13.5 Gallon Lagoon Reef


## Table of Contents - [Introduction](#introduction) - [Tank Specs](#tank-specs) - [Maintenance Routine](#maintenance-routine) - [Livestock](#livestock) - [Fish](#fish) - [Inverts](#inverts) - [Corals](#corals) - [History](#history) ## Introduction Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed pretium interdum ligula sit amet ultrices. Vivamus vitae tellus vel ante congue euismod ultricies ac dolor. Suspendisse facilisis lectus sem, non efficitur augue blandit consequat. Nulla mollis dui et tellus pretium pellentesque. Integer mauris lorem, pulvinar ac varius quis, aliquet sit amet orci. Integer convallis justo vel finibus porttitor. Sed dapibus lobortis orci vitae cursus. ## Tank Specs **Display**: Fluval Evo 13.5
**Rock**: Dry MarcoRocks Reef Saver
**Sand**: Caribsea Special Grade
**Lighting**: AI Prime 16HD
**Return Pump**: Sicce Syncra 1.0
**Heating**: Cobalt Neotherm 50w
**Filtration**: inTank Media Basket
**Filter Media**: Floss -> Chemi-Pure Nano Blue -> Chaeto Refugium
**Refugium Light**: Innovative Marine ChaetoMax
**Top Off**: XP Aqua Duetto
**Aquarium Lid**: Red Sea DIY Net Cover
## Maintenance Routine **Bi-Daily** - Feed fish (LRS Reef Frenzy Nano) **Weekly** - 5 gallon water change - Stir and clean sand bed - Feed coral - Test water - Clean aquarium glass ## Livestock ### Fish - 1x Firefish ✅ - 1x Bangaii Cardinalfish ✅ - 1x Tanakas Pygmy Wrasse ❌ ### Inverts - 1x Fire Shrimp ✅ - 1x Pom Pom Crab ✅ - 1x Porcelain Anemone Crab ✅ - 1x Purple Variegated Urchin ✅ - 3x Blue Legged Hermit Crab ✅ - 1x Nassarius Snail ✅ - 1x Astrea Snail ✅ - 1x Pink & White Coco Worm ❌ - 1x Maxima Clam ❌ - 1x Minimaxi Carpet / Rock Flower Anemone ❌ - 5x Sexy Shrimp ❌ - ~x Small Red Feather Duster Worms (Hitchhiker) ✅ - ~x Asterina Starfish (Hitchhiker) ✅ ### Corals - Red Discosoma ✅ - Neon Green Hairy Mushroom ✅ - Green Star Polyps ✅ - Purple Photosynthetic Gorgonian ❌ - Ricordea Florida ❌ - Blue Discosoma ❌ - Koji Wada Pink Nepthea ✅ - Yellow Fiji Leather ✅ - Japanese Feather Xenia ❌ - Gold Torch ❌ - Green Frogspawn ❌ ### Macro-Algae - Red Bubble Caulerpa ❌ - Green Bubble Caulerpa ✅ - Feather Caulerpa ❌ - Dragons Breath ❌ - Halimeda ❌ - Blue Hypnea ❌ ## Inspirations ### Razarmi's Soft Coral Tank nano-reef build thread: [razarmi](https://www.nano-reef.com/featured/2012/razarmi-r58/) ![fts](https://content.invisioncic.com/Mnanoreef/totm/images/mar2012/fulltankshot.jpg) ### Monster Hunter World Coral Highlands ![mhw-login](/../images/softies_tank/mhw/coral_highlands_login.png) Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed pretium interdum ligula sit amet ultrices. Vivamus vitae tellus vel ante congue euismod ultricies ac dolor. Suspendisse facilisis lectus sem, non efficitur augue blandit consequat. #### Blue Stripped Discosoma ![blue_disco](/../images/softies_tank/mhw/blue_disco.png) #### Pink Fiji Leather - Clove Polyps - Dragons Breath Macroalgae ![fiji_leather_cluster](/../images/softies_tank/mhw/fiji_leather_cluster.png) #### Weeping Willow Leather ![weeping_willow](/../images/softies_tank/mhw/weeping_willow.png) #### Pink Toadstools ![pink_toadstool](/../images/softies_tank/mhw/pink_toadstool.png) #### Pink Torch Coral ![torch_coral](/../images/softies_tank/mhw/torch_coral.png) #### Orange Gorgonian ![orange_gorg](/../images/softies_tank/mhw/orange_gorg.png) #### Purple White Gorgonian ![purple_white_gorg](/../images/softies_tank/mhw/purple_white_gorg.png) #### Red Fan Coral (Melithaea ochracea) ![red_gorg](/../images/softies_tank/mhw/red_gorg.png) #### Red and Yellow Plating Montipora ![plating_montis](/../images/softies_tank/mhw/plating_montis.png) #### Blue Plating Montipora ![blue_monti](/../images/softies_tank/mhw/blue_monti.png) #### Maxima Clams - Blue Encrusting Sponge ![maxima_clam](/../images/softies_tank/mhw/maxima_clam.png) #### Green Birds Nest Coral ![birds_nest](/../images/softies_tank/mhw/birds_nest.png) #### Blue Cespitularia ![anthelia_cespitularia](/../images/softies_tank/mhw/anthelia_cespitularia.png) ## Future Plans Build a 20 gallon sump connecting my two tanks, to improve stability and biocapacity.