rower2023
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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
Fish list:
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!
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)
- TerraReef Sweet Purple Frogspawn
- Duncan Coral
- 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
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!
