My 54 Corner tank

[Larry54corner]

This is my tank. It's a 54 gallon corner tank. Live rock some soft corals. A clean up crew including a Mandarin. I also have a Valentini Puffer I just switched to Red Sea Coral Pro salt it's about 2 months old. And all my numbers are perfect and the tank seems to be thriving. I'm very happy what would be my next logical step ? How long should I wait before introducing some more corals ? And what would be a good suggestion I like bright colors any ideas would be appreciated

 

[jsker]

I really like how you have the branch rock with the aquascape. Nice touch. How old is the system?

 

[Larry54corner]

I really like how you have the branch rock with the aquascape. Nice touch. How old is the system?

2 months

 

[jsker]

My suggestion would be to take a step back and let things settle in for 30 day, patients is the reefer best friend. The tank needs time to adjust to all the things that you have added. If everything is fine then I would look at some monti's. link

 

[bsfmaximus]

Nice set up! I've currently got a 54 corner too. Not the most commonly seen reef tank so its fun to see how others set things up (just went back and started a post tracking my own progress, feel free to check it out!). What lights do you have on your tank?

 

[Larry54corner]

Nice set up! I've currently got a 54 corner too. Not the most commonly seen reef tank so its fun to see how others set things up (just went back and started a post tracking my own progress, feel free to check it out!). What lights do you have on your tank?

Fluval Led

 

[bsfmaximus]

How long should I wait before introducing some more corals ? And what would be a good suggestion I like bright colors any ideas would be appreciated

Just my two cents... young tank and LED light, you could try some different zoas and palys for bright colors and variety. They are durable in case your tank has swings and if this is your first reef tank, they can be forgiving as you learn.

 

[njtiger aquariums]

I had the same tank; just had to break it down last month for personal reasons. Here is a link to my tank build on the NJRC forum -http://www.njreefers.org/threads/my-tank-thread.92213/

Your tank is still young so like said above take it slow. Your current lighting does limit what type of corals you can add. Like @bsfmaximus said look at zoas and or polyps (but be careful with polyps cause they can easily over run a tank)

 

[njtiger aquariums]

I see you said you have a Mandarin. I am sorry to say but I think your tank is too young to support a mandarin; unless you are adding pods to your tank. They are hard to keep even in a system that been running for awhile. They are very nice looking fish. Also I don't believe they are part of your clean up crew. Speaking of CUC be careful of your puffer because they might eat your snails and shrimp.

 

[jp_75]

How is the puffer with corals?

 

[spoons]

This is my tank. It's a 54 gallon corner tank. Live rock some soft corals. A clean up crew including a Mandarin. I also have a Valentini Puffer I just switched to Red Sea Coral Pro salt it's about 2 months old. And all my numbers are perfect and the tank seems to be thriving. I'm very happy what would be my next logical step ? How long should I wait before introducing some more corals ? And what would be a good suggestion I like bright colors any ideas would be appreciated

How much did you aquascape cost I also have the exact same tank