The Future

Here are some things I have in mind for this new tank.

First off, the lighting needs to improve.  The tank came with your every-day fluorescent lighting fixture.  That just won't do!

Lighting :
I'm going with an LED light that has 14,000K daylight and then blue lunar lights on a timer.  I found the perfect light bar on Amazon.  It's funny that my old blog has helped me create the new tank.  I couldn't remember which lights I liked, and I do remember having a set that was too yellow, and another that was too blue, and then I found a post about the 'perfect' lighting of 14,000K.

Clean up Crew:
My local fish store has a clean up crew package that has 40 snails, 40 crabs, and 2 emerald crabs.  I'll start off with those.  When things begin to flourish, I would eventually like to get a horseshoe crab and peppermint shrimp.

Fish:
Yep, it'll be a while before I get any fish.  Some of my 'must haves' are :

• 2 false perculas
• 2 banggai cardinals
• 1 lawnmower blenny
• 1 royal gramma

Inverts:

Some of my 'wanty' list

• Brittle starfish
• Rose bubble tip anemone
• Condy anemone

Coral:

Even longer aware are the corals.  I won't be doing LPS or SPS for a while, if ever.  I know I won't do SPS again because I won't mess with metal halide lighting.  I hated those and the electric bill they came with.  I prefer soft, flowing coral.

• Lots of mushrooms
• Frogspawn
• Zooanthids
• Green Star Rock
• Kenya Tree
• Xenia