Salty_Taste650's Extravagant 50Gal Softie Lagoon

Salty_Taste · Apr 20, 2023

IG: Salty_taste650
04/12/2023

Tank: Innovative Marine 50Gal Lagoon
Dimensions: Length 29.92” Width: 23.62” Height: 16.14”.

Light: Orphek Atlantik V4 (Gen 2)
Return Pump: MightyJet Pump 528 GPH
Heater: Eheim Jager 150W+ Inkbird ITC-306A
ATO: Tunze Osmolator 5017
Power Head: (2) MP 10QD Mobius Ready
Skimmer: IceCap K1 Nano-Protein Skimmer
Sand: Aragonite Live Reef Sand
Rocks: Marshall Island + Fiji + Tonga Branch

Livestock:
Fish:

Wild Green / Blue Mandarin Spawning Pair
PNG True Percua Clownfish Spawning Pair
Biota Neon Goby
Orange Safron Molly

Clean Up Crew:

Asterina Starfish
1 Astrea Snail
4 Trochas Snails

Softies:

OG Weeping Willow Toadstool
OG Japanese Weeping Willow Toadstool
Japanese Deepwater Toadstool
Chinese Long Tentacle Toadstool
(Salty_Taste) Nick's Sleepy Willow Toadstool
Fiji Yellow Toadstool
White Pipe Organ
Palau Green Nepthea
Koji Wada Pink nepthea
WWC Original Bounce
OG Godzilla Bounce
Killer Corals Frankenstein Bounce
Gonzo's Golden Dragon
Tie Dye Jawbreaker
Green Star Polyp
Grubb's Gorgonian
Spiny orange Gorgonian
Purple Candelabra Gorgonian
Purple Plume Gorgonian
Purple Eunice Gorgonian

LPS:

Croc Island Master Button Scoly
Australian Blasto Wellsi
WWC OG Rainbow Blasto
Australian Rainbow Micromussa
Fat Head Dendro's

OTHER:

Pom Pom Gracilaria
Ulva
Red Mangroves

Salty_Taste · Apr 20, 2023

Thanks for tuning into my thread! This is my new upgrade from the 14Gal Peninsula...
I hope to document this build more and create content for YouTube for this series. Enjoy!

Innovative Marine 50Gal Lagoon

Salty_Taste · Apr 20, 2023

Cycle Begins: 04/12/2023

Finally got it wet! Water and rock taken from my dad’s 150G, grabbed a bag of media from his tank and tossed it display. Still need to rescape using more rock when I have the time.

The plan is to cook for the first month as is, hopefully build up some bacteria to dump in a bottle of pods by month 2, lastly begin transferring livestock.

Excited to try out the new lights! Orphek Mounting Arm Kit coming in about a week

Salty_Taste · Apr 20, 2023

Loving the new set up!

Next on the to-do list:
- Controller Board
- Redo Aquascape
- Create Schedule w/ Gateway
- Par Meter

Very Happy with Mounting Arm Kit! 13-14in from the top of the acrylic.

(2) Mp10QD Mobius Ready

danieyella · Apr 20, 2023

Nice find, I'm sure this will be beautiful

Gumbies R Us · Apr 20, 2023

The setup is already starting to look amazing!!

Salty_Taste · Apr 20, 2023

danieyella said:
Nice find, I'm sure this will be beautiful

Gumbies R Us said:
The setup is already starting to look amazing!!

Thank you for the kind words!

Couldn't be more excited for what is to come!

Salty_Taste · May 8, 2023

Rocking w/ this aquascape for now, get it…..
3 weeks in, hoping to get livestock in around the 1 month mark.

Connecting Light w/ Existing gateway has been HORRENDOUS to say the least. After 2+ hours tinkering attempting to pair the light together with the app, I finally was able to get it into Slow Acclimation mode. Now it's time to check par!