So here's what I've come to...
20 gallon display, half seagrass planted, half reef.
The seagrass will be
Halophila spp. (Oar, Paddle, or Star grass), with some
Halodule spp. (Shoal grass) for contrast. These will be planted in a substrate of 'mud' in a container hidden under the sand, making for easy removal (when it comes time to thin the stands and to help contain the mud).
The reef will start off as uncured live rock, probably about 30 lbs worth... I was looking at J&L's website, and would likely go with half Irian Jaya, and half Vanuatu. This may seem like a lot of live rock but this way I can pick and choose which pieces I like best, and also because it's uncured, anything that will live in the conditions that I can provide will survive and multiply. I realize that this is a bad idea in most cases, but since the tank is just starting out I can likely just use this as the tank cycle. I will give it normal light, change water daily, and skim heavily... I'll lay it all out in detail later, in a further post, with a proposed stocking list etc.
The display and sump...
Detail of chipped sump edge, I water tested it though and it's good... I'll silicone it double just to be safe.
Stripping silicone really sucks. Is it true that acetone will take off the residue left from stripping it with a blade?
