CD_Scapes Posted April 23, 2023 Share Posted April 23, 2023 Hi y'all,Over Easter I finally got back into saltwater after about half a year away from the salty side. I currently have been keeping freshwater for the whole 12 years I have been in the hobby. On the freshwater side I specialize in botanical method aquariums that focus on replicating the natural habitats of fishes with the addition of botanicals and tannin-stained waters at times. Now I can't have tannin-stained waters in a saltwater (to my knowledge) but I do know I can have botanicals in the form of mangrove leaves in a saltwater aquarium. So with this project I will be adding in a few leaves from yellow and red mangroves to add that natural touch and as a bit of an experiment. I am really trying to focus on keeping this as natural as possible so expect lots of browns and greens also microalgae, mud, and "pests" to an extent.FTS 4/10/23: Equipment--UNS 25c (Coming soon!)-ONF Nano+- Dymax SF-120- 25W Archaea heater with Inkbird controller- Duetto ATO with 1G Reservoir- Custom Target wood plant standFiltration-- MarinePure Gems- 6lbs TBS rock (Coming Soon!)-3lbs TBS live sand- AquaClear 30- .5 gallon weekly water changeFish--Tiger Goby (Coming soon!)Wishlist Inverts-- CUC Amphipods Chitons Copepods Dwarf Ceriths Dwarf Planaxis Marginella Snails Micro Brittlestars Money Cowrie Stomatella Snails Zig zag Periwinkles - Crabs Blue/Green Porcelain Crabs Decorator crabs Mime Crabs - Misc. Cluster Duster Short Codium (Possible) Flat Tree Oysters Wishlist Coral- Caribbean palythoa Gorgonian of some type Future GoalsMoving forward I plan to upgrade my tank to a UNS 25c which is a nice 4 gallon cube tank that will fit the stand perfectly. Speaking of the stand, I hope when I go home for the summer I can add a couple more support bars on the sides and back of the stand to help stabilize it a bit. I also hope to add in some side paneling and a door to just make it look a bit cleaner to me. Lastly I will put another shelf at the base of the stand so I can use this current tank as the ATO reservoir inside the stand. 1 Quote Link to comment
TheKleinReef Posted April 23, 2023 Share Posted April 23, 2023 This’ll be a fun little tank. Can’t wait to see more! Quote Link to comment
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