Waterbox Peninsula

NanoReefer2025 · Feb 1, 2021

Hello fellow reefers! This thread is all about my Waterbox Peninsula Mini 25 that I set up last fall. I am a newbie reefer so all suggestions and advice would help.

Tank Details:
Light: AI Prime HD
Return: Stock pump (came with tank)
Heater: Eheim Jager TruTemp
Flow: Hydor Koralia
Filtration: Carbon, Chemipure, Filter socks, sponges, Caribsea Life rock, Fiji Pink Sand

Current Livestock:
x2 Clownfish
Scarlet Hermit Crab
Unknown Zoa
Ultra Ricordea
Green Star Polyp

Any and all advice is appreciated. I would love to hear your stocking ideas and any suggestions you may have on equipment and anything else.

Peace River · Feb 1, 2021

It looks like you are off to a good start! Great tank, nice lights, and a solid setup! Have you considered an ATO?

NanoReefer2025 · Feb 1, 2021

Thanks! And yeah, I’m considering an ATO system. Any recommendations on brand?

Peace River · Feb 1, 2021

I use the IceCap, a few of the AutoAqua smart ATOs, and a DIY ATO and they all work well for me. I'm sure there are some other brands that may work well, but those are the ones that I have experience with.

NanoReefer2025 · Feb 1, 2021

Thanks, that helps.

NanoReefer2025 · Feb 7, 2021

Hello all. I’ve got an update for my 25 gallon reef tank. At this point in my tank, I have four snails, four soft corals, a pair of clownfish, a royal gramma, and a hermit crab, for a total of twelve organisms in all. I am currently dealing with a bit of a diatom outbreak, but hopefully I’ll have that in control soon. I have noticed that there are some weird stringy things growing on the glass, so if anyone thinks they know what these might be, feel free to share. Besides all that, I have added another piece of rock and have started to feed mysis shrimp in the evening as well as pellets in the mornings.

350DRVR · Mar 2, 2021

NanoReefer2025 said:
Thanks! And yeah, I’m considering an ATO system. Any recommendations on brand?

Looking good so far. I picked up the Tunze nano ATO. It’s mounted in the top of a 3 gallon bucket inside the small wood basket. the top comes off to access the bucket to fill. I will eventually move this to the opposite side of the tank and wall once my remodel is finished. I figured a 3 gallon bucket will give me plenty of water so my wife doesn’t have to worry when I’m on the road.