Tank kind of empty need suggestions

[lbv]

Hi,

I have had my tank for over a year now, and think its kind of empty in my opinion (because it is). Here's a picture of my current tank.

As of right now there is nothing in the middle of the tank and want to change that. I have no clue what would look good there (was thinking of getting all differnt types of mushrooms and glueing them to the rock). Also what would look nice in the tank?

I'll try to get a new photo of the tank today since the picture is around 3 months old (the cleaner shrimp shown in the picture was moved to my 10 gallon due to the fact it was picking at my clam)

Right now whats in my tank is

1 Candy Cane
1 Green Ricordia
2 Trachy
1 Maze Brain
1 Pagoda Cup
1 colony of star polyps (not shown in picture since this picture is kind of cold)
1 Clarkii Clown
1 Royal gramma
1 Deresa clam
Around 30lbs Live Rock (ordered 45 from live aquaria and started another 10 gallon with the left over)


The most things I have added at one time was 3 from liveaquaria.com. I kind of like adding 1 coral every 1-2 months to avoid problems. Right now my water is crystal clear and all my paramaters are nice.

Ammonia: 0ppm
Nitrate / Nitrite : 0ppm
Salinity: 1.024-5 (depending on if I top it off with Fresh RO or some Salt mix to balance it.
pH: 8.2
Alkalinity: 9.38 dKH (I ussed epoxy to fill in an aptaisia hole, and threw off my Salifert test kit and dosed for 5.90 dKH and it jumped to 9.38 (everything looks fine, slowly lowering it to around 9.0)
Calcium: 390ppm
Magnesisum: just under 1250 ppm (correcting)
Temp: 76.2 (morning) 78.1(night)


Here's my tanks specs:

20 Gallon High
1 AquaClear 110 Refugium (works awsome for this small tank)
1 Titanium heater
1 PC Fixtrure (65w 10,000k and 65 Actinic)
Remora Protein Skimmer

Here is what I was thinking to add to the tank:
Favites Brain
Zoo's (need to be careful though cause they sting other corals sometimes)
Blue Ricordia
Blue / Orange Ricordia
Blue / Red / Green Mushrooms
Yellow Fiji Leather? (the one I had died since it was torn off the rock by the person that shipped it to me (had a HUGE tear in it)).

Trumpet Coral


I kind of want something that adds movement to the tank besides the fish. Xenia is kind of off my list since my last tank I had was over grown by them.

Bottom's kind of full, need stuff with middle / High placement.

Any other suggestions is nice (need to use my $78 of Live Aquaria credit first )

EDIT: When I get home from work I'll try to update the picture

 

[jasper24]

I would add a nice frogspawn to the center. It will add color and movement.

 

[zukihara]

I think a nice lobo of decent size would look good

 

[delor]

I agree with the frog spawn suggestion.

Or you can do a hammer coral.

 

[Tammy3770]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6565789#post6565789 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by spe934
I agree with the frog spawn suggestion.

Or you can do a hammer coral.

I agree

 

[zukihara]

Putting a frogspawn in a 20g high would be brave unless you want to keep fragging it over and over. They just get too big imho unless you want a frogspawn only tank

 

[lbv]

Ok, just got home, and here is the updated pic:
Note how everything has grown like by two times since the first picture.

Can't find a decent frog spawn at any LFS in NJ (all are WAY too big or almost dead).

How about a Hammer?

Also has anyone ever have this happen to a clam? You sit it upright, and every morning its on its side again. It almost seems that mine hates the light.

 

[fishfanv]

how about a beautiful orange, yellow or red sun coral? i have mine on the top rocks and take them out to feed. they add a lot of color & don't actually need lighting.

 

[joyski58]

Put a back on that tank. A nice ocean blue. Then you won't see your cords, etc. Would help it look much more full, I think. JKJ