What's the next step with your tank?

[Gumbies R Us]

We all have our future plans and goals with our tanks. I am wondering what is the next step with your tank? Maybe it is getting it filled with new fish, getting past the initial cycling process, or it is finally getting rid of that pesky algae. Photo Credit: @Tuna Melt

 

[Reefer Matt Verified Media Partner]

I have a few next steps for my tanks. One is cycling, then going to start stocking with livestock on hand. One is coming down. Three are complete and doing ongoing maintenance. The big tank’s (135 gallon fowlr) stand is rusted and needs to be cleaned up and repainted. Always something to do!

 

[Sump Crab]

Mostly just let my corals fill in but my side project is starting a rock flower anemone collection!

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Mostly just let my corals fill in but my side project is starting a rock flower anemone collection!

Any specific rfas you want?

 

[soreefed]

Hopefully upgrading to at least a 40 gallon tank within the next year.

 

[Sump Crab]

Any specific rfas you want?

Nope, just cool ones lol

 

[X-37B]

Tanks 3 month old now with 20+ hard corals.
Many have grown and are starting to enceust on the rocks.
Now its time to select some nice acros with some cool colors.
I still want a Tomini as current fish load is 8.
I have 2 stags in the back glued to discs. The plan is to grow them from the bottom to the surdace.
Next step is watch everything grow.
You can see the green and purple slimers on the bottom. Both have been growing since they were put into the system.
I need another stag on the other end.

 

[Extremeengineer]

Tank is only 6 weeks full, so I am patiently waiting with a few fish and my rock until I can start adding corals. Running lights at 40% for 4-5 hours a day to let things build slowly, planning to continue that through to about 3 months, and then increase lights to coral levels for a few weeks and if all looks good add a couple! Planning on one or two more fish as well, and a tiger conch.

 

[jimfish98]

Elevate my entire aquascape creating a gap between it and the bare bottom so I can stick a Nero down low and keep debris and detritus from building up on it. Seems to be one source for Phosphates so if that doesn't work, its adding an algae reactor.

 

[Chris Spaulding]

Maintenance and adding a high end frag or two on the 150

And on the big tank started slowly stocking with fish and now some CuC

 

[i cant think]

Figure out what my next fish is… oh, wait that’s the step I’m stuck on though.
My next step is Goniopora. But again, I’m stuck on that step and can’t escape it…

 

[Chris Spaulding]

Figure out what my next fish is… oh, wait that’s the step I’m stuck on though.
My next step is Goniopora. But again, I’m stuck on that step and can’t escape it…

Yea same here trying to figure out what Anthas I want in the new tank

 

[NanoNana]

Chill out and let ugly things go away and hopefully watch coral continue to grow in.

 

[Polymate3D]

Mine is simply letting the 0.7L Pico 3D printed aquarium run for a bit and see what works and what doesnt.

Already designed a new board to add 2 LEDs over this 1 as the shadowing is pretty high. Lower power and spread is going to be better I think.

But I can only try and make Picos easier by running one and learning!

 

[Paul B]

My reef is 54 years old...There are no next steps. All the steps are done.

 

[bobnicaragua]

No more steps right now. My goal is just to keep the corals happy.

 

[bobnicaragua]

Tanks 3 month old now with 20+ hard corals.
Many have grown and are starting to enceust on the rocks.
Now its time to select some nice acros with some cool colors.
I still want a Tomini as current fish load is 8.
I have 2 stags in the back glued to discs. The plan is to grow them from the bottom to the surdace.
Next step is watch everything grow.
You can see the green and purple slimers on the bottom. Both have been growing since they were put into the system.
I need another stag on the other end.

Nice looking rock, where’d you get it?

 

[Formulator]

My next step is to stop dreaming up next steps and leave things be for a while! I have a serious problem

 

[Townes_Van_Camp]

Get a IM 150 lagoon set up and ready before I outgrow a 25 and 15. Then move everything into the 150.

 

[Cichlid Dad]

Get a IM 150 lagoon set up and ready before I outgrow a 25 and 15. Then move everything into the 150.

I'm moving everything to a 120 in the next week or two. Already ordered a bunch of new coral.