Chris_ATX Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 Well after a long time lurking and breaking down my 90g that never really got going the way I would have liked I’m here with a IM 25 Lagoon. This will be my first ever documented build so will be a little rough. With this build I plan to make it a mixed reef and my first go at SPS. I have cycled and transferred over my current coral I kept from the 90g a mix of LPS and softies along with a BTA. Equipment list Tank: Innovative Marine 25g Lagoon with 2 IM custom media caddy’s Stand: IM high gloss Pump: Sicce 1.5 with dual spin streams Flow: MP10WQD Light: Sbreef Basic 16” Ato: Tunze Nano with about 3g pet food container Heaters: 2x 50w Neotherms Livestock Bonded pair of clowns from my 90g Coming from divers den Pearly Jawfish Midas Blenny Coral Hammer Blasto Multiple mushrooms BTA First filled waiting cycle Current photo from 2/26/18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 You're going to love that Midas Blenny, so full of personality!Congrats on starting the new build! Looking forward to following along! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merman Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 Really cool setup! I also have a rimless and love the way it looks. Are you planning on covering the tank? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawnM Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 Tank looks awesome Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RicordeaFreak Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 Great looking tank, I really like the dimensions on these 25g lagoon. Hows the MP10 working out for a tank this size? Are you having to keep it at the lowest setting? The spin streams seem interesting. I've been tempted to get some for my 20g Nuvo, but i've read people complain about them binding up or slowing down with algae/crud rather quickly, so I'm interested in what your experience will be like with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_ATX Posted February 28, 2018 Author Share Posted February 28, 2018 2 hours ago, Merman said: Really cool setup! I also have a rimless and love the way it looks. Are you planning on covering the tank? Just going to use a diy screen top. 22 minutes ago, RicordeaFreak said: Great looking tank, I really like the dimensions on these 25g lagoon. Hows the MP10 working out for a tank this size? Are you having to keep it at the lowest setting? The spin streams seem interesting. I've been tempted to get some for my 20g Nuvo, but i've read people complain about them binding up or slowing down with algae/crud rather quickly, so I'm interested in what your experience will be like with them. I have the MP10 at 50% right now in lagoon mode and really like it so far. Not sure on the spinstreams slowing down yet but so far I like them. If they do start to though they are easy to clean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_ATX Posted February 28, 2018 Author Share Posted February 28, 2018 13 hours ago, FarmerTy said: You're going to love that Midas Blenny, so full of personality! Congrats on starting the new build! Looking forward to following along! Yeah when doing my research they got a lot of praise so I had to jump on getting one. Going to be looking to you for a possible frag pack in the near future so I can fill in that rock work with some sticks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 Yeah when doing my research they got a lot of praise so I had to jump on getting one. Going to be looking to you for a possible frag pack in the near future so I can fill in that rock work with some sticks.I love mine! I'll never have another tank without one. Just so personable. Just hit me up whenever you're ready! We can fill that whole tank if you want! [emoji16] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_ATX Posted March 4, 2018 Author Share Posted March 4, 2018 Well added my Golden Midas Blenny and Pearly Jawfish yesterday. The Midas Blenny seems to be settling just fine but the jawfish is still staying deep inside his home I built. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 Are the jawfish and Blenny getting along? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_ATX Posted March 4, 2018 Author Share Posted March 4, 2018 10 minutes ago, FarmerTy said: Are the jawfish and Blenny getting along? Yeah everyone seems to be doing fine. The Blenny has stayed in the rocks while the jawfish has stayed in his little home I built. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_ATX Posted March 4, 2018 Author Share Posted March 4, 2018 Here’s a picture of the home I built for the jawfish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 That's sweet!I need you to build me some angelfish homes! I always feel bad for everyone when the lights go out. I hope everyone finds a nice hole to sleep in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_ATX Posted March 4, 2018 Author Share Posted March 4, 2018 3 hours ago, FarmerTy said: That's sweet! I need you to build me some angelfish homes! I always feel bad for everyone when the lights go out. I hope everyone finds a nice hole to sleep in! I fell upon the idea when doing my research about jawfish. Somebody have made one with a barnacle shell. I'm sure you have plenty of little holes for all those angels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_ATX Posted March 4, 2018 Author Share Posted March 4, 2018 Well hopefully the tester frags I got from Ty stay healthy because I just purchased a frag of SC Orange Passion that I will be picking up when I’m in Houston next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolt Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 Well that one on the left sure is pretty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 Well hopefully the tester frags I got from Ty stay healthy because I just purchased a frag of SC Orange Passion that I will be picking up when I’m in Houston next week. Nice! Who are you getting the SC OP from in Houston? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_ATX Posted March 5, 2018 Author Share Posted March 5, 2018 1 hour ago, FarmerTy said: 2 hours ago, Chris_ATX said: Well hopefully the tester frags I got from Ty stay healthy because I just purchased a frag of SC Orange Passion that I will be picking up when I’m in Houston next week. Nice! Who are you getting the SC OP from in Houston? Josue Marquez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 Josue MarquezNice! He's a good guy. I just sent him a large frag pack just last week! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_ATX Posted March 5, 2018 Author Share Posted March 5, 2018 Nice! He's a good guy. I just sent him a large frag pack just last week!Good to know. Also going to be picking up that XR30 G4 from Marsh for a super deal of $350. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 Good to know. Also going to be picking up that XR30 G4 from Marsh for a super deal of $350. Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkNice! I almost jumped on his 3 XR30 G4 Pros but realized there's other things that should come first on my reef shopping list. It was such a good deal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_ATX Posted March 5, 2018 Author Share Posted March 5, 2018 Nice! I almost jumped on his 3 XR30 G4 Pros but realized there's other things that should come first on my reef shopping list. It was such a good deal!Yeah the pros went quick. They probably would have been overkill for this tank though. I’m just glad the non pro was still available.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_ATX Posted March 6, 2018 Author Share Posted March 6, 2018 The jawfish has finally started to come out of his home and ate like a pig along with everyone else this evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_ATX Posted March 7, 2018 Author Share Posted March 7, 2018 @FarmerTy I’m loving the Golden Midas. Has been out swimming with the clowns and is just gorgeous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 [mention=463]FarmerTy[/mention] I’m loving the Golden Midas. Has been out swimming with the clowns and is just gorgeous. Aren't they just the best fish? Their swimming style and personality just make them an instant favorite! Glad he's out and about and exploring! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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