc and skimmer before you attempt it. Love the back wall

 

[TriggerFinger]

Just gonna park here so I don’t miss your updates

 

[ReeferJay86]

Nice build thread, I can’t wait to see your 45 lagoon build. Keep up the good work.

 

[PicassoClown04]

Whoop! Looks like y’all’ve been getting antsy so here’s an update!! The only major change was the removal of the chalice rock from the back right corner, and it’s been replaced with some great stuff! So I’m gonna start off with some FTS then we’ll get into some macro stuff

I’m thinking about rearranging some hammers here. There are 8 different varieties but you can really only see like 5. That green stem purple tip needs some trimming soon!

Torches! POTO Hulk and a mystery indo

Purple and green!

I left y’all on a cliffhanger earlier... no more chalice rock! Now it’s Scoly Land! 6 out of my 7 scolys pictured

Y’all remember Heather right? She had a major glow up!

The Eye of Cthulhu zoas, named by me. Adult polyps are that beautiful blue and immature polyps look like Yodas, watching the color shift into maturity is awesome!

New Godzilla Yuma! The colors on this little guy are insane!

New black mangroves alongside the old Red mangrove. Collected em myself and they seem to be doing very well, already sprouting roots from a couple of em.

St. Thomas among the zoas

The happy couple . Sad about the loss of their tankmate but they’re still looking amazing

Red planet gettin gorgeous, look at all that magenta coming in! Looks like a strawberry right before it’s ripe, those polyps are gettin pretty fuzzy too

That’s it for today y’all! I hope it’s everything y’all wanted and if you’re interested in anything specific I’d be happy to take more pics of that! I’m gonna go do an update on the 45 gallon now so hopefully that’ll be up by the time y’all’re done reading this post!

 

[ReeferJay86]

Can’t wait to see the 45,

 

[PicassoClown04]

Can’t wait to see the 45,

Already updated the thread!

link: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/45-lagoon-makeover.752547/page-2#post-8330940

 

[TriggerFinger]

Hard to believe all that beauty is packed into a 20g. Love the new scolys!! Great pics!

 

[PicassoClown04]

Hard to believe all that beauty is packed into a 20g. Love the new scolys!! Great pics!

Thanks! I gotta get a better pic of my meat-scoly. The thing is a beast when it’s fully inflated!

 

[PicassoClown04]

Alright guys, I think I’m ready. After the loss of my sweet little cherub I don’t think I can put another one in here, it would feel too much like replacing him. I’m currently diving in Cozumel right now and I found a group of chalk bass!

Looking at pics on the internet, they aren’t anything spectacular but seeing them here in the wild is so different. They’re much redder in real life than the pictures depict. I’m thinking about maybe a group of 2 or 3, as they only get to 3” and I often see them in groups here while diving.

Do y’all think this is a good idea? The only other livestock in there are two sexy shrimp and the clown pair which are still relatively small at 1.5”-2”. I also have a clam but I doubt they would mess with it, has anyone had a problem with these guys?

If y’all have other suggestions I’m all ears, I was thinking maybe a wrasse but I’ll have to wait for my lid to come in (it’s been 4 months since I ordered it, seriously) and I can’t have anything that will kill my sexy shrimp. Just in case you forgot, this is also a barebottom tank which unfortunately rules out a lot of wrasses.

 

[revhtree]

Very beautiful!

 

[PicassoClown04]

Very beautiful!

Thank you! She’s almost a year old now

 

[samnaz]

Your tank is something else!

 

[Sleeping Giant]

Whoop! Looks like y’all’ve been getting antsy so here’s an update!! The only major change was the removal of the chalice rock from the back right corner, and it’s been replaced with some great stuff! So I’m gonna start off with some FTS then we’ll get into some macro stuff

I’m thinking about rearranging some hammers here. There are 8 different varieties but you can really only see like 5. That green stem purple tip needs some trimming soon!

Torches! POTO Hulk and a mystery indo

Purple and green!

I left y’all on a cliffhanger earlier... no more chalice rock! Now it’s Scoly Land! 6 out of my 7 scolys pictured

Y’all remember Heather right? She had a major glow up!

The Eye of Cthulhu zoas, named by me. Adult polyps are that beautiful blue and immature polyps look like Yodas, watching the color shift into maturity is awesome!

New Godzilla Yuma! The colors on this little guy are insane!

New black mangroves alongside the old Red mangrove. Collected em myself and they seem to be doing very well, already sprouting roots from a couple of em.

St. Thomas among the zoas

The happy couple . Sad about the loss of their tankmate but they’re still looking amazing

Red planet gettin gorgeous, look at all that magenta coming in! Looks like a strawberry right before it’s ripe, those polyps are gettin pretty fuzzy too

That’s it for today y’all! I hope it’s everything y’all wanted and if you’re interested in anything specific I’d be happy to take more pics of that! I’m gonna go do an update on the 45 gallon now so hopefully that’ll be up by the time y’all’re done reading this post!

Amazing color

 

[PicassoClown04]

Your tank is something else!

Amazing color

Thank y’all!!

 

[ReeferJay86]

Can’t wait to see what else is in store for this beautiful tank. Keep it up

 

[PicassoClown04]

A new fish is! Maybe chalk bass, maybe another fish. Check my recent post a couple posts up! I’m also organizing a big sale and a few raffles through Instagram. I’m starting a small coral business with a couple reefer friends of mine. @kt_corals on insta and my personal page is @r2rfootgal, you’ll find a lot of eye candy there that never makes it to r2r

Can’t wait to see what else is in store for this beautiful tank. Keep it up

 

[Aqua Man]

Don’t know much about Chalk bass. At one time that fish was on my list of fish I wanted. They are really neat looking.

I’m currently diving in Cozumel right now and I found a group of chalk bass!

I’m sooo jelly!!!! Hope you are having a great time!!

 

[ReeferJay86]

A new fish is! Maybe chalk bass, maybe another fish. Check my recent post a couple posts up! I’m also organizing a big sale and a few raffles through Instagram. I’m starting a small coral business with a couple reefer friends of mine. @kt_corals on insta and my personal page is @r2rfootgal, you’ll find a lot of eye candy there that never makes it to r2r

Nice, I don’t have Instagram but I’ll still try to check it out. I’m still interested in the split BTA and Garf Bonsai

 

[PicassoClown04]

No prob, I’m still in Cozumel but I’ll be back home soon. Unfortunately, my mother nem decided to move and I’m still trying to get her out of an impossibly deep hole in the rocks. I’m gonna try one of those nem tube things when I get back! She’s gettin way too close to my hammer garden and needs to go

Nice, I don’t have Instagram but I’ll still try to check it out. I’m still interested in the split BTA and Garf Bonsai