Water box 50.3 AIO Peninsula

[Morgan Rodgers]

How long have the fish been in? And has the tank cleared up at all compared to the photo you originally posted?

The tank has cleared up a decent bit, I am able to see the rocks in my tank as well as what’s behind it. The fish have been in for around 2 hours

 

[Morgan Rodgers]

If you have a power filter or micron filter, I'd use that in the tank temporarily to clear it up.

I do, but unfortunately that’s in my freshwater tank and I can’t go and grab that without waking up other people in the house.

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

The tank has cleared up a decent bit, I am able to see the rocks in my tank as well as what’s behind it. The fish have been in for around 2 hours

Do the fish seem to be in any distress? Hovering near the top of the water, rapid breathing, etc?
If not, then you're probably fine.

 

[Morgan Rodgers]

Do the fish seem to be in any distress? Hovering near the top of the water, rapid breathing, etc?
If not, then you're probably fine.

Nope, just kinda chilling lol

 

[jsker]

Just ghosting the thread

 

[Morgan Rodgers]

Day 3 update-

Everything is looking great! I arranged all the coral today. I tested my parameters yesterday and they look good, mag and calc are a little high but it should level out with a bit more as my tank cycles a bit more with all the new sand. All the fish are doing alright as well as the corals. The thing I’m struggling with is trying to develop a stocking list now LOL.
Parameters:
Phosphate - 0.02
Mag - 1430
Nitrate - 2
Alk - 10.5
Calc - 490
Salinity - 1.025

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

Day 3 update-

Everything is looking great! I arranged all the coral today. I tested my parameters yesterday and they look good, mag and calc are a little high but it should level out with a bit more as my tank cycles a bit more with all the new sand. All the fish are doing alright as well as the corals. The thing I’m struggling with is trying to develop a stocking list now LOL.
Parameters:
Phosphate - 0.02
Mag - 1430
Nitrate - 2
Alk - 10.5
Calc - 490
Salinity - 1.025

Mag, Calcium, and Alk look good. Nitrate and phosphate are likely too low for your corals.
What fish do you already have? (Besides the clowns)

 

[Morgan Rodgers]

Mag, Calcium, and Alk look good. Nitrate and phosphate are likely too low for your corals -- what kind do you have?
What fish do you already have?

almost entirely softies with the exception of my Duncan, blasto, and 2 acans. I have 2 clowns and a royal gramma. I’m hoping to add some sort of tang, a watchman goby, a pistol shrimp, and something else.

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

almost entirely softies with the exception of my Duncan, blasto, and 2 acans. I have 2 clowns and a royal gramma. I’m hoping to add some sort of tang, a watchman goby, a pistol shrimp, and something else.

A bristletooth tang would be a good option. Just a word of caution, if you plan to have many corals on the sandbed, you might want to rethink the pistol shrimp... Mine bulldozed all the time, covering up some corals and stealing frags to decorate his cave, lol.

 

[Morgan Rodgers]

A bristletooth tang would be a good option. Just a word of caution, if you plan to have many corals on the sandbed, you might want to rethink the pistol shrimp... Mine bulldozed all the time, covering up some corals and stealing frags to decorate his cave, lol.

I plan to move those mushrooms onto the left most rocks, and I can always move that Kenya tree somewhere else

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

I plan to move those mushrooms onto the left most rocks, and I can always move that Kenya tree somewhere else

Some people don't have problems with pistols; mine was also rather large. BUT... he did not get transferred to my new tank when I upgraded

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

Nice aquascape by the way!

 

[Morgan Rodgers]

Some people don't have problems with pistols; mine was also rather large. BUT... he did not get transferred to my new tank when I upgraded

Well it can’t hurt to give it a shot yknow, worse case scenario it messes with a few of my Kenya’s and mushrooms.

 

[Morgan Rodgers]

Nice aquascape by the way!

Thank you! It took me awhile to do lol!

 

[Morgan Rodgers]

A bristletooth tang would be a good option. Just a word of caution, if you plan to have many corals on the sandbed, you might want to rethink the pistol shrimp... Mine bulldozed all the time, covering up some corals and stealing frags to decorate his cave, lol.

Would a tomini tang work? My LFS is able to get them in pretty frequently, although I have yet to see a bristletooth

 

[Morgan Rodgers]

Would a tomini tang work? My LFS is able to get them in pretty frequently, although I have yet to see a bristletooth

Oh they’re the same thing lol!

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

Would a tomini tang work? My LFS is able to get them in pretty frequently, although I have yet to see a bristletooth

A tomini is a type of bristletooth tang

 

[Morgan Rodgers]

week 1 update! Happy to report everything is doing amazing! I may have went a little crazy stocking it w corals, but there was some really good deals lol!

New additions:
1 frog skin acro
2 RBTA
1 Deadpool mushroom
1 lava lamp mushroom
1 green zoa frag
1 Hollywood stunners chalice
1 Rasta frag
1 eagle eyes frag
1 lepto frag

 

[Morgan Rodgers]

Looking at right around the 1 month update and WOW! I love this new tank LOL. I have had some issues with my aquascape, but I have seemed to resolve it. The anemones seem fat and happy, my acro frag is growing, and my mushrooms are looking great!

I also forgot to mention that I wound up picking up a candy cane pistol shrimp and a yellow rose goby, but haven't seen either since I got them :/.

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Looking at right around the 1 month update and WOW! I love this new tank LOL. I have had some issues with my aquascape, but I have seemed to resolve it. The anemones seem fat and happy, my acro frag is growing, and my mushrooms are looking great!

I also forgot to mention that I wound up picking up a candy cane pistol shrimp and a yellow rose goby, but haven't seen either since I got them :/.

Some great progress in a month!