New Tank, again

rower2023 · Oct 10, 2026

Hi all! I am starting my, hmm, I'm not sure how many tanks I have already had, but I have been out of the hobby for about a year and am going to try again. My most successful was my 300 gallon tank:

but that was a culmination of many years of tanks and growth. I broke that one down and was going to get out of the hobby. A year later I tried again with my current Innovative-Marine EXT 100 gallon - 47.5"x23.5"x35.81" - has a sump underneath. It wasn't very successful and I gave up after about 8 months.

I have decided to try again. I really want a peaceful tank where the fish and coral all get along. Here is my list:
Soft Corals

Tyree Green Toadstool
Green Rhodactis Mushroom
Blue Mushrooms
Green Finger Leather
Green Star Polyp (isolated)

LPS Corals

TerraReef Sweet Purple Frogspawn
Duncan Coral

SPS Corals

ORA Purple Montipora capricornis
Red/Purple Montipora capricornis
Future SPS (Birdsnest, Digitata)

Fish list:

Clownfish (pair)
Copperband
Kole Tang
Royal Gramma
Tailspot Blenny
White‑band Possum Wrasse

I also found through a video at BRS the rotating reef stand the reef360, I bought one and ordered one - super excited about this! Here is a picture:

and what it can look like:

The rotating orca pumps are what move it! So cool...

I am going to try to have a minimalist tank as shown in my Reef Aquascape Layout mockup:

I ordered all the standard equipment, but waiting on the Trident. Also, I saw BRS promoted a skimmer, the Deltec, which is on back order. I won't need that for a little while anyway. That seems like a nice skimmer.

I am excited and planning to take it slow. I would welcome input!