Samurye
New Member
Hello All & Welcome,
I am making this thread to document my first aquarium experience. I would love to hear your thoughts on my build and have discussions on altering, upgrades, and suggestions.
My build consists of the following items:
Tank- IM 30 Gal Lagoon Tank w/stand. Tank Dimensions (36" L x 14" W, 13" H).
Sand- Caribsea Arag- Live Fiji Pink Sand around 20-25lb. 1.5 inch off tank floor.
Return Pump- MightyJet 538 GPH (used with 2 split flow heads)
Filters- 200 Micron Filter Sock (2 so I can switch out when cleaning), and a Custom Caddy Media Basket (with the purity pack carbon, GFO and cotton balls)
Light- A Radion XR15 G5 Blue
Powerhead- 1 AI Nero 3 (up to 2,000 GPH), I also have a Tunze 6015 Nano Stream (currently not in use, mainly used to mix with Coral RX for dipping).
ATO- AutoAqua Smart ATO Lite SATO- 260P (automatic top off system).
My tank has been running for 6 weeks now. Thinking about investing in a 10 gal tank so I can use as a quarantine/frag tank.
The fish/invertebrates that I currently have are the following:
2 Clownfish- Percula (Finney is the 3 stripe and lucky is the 2 stripe) my girlfriend named the clowns.
1 Dartfish- Purple Firefish (Houdini, likes to hide in a crevices in the back of the cave structure when stressed.
1 Moly (started out to begin the Nitrogen cycle). The name Testy (canary)
2 Nassarius Snails
3 Turbo Snails
1 Sand Sifting Starfish (Swifty)
Coral that I currently have:
Sinularia Leather
Mushroom (red)
Green Star Polyps
Greenstar Duncan
Planning to add the following fish/invertebrates down the road (in no particular order)- Midas Blenny, Small Yellow Tang (will keep when I upgrade to a bigger tank or return to fish store when it gets to big), Mandarin Dragonet (likely last fish to be added), Cleaner Shrimp, Sexy Shrimp and potentially a Jawfish.
Corals I want to add- Frogspawn, Zoanthids, either a long tentacle/bubble tip anemone (will likely add when I am at 6 months or longer), toadstool, xenia's, maybe a gold torch once I am confident enough.
I am making this thread to document my first aquarium experience. I would love to hear your thoughts on my build and have discussions on altering, upgrades, and suggestions.
My build consists of the following items:
Tank- IM 30 Gal Lagoon Tank w/stand. Tank Dimensions (36" L x 14" W, 13" H).
Sand- Caribsea Arag- Live Fiji Pink Sand around 20-25lb. 1.5 inch off tank floor.
Return Pump- MightyJet 538 GPH (used with 2 split flow heads)
Filters- 200 Micron Filter Sock (2 so I can switch out when cleaning), and a Custom Caddy Media Basket (with the purity pack carbon, GFO and cotton balls)
Light- A Radion XR15 G5 Blue
Powerhead- 1 AI Nero 3 (up to 2,000 GPH), I also have a Tunze 6015 Nano Stream (currently not in use, mainly used to mix with Coral RX for dipping).
ATO- AutoAqua Smart ATO Lite SATO- 260P (automatic top off system).
My tank has been running for 6 weeks now. Thinking about investing in a 10 gal tank so I can use as a quarantine/frag tank.
The fish/invertebrates that I currently have are the following:
2 Clownfish- Percula (Finney is the 3 stripe and lucky is the 2 stripe) my girlfriend named the clowns.
1 Dartfish- Purple Firefish (Houdini, likes to hide in a crevices in the back of the cave structure when stressed.
1 Moly (started out to begin the Nitrogen cycle). The name Testy (canary)
2 Nassarius Snails
3 Turbo Snails
1 Sand Sifting Starfish (Swifty)
Coral that I currently have:
Sinularia Leather
Mushroom (red)
Green Star Polyps
Greenstar Duncan
Planning to add the following fish/invertebrates down the road (in no particular order)- Midas Blenny, Small Yellow Tang (will keep when I upgrade to a bigger tank or return to fish store when it gets to big), Mandarin Dragonet (likely last fish to be added), Cleaner Shrimp, Sexy Shrimp and potentially a Jawfish.
Corals I want to add- Frogspawn, Zoanthids, either a long tentacle/bubble tip anemone (will likely add when I am at 6 months or longer), toadstool, xenia's, maybe a gold torch once I am confident enough.
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