My Lagoon Tank - A Mixed Reef

The bigger of my two tanks is an Innovative Marine Fusion Lagoon 25. I picked this tank because I like it’s larger footprint with a shallow height - I’m short and having to reach into a deep tank for maintenance isn’t fun. It was the biggest hassle when cleaning my old Bio-Cube, and I would constantly end up with wet t-shirt sleeves.

November 2016

I have all of the basic equipment: lights, heater, return pump in the back, circulation pump in the display, and a media basket with a few things to help keep my water clean. Most saltwater aquariums will have these things, but not everyone has an auto top off. One of the more expensive optional pieces of equipment, it’s something I don’t think I could go without now that I’ve had one! It helps keep my salinity on point, which is essential to a happy and healthy tank.

July 2017

The reef in this tank is a mix of many different kinds of corals. Photosynthetic and non-photosynthetic. Soft, stony, large polyp, small polyp… Many of these corals have been with me from the beginning, when I didn’t know how many different coral options there were!

January 2018

The longer I have my tanks, the more I feel like i want things to head in a certain direction. Over the years, I’ve learned that some corals do better in my tank then others. Some types thrive, some types loose colors easily, some even fight or kill each other off!

This year, I want to really focus on changing up the reef and filling it in with soft, swaying corals - they are the ones that do better for me. I already have a number of leather and euphyllia corals, and I want to expand that collection.

Euphyllia corner

What about you guys? What corals do you find to be easy? Which ones are more difficult? I’ve heard that sun corals are super hard to keep happy, but I’ve found easy success with the two I have!