My 30g Acrylic

[Megaloptera]

I had this little tank set up at my former work to hold freshly mixed saltwater and axt as a quarantine tank when needed. I have a new job and move this little gem home. It has been well established for months with rock from other tanks and live sand. This tanks has also had pods, snails, and hermit crabs in there for months. I'm excited to say I purchased my first inhabitants: an orchid dottyback, six-lined wrasse, and a banded coral shrimp.

Orchid Dottyback (the only photogenic one)

Dwarf hermit crabs collected from our bay (NWFL)

I'm going slow with this tank. Eventually it will become a softy reef. I'd love some more color in there as far as fish are concerned. Let me know what one or two fish you would add.

 

[Crabs McJones]

Nice! Next comes the coral. What are your plans?

 

[Megaloptera]

I first want one or two more fish. Still deciding on what I want. I need to also decide on a light. It will be a bar style LED. I am a sucker for anemones so I may get some rock flowers. I'll get a couple leathers for sure a green cabbage.

 

[Stephen8169301]

With all those holes I’d get two barnacle blennies lol love the tank set up!

 

[Megaloptera]

Good idea. I'll look into those.

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Can't wait to see all that gets added to the tank!

 

[Megaloptera]

I've caught Molly miller blennies and had them in tanks. They aren't colorful enough for this tank though. I may be able to collect a tesselated blenny and try it.

 

[Megaloptera]

Update: the banded coral shrimp took out my two fish. The shrimp was rehomed. I now have a clown, an azure damsel, and a Midas blenny.
I also grabbed a nicrew led light.

Plans: increase the clean up crew

Help me out. What would be the best fish addition if I were to get one more? Or two?

 

[williamCreery]

Love the Orchid! I’ve got one also! Great show piece in a reef tank! And nice scape!

 

[Megaloptera]

Love the Orchid! I’ve got one also! Great show piece in a reef tank! And nice scape!

Thanks but the orchid was one that was lost to the shrimp

 

[williamCreery]

Thanks but the orchid was one that was lost to the shrimp

So sorry.

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Update: the banded coral shrimp took out my two fish. The shrimp was rehomed. I now have a clown, an azure damsel, and a Midas blenny.
I also grabbed a nicrew led light.

Plans: increase the clean up crew

Help me out. What would be the best fish addition if I were to get one more? Or two?

Tank looks great!

 

[Megaloptera]

Tank looks great!

Thanks

 

[Megaloptera]

It's been about a year. Here's an updated photo.

Two clowns
Midas blenny
Damsel
Snails
Mushrooms (purple, green fuzzy, superman, tropical oasis, forest fire,
Green Kenya tree
Red monti
Duncan
Long polyp toadstool
Rock flower nem (hiding behind the Duncan's)

Internal fluval filter with coarse filter pads and ceramic media
Heater
LED light

Water changes but now adding Reef Plus and seeing better growth.

 

[Megaloptera]

Little update:

The zoas are new and doing well. I moved the superman mushroom but the biggest purple mushroom got jealous and decided on some new real estate.
The Siamese twin of the toadstool fully split off and put all its energy into a longer trunk. Looks like he's trying to sneak away from big brother. Last oddity, the green Kenya tree or green nepthia hasn't grown a bit in a year.

Future plans:
I'm thinking about a cespitularia for the top left side and maybe some hand/finger leather for the lower right.