Legendary's birthday build

[LegendaryCG]

So I had started a pico reef but then decided it was my 40th birthday so why not build something a little cooler.

So I started a Innovative Marine panorama 20g drop-off.


Contents so far....

About 10 lbs of Carib sea shapes life rock
10lbs black Carib sea live sand
Eheim 125w Heater
Some hydroponic heat controller I had lying around
Smart Awc/ATO
Kasa WiFi programmable power strip
AI prime 16 HD with ceiling kit
Mighty jet return pump
Hydor Koralia powerhead

Still to come NUVO DC skim protein skimmer

 

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[Shep]

Love the drop tank design! Thoughts on stocking?

 

[LegendaryCG]

Leaning towards it just being BTA and a couple interesting clowns I don’t already have.. maybe lightning maroons if I can find a pair.

 

[Flippers4pups]

Very cool tank! I like!

 

[PacoPetty]

I love it!

 

[LegendaryCG]

I decided on a single lightning maroon. 2 probably would be too big for this tank and I don’t want to risk buying an non-bonded set as I’ve seen how aggressive maroons can be in the past.

 

[Shep]

I actually really like the tanks like that, kind of a show case for one fish

 

[LegendaryCG]

Well, first clown from Live Aquaria arrived nearly dead and proceeded to die within the day, got store credit but the cost of the shipping is a large portion of the cost and they never refund that. For attempt #2, I decided to get from the Divers Den and shes a beaut.

 

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[LegendaryCG]

Added a BTA several days ago, he's eating mysis that he catches and appears very happy. It was sold to me as a $25 green BTA but I *REALLY* think its actually a Rainbow.. Has several hues from Red to Green, thinking I got a really good deal.

 

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Skimmer has been running well and I have an AquaMaxx HOB refugium that needed slight modification, in particular I had to notch out the IM filter socks to make it fit easily.

 

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[JumboShrimp]

Really looking good. I’m not a big black-sand fan, but it’s perfect in that drop off tank!

 

[LegendaryCG]

Really looking good. I’m not a big black-sand fan, but it’s perfect in that drop off tank!

Yea my main tank is bare bottom so I wanted to try something different for this one.

 

[LegendaryCG]

 

[LegendaryCG]

Nem looking happier each day, colors are starting to pop more. Definitely not a generic green bta.

 

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