starting up a tank

[the_fisherman92]

I was wondering if im doing everything ok so far. Right now i have a 20gal tank with a 19 watt light. Then i ordered a koralia nano and i have a penguin 350 HOB and also if it gets cold i'll get a heater. Then this weekend im getting 20lbs of ls and some lr. Im planning on getting either a peacock or Gonodactylaceus ternatensis once everything is cycled. Setup is going to be pretty basic just going to make a cave like structure out of the lr and maybe have a lonely piece off to the side

everything sound ok? Is there anything i can add that the mantis shrimp cant hurt/kill that will make it look better maybe like macro algae(if lighting is ok)?

 

[TrappedMetal]

It would be fine for an O.S, But for the Ternatensis i would buy some of the large fake branching corals. This is their natural habitat (apart from the corals would be live!) and aparantly are quite prone to shell disease.

 

[the_fisherman92]

i guess i'll go with the peacock because i dont like fake things they just dont look right and i dont have the money to upgrade lights for live coral

 

[TrappedMetal]

how big is the tank btw? Peacocks do grow quite large, but i presumed with 20lbs of lr in there the tank would be large enough.

 

[the_fisherman92]

it is a regular 20 gal