Taking the Salt Dive

I've taken the plunge......set up this 20long as a marine FOWLR. So far so good. It's only been setup for 3 weeks now. No fish yet....just a peppermint shrimp, 3 hermits and various snails that came along with the rock. I have an aquaclear HOB that I'm using as a refugium. It has some LR rubble, LS and macro in it...along with some small snails and who knows what else..lol.

I'm planning on stocking with a watchman goby and pistol shrimp....and a pair of true perculas. So far the parameters look good..the LR was already cured when I bought it locally. My calcium levels are a bit low...about 360...so have to keep an eye on that, especially if I decide to try some lowlight soft corals or shrooms. For now, it's ok though...everything else looks good. (PH-8.3, gKH-9.52, phosphate-0......ammonia, nitrite and nitrate all at 0).....and....I've GOT to get rid of that ugly blue piece of tape stuck to the back of the aguarium....lol...