IM 25 lagoon

Fakegolfnews · Sep 30, 2020

Currently have some carribsea arches and a little bit of branch soaking in a bucket. Been in there since last Sunday, trying to make it 2 weeks not sure ill be able to. Dosing half reccomended Microbacterstart7.

Was going to run 2 AI primes over it but found a great deal for an ATI 4 bulb and a 24 in reefbrite for $350. Also came with 8 ATI bulbs. I recently switched my little softy frag tank to t5 and im in love.

Last pic is my corals going in the tank photoshopped in. Thats an hour ill never get back haha.

Tank came with 2 158 gph sicce pumps, not sure if that will be enough, we shall see.

Stand I got for $50 on offer up.

Corals will be mixed reef but kinda monty heavy with some green slimer and oregon tort when it's ready.

Also looking forward to having room for a couple nice gonis and expanding my blasto collection.

Fish Stocking:
Assessors Basslet
Captive bred spotted mandarin
Helfrichi Firefish
Pink streaked wrasse
Yellow banded coral shrimp
And maybe a cherub pygmy angel
I hear mixed reviews on how aggressive the cherubs are. Some people say extremely aggressive some people say they play nice.
Can anyone with experience weigh in?

P.s. Im not concerned about tank size for cherub, im only concerned about inherent aggression. Not agression caused by tank size either, just inherent aggression.

Anyways, Ill update on Sunday at the latest assuming i can wait that long.

KWT · Sep 30, 2020

Looks great

Fakegolfnews · Oct 14, 2020

Got the tank wet a week ago, finally figured out a way to get the ATI/Reefbrite installed today. I used some 15" shelf brackets and put a 36" shelf on it and drilled a flat piece of aluminum to the bottom of the shelf. Drilled holes in the aluminum to hang the cables to the T5 to. The 24" fixture isnt centered on the shelf but that doesnt bug me at all. I didnt want to drill holes into the ceiling and its nice to have a shelf up there.

Got a Mightyjet 326 that i like and have a Nero 3 on the way. Really excited for the Nero customization and sleek look.

Need to order some Actinic ATI bulbs, this is waaaaaaay too white for my taste haha.

revhtree · Oct 14, 2020

Really like the aquascape!

Fakegolfnews · Oct 14, 2020

revhtree said:
Really like the aquascape!

Thanks!

Fakegolfnews · Aug 20, 2021

Update:

Beat dinos
Took alot of rock out
Corraline is all over the place
Cherub was eating coral
Melaurus was too big
Flow is way up (nero 3)

Soft corals doing very well
Zoas having a hard time recovering from dinos
VCA RFG 1/2 nozzles. Running half suggested speed, not getting alot random flow but a little.

Current stocking
3 blackbar chromis
1 firefish
1 ornate leopard wrasse (added today, dove right into the sand)
Blue leg hermit + banded trochus population devistated from malanurus
2 nassarius

jhuntstl · Aug 20, 2021

Glad you pulled through the dinos. How long did you fight them?

Coralline looks thick and healthy. Love the minimal lagoon style scape you went with.

Fakegolfnews · Aug 20, 2021

jhuntstl said:
Glad you pulled through the dinos. How long did you fight them?

Coralline looks thick and healthy. Love the minimal lagoon style scape you went with.

Thanks. About 2 weeks, i already knew how from my other tank. When i saw them pop up i hit it hard from the beginning. Cost some sps and lps tho