Hello!
I am starting the build of an Innovative Marine Fusion 25 Gallon Lagoon invert heavy tank.
This will be a semi-planted tank with sprouted mangroves and some marine plants in the mix. The plan for the aquascaping is a central "mountain" / "volcano" with exposed rock above the waterline. As this will be invert heavy with (maybe) just a few fish, I'm going to go with a low-budget / low-maintenance approach. The thought is that the tank will be teeming with life & motion, despite not many fish. Because of this, I won't be focusing on much flow, filtration, etc. unless the tank really can't support the "bioload" I plan. The vibe will be a tidepool / planted tank with the star of the show being what most people use as cleanup crews.
I'm open to thoughts, comments, suggestions (good, bad or indifferent), and thanks for following along!
Equipment
Livestock (Planned)
Inverts:
Welcome to the thread! I'll be updating this soon with details on the fill.
I am starting the build of an Innovative Marine Fusion 25 Gallon Lagoon invert heavy tank.
This will be a semi-planted tank with sprouted mangroves and some marine plants in the mix. The plan for the aquascaping is a central "mountain" / "volcano" with exposed rock above the waterline. As this will be invert heavy with (maybe) just a few fish, I'm going to go with a low-budget / low-maintenance approach. The thought is that the tank will be teeming with life & motion, despite not many fish. Because of this, I won't be focusing on much flow, filtration, etc. unless the tank really can't support the "bioload" I plan. The vibe will be a tidepool / planted tank with the star of the show being what most people use as cleanup crews.
I'm open to thoughts, comments, suggestions (good, bad or indifferent), and thanks for following along!
Equipment
- IM 25 Lagoon
- Pumps:
- Stock pump on 1 output
- Tunze 1073.008 on other output
- NOTE: I wouldn't have done this setup, but it's the way the tank is being sold, so I'm going to go with it for now. Subject to change.
- inTank media basket which will run:
- Chemipure Blue
- Filter floss
- Light: TBD - I have an unused MarsAqua 165W I can use if needed, but really I just need a grow light for the marine plants, so not sure yet what we'll do for lighting
- Heater: 2x Jager 50W
Livestock (Planned)
Inverts:
- 1x Skunk Cleaner Shrimp
- 1x Fire Shrimp (NOTE: I know these 2 might not get along, but I'm going to give it a try with a bigger skunk introduced first)
- 3-5x Peppermint or Camelback shrimp
- 3x Emerald Crabs
- 3x Porcelain Crabs
- 2x Pom Pom Crabs
- Tuxedo Urchin
- Brittle sea star
- Potential to add additional hermits, snails, sexy shrimp, etc. if all goes well & there's leftover real estate
- Potential to try an arrow crab if I can find one small enough and put in last
- 2x Mangroves (XL) sprouted with roots and leaves
- 2x Mermaid's Brush
- Potentially some sea grass or other leafy green
- 3x of some low-cost, low-maintenance, high-motion fish
- Thinking either blue damsels, yellowtail damsels, or chromis
Welcome to the thread! I'll be updating this soon with details on the fill.