IM 14 Gallon Peninsula: full of weeds

[ReefWeeds]

I realized I hadn't started build thread for my newest tank build, a 14 gallon Innovative Marine peninsula all-in-one. Details:

Tank DOB: May 14, 2016

Equipment and such:
Tank: IM fusion 14 peninsula
Return: stock pump
Lighting: Orbit Marine
Heater: cobalt 75 w neo-therm
Backlighting: multi-color led strip
Livestock budget: $500

Critters:
B&W clown (Pip)
orange clown (Gladys)
hi-fin banded goby (Bumble)
candy cane pistol shrimp (Red)
Scutus limpets
money cowries
various hermits
various snails

Coral:
Various mushrooms
Pink and green octospawn
chalice

Other:
Various Caulerpa
Hayi
Gracillaria
Dragon's breath
Halymenia
Codium
Blue scroll
A. Spicifera (red)
Unidentified macro
Elephant ear sponges

My goal was to create a "lower maintenance" tank with lots of color on a fixed budget. Since I love macro algae, that of course came to mind. My local friend, Julian, gave me some awesome octospawn frags that I decided should be a focal point of the scape. Seeing @urbaneks backlighting, I went on the hunt for a LED strip I could use to highlight the peninsula style of the tank.

Latest FTS:

 

[fastest302]

wow the tank looks great Rachel

 

[3mm3]

Nice variety of algae!
Gold rim cowrie very nice addition, I hope to get my hands on those very soon.

 

[ReefWeeds]

wow the tank looks great Rachel

Thank you!!!!

 

[ReefWeeds]

Nice variety of algae!
Gold rim cowrie very nice addition, I hope to get my hands on those very soon.

I got them from John at Reef Cleaners - they are a lot of fun to watch and are awesome cleaners

 

[ReefWeeds]

wow the tank looks great Rachel

Mike, is that you???????

 

[fastest302]

Mike, is that you???????

yup yup [emoji1]

 

[ReefWeeds]

yup yup [emoji1]

ha! Nice! I'm bad with remembering the Reef2Reef names. But I saw your photo and figured it out!

 

[Polyp Punk]

I realized I hadn't started build thread for my newest tank build, a 14 gallon Innovative Marine peninsula all-in-one. Details:

Tank DOB: May 14, 2016

Equipment and such:
Tank: IM fusion 14 peninsula
Return: stock pump
Lighting: Orbit Marine
Heater: cobalt 75 w neo-therm
Backlighting: multi-color led strip
Livestock budget: $500

Critters:
B&W clown (Pip)
orange clown (Gladys)
hi-fin banded goby (Bumble)
candy cane pistol shrimp (Red)
Scutus limpets
money cowries
various hermits
various snails

Coral:
Various mushrooms
Pink and green octospawn
chalice

Other:
Various Caulerpa
Hayi
Gracillaria
Dragon's breath
Halymenia
Codium
Blue scroll
A. Spicifera (red)
Unidentified macro
Elephant ear sponges

My goal was to create a "lower maintenance" tank with lots of color on a fixed budget. Since I love macro algae, that of course came to mind. My local friend, Julian, gave me some awesome octospawn frags that I decided should be a focal point of the scape. Seeing @urbaneks backlighting, I went on the hunt for a LED strip I could use to highlight the peninsula style of the tank.

Latest FTS:

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This tank is gorgeous nice job man!! I am looking for something just like this. i used to be in the hobby a few years ago with a 75 gallon... How is the IM peninsula ? better than the waterbox nano?