Enad
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Been a member here for a bit but finally decided to get a tank thread started!
This is my PNW Peninsula - also known as a Waterbox 3620
It's a 60 Gallon Display and about ~20 Gal Sump.
I've been running this for basically exactly 3 years now and thankfully I've had mostly minor issues. One long power loss led to some coral loss 2 years back, and this past spring I dealt with a major bacterial issue that killed many of my hammers but overall it's been very solid.
I don't dose much - just a cap of AFR every other day, and the AF Program (just the additives, not the bacteria/carbon source) ever other evening. I try to toss in some manganese on alternate days to fuel my Goni's. I also dose AF Life Source once a week after my weekly water change. Outside of that, I try not to dose too much, I rarely feed my corals as I feel I've ran into more issues doing that and would prefer to just let corals catch food as I feed the fish. Only sometimes do I feed my meatier corals at night when I see their tentacles out but it's not very often.
My growth rates are just about where I like them - it's steady but fairly slow overall which is what I'd prefer as I don't like to do too much trimming. I had a brief period where my hammers were growing a ton of heads really fast which was cool, but I ended up needing to trim them quite a bit given the space I have for them. Right now, I see nice consistent growth on my hammers, they are almost always splitting in some way but take a little bit to fully form distinct new heads. I would say I grow about 1 head every 1.5 months on my smaller hammers. I think my tank does best with Goni's, they seem to love my tank and extend/grow really, really well which is great to see.
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Corals:
I mostly stock LPS corals. I try to keep more rare/unique varieties of Hammers/Octo/Frogspawn. I'm still building out my Hammer Garden at the front of the tank, the pictures I have now are not fully representative of what that will look like when I'm finished.
I also have a nice collection of large and small Goni's - with Goni's I'm less concerned with having nicer pieces, I just prefer big and flowy pieces like my ORA Red Goni Colony, and my big wild Green Stem Goni that very much acts as a centerpiece for the front of my tank. I do have an Amazeballs Goni that continues to be the most problematic coral in my tank and always seems to bounce between booming and receding, and I also have a Grand Master Goni cooking in the sump currently. Otherwise, it's mostly common varieties.
Some other corals I'm particularly fond of is my true Lemon Drop Elegance, which shines far, far brighter than anything else in the tank and is a true centerpiece. I also have a wonderful bright orange Fungia with a neon yellow mouth and bold blue tips, the tentacles on this guy are far bigger and fatter than almost any other Fungia plate I've ever seen outside of Heliofungia plates, and they can extend to almost 2" at times. It's a real gem. Lastly, I have monstrous Octospawn that I'm very fond of. It doens't photograph well and often just looks slightly brown but it has very translucent tentacles with light pink tips and a wonderful translucent turquoise inner body, with some incredle details such as little yellow streaks within the striations around the mouth. This one definitely takes a bit more examination to appreciate than the others, but the scale is always noticed. It can extend probably up to 9 or 10" during peak lighting hour.
Otherwise, I have a lovely Zoa rock bridge connecting my two main rock structures, and then a small but growing SPS collection at the very top of the tank. Ironically, my SPS, and specifically my Acro, have been some of the absolute least problematic corals in this tank. I've never had a problem with them, and I do basically nothing to accommodate for them hah.
Unusually, I really don't keep any Torches. I had a small garden going but recently traded them in to make space for more Goniopora. I picked up a $20 baby Todd's Torch the other day so we'll see where he eventually settles in but otherwise I don't keep them. I find them too finicky and when they decide to really extend, it just makes it really annoying to find a place for them as they need to keep such a distance from everything else. I also don't really keep any mushrooms as they don't seem to like my tank. I have a singular $10 blue mushroom that I really like and that's it!
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Fish:
I definitely keep an 'overstocked' tank in terms of fish, but I do this to ensure I keep my nutrients up without needing to dose anything in that respect. These fish were also carefully chosen based on the way they act, and where they sleep to ensure I had enough places for them to get away if need be. In any case, my tank is very peaceful despite the number of fish.
Here's what I've got:
- (2) Ocellaris Clowns living in a Chicago Sunburst Nem and often laying eggs
- (2) CB Mandarin Dragonet Pair that spawn almost nightly
- (2) Royal Grammas
- (1) Juvenile Blue Hippo Tang (Will rehome once he gets a bit larger)
- (1) Blue Damsel
- (1) Cherub Angel
- (2) Leopard Wrasse
- (2) Black Leopard Wrasse
- (1) Radiant Wrasse
- (1) Timur Wrasse
- (1) Cleaner Wrasse
- (1) Yellowhead Jawfish
- (1) Helfrichi Firefish
- (3-4) Neon Cleaner Goby - My Blue Cleaner Goby is dominant and may have banished some of the orange guys to the overflow
- (1) Yasha Goby + Pistrol Shrimp buddy
- Unknown Flaming Prawn Goby (may or may not be alive, no sightings in many months lol)
Out of this list, I am looking to cut down a bit. I've been attempting to catch my Radiant Wrasse as he can sometimes be a jerk to my Mandarins, and then also trying to get the Timur Wrasse as he's just kinda boring, sorry bud. I'll also be rehoming my Blue Tang eventually.
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Inverts:
I don't keep a ton of inverts, I have a standard skunk cleaner shrimp, a blood red cleaner shrimp. I've got a couple of hermits and snails, though I do try to continually stock up on bumblebee snails to stay on top of vermintid snails.
I keep probably 6-8 Conches for my sandbed, a number of nassarius and then 2 sand sifter starfish.
The only exotic invert I have is my Pom Pom Crab who I see every so often at night.
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Future Plans:
My tank is nearly it's full capacity, and my sump is full of overflow corals I've been growing out - so I don't have a ton of future plans for this tank beyond keeping it stable and looking beautiful.
I know I want to add a Tyree Elegance to go next to my Lemon Drop, I think that would be a beautiful contrast.
I have a couple more hammers I want to fill some spaces with but I'm running out of room in the garden.
Might replace a few Goni's in the future with more exotic varieties.
Otherwise, I'm just trying to keep this thing stable and happy! I tend to run into the most issues with my Hammers, which I love collecting more than any other coral so that's typically my usual frustration with the tank!
Please enjoy the pictures and I'll be sure to keep this updated as I finalize the tank.
This is my PNW Peninsula - also known as a Waterbox 3620
It's a 60 Gallon Display and about ~20 Gal Sump.
I've been running this for basically exactly 3 years now and thankfully I've had mostly minor issues. One long power loss led to some coral loss 2 years back, and this past spring I dealt with a major bacterial issue that killed many of my hammers but overall it's been very solid.
I don't dose much - just a cap of AFR every other day, and the AF Program (just the additives, not the bacteria/carbon source) ever other evening. I try to toss in some manganese on alternate days to fuel my Goni's. I also dose AF Life Source once a week after my weekly water change. Outside of that, I try not to dose too much, I rarely feed my corals as I feel I've ran into more issues doing that and would prefer to just let corals catch food as I feed the fish. Only sometimes do I feed my meatier corals at night when I see their tentacles out but it's not very often.
My growth rates are just about where I like them - it's steady but fairly slow overall which is what I'd prefer as I don't like to do too much trimming. I had a brief period where my hammers were growing a ton of heads really fast which was cool, but I ended up needing to trim them quite a bit given the space I have for them. Right now, I see nice consistent growth on my hammers, they are almost always splitting in some way but take a little bit to fully form distinct new heads. I would say I grow about 1 head every 1.5 months on my smaller hammers. I think my tank does best with Goni's, they seem to love my tank and extend/grow really, really well which is great to see.
--------
Corals:
I mostly stock LPS corals. I try to keep more rare/unique varieties of Hammers/Octo/Frogspawn. I'm still building out my Hammer Garden at the front of the tank, the pictures I have now are not fully representative of what that will look like when I'm finished.
I also have a nice collection of large and small Goni's - with Goni's I'm less concerned with having nicer pieces, I just prefer big and flowy pieces like my ORA Red Goni Colony, and my big wild Green Stem Goni that very much acts as a centerpiece for the front of my tank. I do have an Amazeballs Goni that continues to be the most problematic coral in my tank and always seems to bounce between booming and receding, and I also have a Grand Master Goni cooking in the sump currently. Otherwise, it's mostly common varieties.
Some other corals I'm particularly fond of is my true Lemon Drop Elegance, which shines far, far brighter than anything else in the tank and is a true centerpiece. I also have a wonderful bright orange Fungia with a neon yellow mouth and bold blue tips, the tentacles on this guy are far bigger and fatter than almost any other Fungia plate I've ever seen outside of Heliofungia plates, and they can extend to almost 2" at times. It's a real gem. Lastly, I have monstrous Octospawn that I'm very fond of. It doens't photograph well and often just looks slightly brown but it has very translucent tentacles with light pink tips and a wonderful translucent turquoise inner body, with some incredle details such as little yellow streaks within the striations around the mouth. This one definitely takes a bit more examination to appreciate than the others, but the scale is always noticed. It can extend probably up to 9 or 10" during peak lighting hour.
Otherwise, I have a lovely Zoa rock bridge connecting my two main rock structures, and then a small but growing SPS collection at the very top of the tank. Ironically, my SPS, and specifically my Acro, have been some of the absolute least problematic corals in this tank. I've never had a problem with them, and I do basically nothing to accommodate for them hah.
Unusually, I really don't keep any Torches. I had a small garden going but recently traded them in to make space for more Goniopora. I picked up a $20 baby Todd's Torch the other day so we'll see where he eventually settles in but otherwise I don't keep them. I find them too finicky and when they decide to really extend, it just makes it really annoying to find a place for them as they need to keep such a distance from everything else. I also don't really keep any mushrooms as they don't seem to like my tank. I have a singular $10 blue mushroom that I really like and that's it!
--------
Fish:
I definitely keep an 'overstocked' tank in terms of fish, but I do this to ensure I keep my nutrients up without needing to dose anything in that respect. These fish were also carefully chosen based on the way they act, and where they sleep to ensure I had enough places for them to get away if need be. In any case, my tank is very peaceful despite the number of fish.
Here's what I've got:
- (2) Ocellaris Clowns living in a Chicago Sunburst Nem and often laying eggs
- (2) CB Mandarin Dragonet Pair that spawn almost nightly
- (2) Royal Grammas
- (1) Juvenile Blue Hippo Tang (Will rehome once he gets a bit larger)
- (1) Blue Damsel
- (1) Cherub Angel
- (2) Leopard Wrasse
- (2) Black Leopard Wrasse
- (1) Radiant Wrasse
- (1) Timur Wrasse
- (1) Cleaner Wrasse
- (1) Yellowhead Jawfish
- (1) Helfrichi Firefish
- (3-4) Neon Cleaner Goby - My Blue Cleaner Goby is dominant and may have banished some of the orange guys to the overflow
- (1) Yasha Goby + Pistrol Shrimp buddy
- Unknown Flaming Prawn Goby (may or may not be alive, no sightings in many months lol)
Out of this list, I am looking to cut down a bit. I've been attempting to catch my Radiant Wrasse as he can sometimes be a jerk to my Mandarins, and then also trying to get the Timur Wrasse as he's just kinda boring, sorry bud. I'll also be rehoming my Blue Tang eventually.
--------
Inverts:
I don't keep a ton of inverts, I have a standard skunk cleaner shrimp, a blood red cleaner shrimp. I've got a couple of hermits and snails, though I do try to continually stock up on bumblebee snails to stay on top of vermintid snails.
I keep probably 6-8 Conches for my sandbed, a number of nassarius and then 2 sand sifter starfish.
The only exotic invert I have is my Pom Pom Crab who I see every so often at night.
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Future Plans:
My tank is nearly it's full capacity, and my sump is full of overflow corals I've been growing out - so I don't have a ton of future plans for this tank beyond keeping it stable and looking beautiful.
I know I want to add a Tyree Elegance to go next to my Lemon Drop, I think that would be a beautiful contrast.
I have a couple more hammers I want to fill some spaces with but I'm running out of room in the garden.
Might replace a few Goni's in the future with more exotic varieties.
Otherwise, I'm just trying to keep this thing stable and happy! I tend to run into the most issues with my Hammers, which I love collecting more than any other coral so that's typically my usual frustration with the tank!
Please enjoy the pictures and I'll be sure to keep this updated as I finalize the tank.
