WB 25 Peninsula, zoa tank

[AKABigBlack]

hey all, i picked up the waterbox 25 peninsula for cheap on facebook and i'm starting to set it up. i have an AI 16HD for my light, and i plan on this being mainly a zoa tank with a pair of higher end clown fish. for the aquascape i'm using life rock that i'm busting apart and epoxying together. any feedback or ideas from anyone who has a similar setup is welcome!

 

[blaxsun]

Pac-Man! What you have for equipment so far and rockscaping looks good!

 

[AKABigBlack]

Pac-Man! What you have for equipment so far and rockscaping looks good!

so far i have:
wb 25 peninsula
ai 16hd
coralife protein skimmer, drop in type
eheim heater
sicce 251gph return pump

i'm on the fence about using marinepure bioballs in the overflow. i see so many posts for and against...

i am going to upgrade the heater to a titanium heater and controller, as well as grab a nero 3 for a power head. i'm going to rely on the return for flow during the cycle...

 

[FishRN]

I’ve got the same tank and same light setup great little combo. Click on my build badge if you want to get some ideas I got about 8-9 different types of zoas all of there growth has really started to take off this past month.

 

[FishRN]

so far i have:
wb 25 peninsula
ai 16hd
coralife protein skimmer, drop in type
eheim heater
sicce 251gph return pump

i'm on the fence about using marinepure bioballs in the overflow. i see so many posts for and against...

i am going to upgrade the heater to a titanium heater and controller, as well as grab a nero 3 for a power head. i'm going to rely on the return for flow during the cycle...

Definitely recommend the nero3 and BRS has a good titanium heater and controller kit.

 

[AKABigBlack]

yeah, the nero's are awesome. i have a pair in my red sea reefer 300.

 

[AKABigBlack]

so here is the finished arch in the tank. once i get some sand down, i'm going to place some flatter rocks in a curve from the back to the front along each side...

 

[AKABigBlack]

here she is filled up and running. i'll be adding a few more rocks to the sides of the arch after i break up some larger ones that i have laying around. i have a few zoa frags in there now, starting the cycle.