Niko Long

Wanted something planted that wasn't just another green box on a shelf, so Coastal Bay ended up half hardscape, half jungle with the seiryu stone doing most of the visual work against the sword and hygrophila. Kessil A360X over the top, UNS Delta 60 doing filtration, Fluval E200 keeping it steady since the heater swap. Blue bolts are everywhere once the lights dim, embers stay mid-column, and the bristlenose crew handles most of the glass duty on their own. Assassins keep the snail population in check without me doing much of anything.

Rio Ridge got its name from the seiryu-ish arch the rock settled into once it finally filled in, kind of looks like a little canyon wall if you squint. Fluval 307 and the Eheim 600 keep things moving across it, Inkbird holding steady at 78. The chromis stick close to the rock most days, noses out from the crevices, and the clownfish claimed a corner and don't budge from it. Coralline's slowly taking over the browner patches.