Starting by saying I really need to make a build thread. But anyway....
55 gallon, up and running for about 6 months. Upgraded from a 25g that was given to me.
In my excitement, I fell down some rabbit holes and ended up buying a couple of the CaribSea Coral Tree Aquascape kits. Not cheap, y'all.
Now I hate it. I think they're too high? Maybe?
Current livestock: Tomato clown (came with the original tank) and his BT anemone (purchased after tank was set up. Poor tomato had no anemone for over a year), Coral Banded Shrimp (OG tank), 2 feather dusters, a pom-pom crab, 4 emerald crabs (one of which is fricking HUGE), brittle starfish, a tuxedo urchin, a dozen or so misc hermits, 3 conch snails, 2 large turbos, and a random scattering of other snails. Current corals: 2 tiny ricordea, a galaxea, 3 candy canes, a pulsing xenia, a couple of leathers, GSP, and 3 zoas.
I know 55g aren't the best for space and layouts, but it's what I have to work with. I also have about 40 lbs of rock just sitting in my garage. I tried to make my own arches and whatnot but they never held up.
Help! What's going to be the best way to capitalize on what real estate I have? I want to set it and forget it. I hate the current layout.
55 gallon, up and running for about 6 months. Upgraded from a 25g that was given to me.
In my excitement, I fell down some rabbit holes and ended up buying a couple of the CaribSea Coral Tree Aquascape kits. Not cheap, y'all.
Now I hate it. I think they're too high? Maybe?
Current livestock: Tomato clown (came with the original tank) and his BT anemone (purchased after tank was set up. Poor tomato had no anemone for over a year), Coral Banded Shrimp (OG tank), 2 feather dusters, a pom-pom crab, 4 emerald crabs (one of which is fricking HUGE), brittle starfish, a tuxedo urchin, a dozen or so misc hermits, 3 conch snails, 2 large turbos, and a random scattering of other snails. Current corals: 2 tiny ricordea, a galaxea, 3 candy canes, a pulsing xenia, a couple of leathers, GSP, and 3 zoas.
I know 55g aren't the best for space and layouts, but it's what I have to work with. I also have about 40 lbs of rock just sitting in my garage. I tried to make my own arches and whatnot but they never held up.
Help! What's going to be the best way to capitalize on what real estate I have? I want to set it and forget it. I hate the current layout.