The Hybrid Lagoon... LC Corals, New FTS

[Abeal17]

I've been in the aquarium hobby for 5 years; 3 freshwater and 2-ish saltwater. I was successful with high tech freshwater, so I got into saltwater as more of a challenge and I found it far more interesting.

Being that I was sophomore in HS when I started planning for this tank, it didn't get water in it till December of 2018, which was during my senior year. So it's been up a few months now.

The tank is mainly LPS and softies and I plan on having a FEW montis in the future. So far I haven't come across many hiccups or setbacks. I've had aiptasia but I now have a few berghia nudis to get rid of them. I also have a minor bubble algae problem I plan on taking on once the aiptasia are gone. But no coral losses so far, or any livestock losses either.

06/23/2019:

FTS:

Equipment:
IM 25 Lagoon
AI Prime w/ Aqutice Life T5
Refugium using chaetomaxx light
3x Current USA Flow Pumps
2x Custom Caddys w/ floss, marinepure blocks, chemipure blue
2x Cobalt Neo therm heaters
IM DC Protein Skimmer

Livestock:
1x Clownfish
1x Pom Pom Crab
1x Porcelain Anemone Crab
Trochus Snails
Nassarius Snails

Corals
LPS:
- Acans
-Blastos
-Caulstrea Sp.
-Frogspawn
-Hammer
-Leptastrea
- Space Invader Pectinia
- Favias (Baby Breath, Fascination)
-Duncan

Softies:
- Ricordia
-Mushrooms (Neptune bounce, iron man, randoms)
-Zoas (Buttkissers, miami vice, rainbow rhinos, utter chaos, captain america, orange oxides, etc)
-Toadstool

SPS:
- Sunset Monti


More Pictures!

All pictures are taken on an iphone 7 with orange and/ or yellow filter.

 

[Bropar_Marty]

looks great definitely some good choices on corals. For bubble Algae emerald crabs and manual removal using a siphon hose. Looks like you may have to upgrade with all the corals lol.

 

[Abeal17]

looks great definitely some good choices on corals. For bubble Algae emerald crabs and manual removal using a siphon hose. Looks like you may have to upgrade with all the corals lol.

Thanks! I want to upgrade within a few months, but sadly freshman year of college is starting up so I gotta save up.
Once my aptasia are gone I’m gonna pick up a handful of emerald crabs.

 

[Bropar_Marty]

Won't need that many 1-2 will be fine i have two in a 40 breeder and 1 in a 12 gallon nano. Facebook reef groups are awesome for finding really good deals especially around summer when most ppl start cleaning out their garages and basements.

 

[Abeal17]

Won't need that many 1-2 will be fine i have two in a 40 breeder and 1 in a 12 gallon nano. Facebook reef groups are awesome for finding really good deals especially around summer when most ppl start cleaning out their garages and basements.

I'm in a few facebook groups but not many people near me are into the aquarium hobby, so I rarely see stuff for sale near me in groups and on the marketplace. The closest decent LFS is and hour and 15 mins away.

 

[ReeferReefer]

I'm in a few facebook groups but not many people near me are into the aquarium hobby, so I rarely see stuff for sale near me in groups and on the marketplace. The closest decent LFS is and hour and 15 mins away.

Sounds rough. Are you not in a major city?

 

[Abeal17]

Sounds rough. Are you not in a major city?

No, I’m an hour from 3 major cities. And the LFSs I prefer to go to are on the outskirts of those cities.

 

[Abeal17]

Got something coming in Thursday...

 

[Abeal17]

New corals have arrived!

From Left to right (excuse the bubble algae)
Top: Hawaiian Ding Dangs, Jawbreaker (w/ some red), RK Spitfires, Queenstrats
Bottom: Gonzos Citrus Coolers, Tyree Orange Rainbows, LC Blue Lagoons, Strawberry Wines, and Sonic Flares

Andddddd new photos