How in the world did you go from the banks of the Mississippi in Iowa to Nova Scotia?

Wow, you live in a beautiful part of the world Suzanne! It is so lush with green and the bay is beautiful! It looks like the winters might get harsh.
The soap you post on FB, is that made by someone you know? They are so pretty!
G’night Suzanne, sweet dreams and angels on your pillow.

It is hot here in the summertime. We do have cold winters…especially the nights. It will occasionally dip below zero. Our days are generally sunny. We have the occasional heavy snow storm being close to the mountains. We are at 5,600 feet.
We are in the heart of Anasazi country. We have Chaco Canyon National Park to the south of us, Mesa Verde to the north and Canyon de Chelly and Monumemt Valley to the west. The area has a very rich history with the Spaniards. In fact New Mexico had one of the first wineries as two Spanish monks  smuggled grapes from Spain into New Mexico.
Off to google the Bay of Fundy😉

I’m in Northwestern New Mexico. We are in the 4 Corners area…where New Mexico, Arizona, Utah and Colorado’s corners meet.
It is high desert but we are at the base of the Rocky Mountains.

agreed, lol

Since you need the Shrimp to come I would probably set up with the indigo coral being your highest coral…you will attract everything except the starfish and the spider crab.
Are you flush with underwater seeds? If so, once you get your Shimp to come then you can attract some more tadpoles. It is always worth it (for me) to have at least  two or three plates worth of tadpoles on hand. As for the froglets, it is kind of nice having just enough to be one away from your next set of 5…that way you can use berries on a tall plate and not worry about your spawner showing.

As a rule, you can generally color in your corals and attract your spawner with one plate of super berries.

Whew! That one message came out like someone with fat fingers typed it! 🤦🏼‍♀️

I would use the pondweed for the highest BD you need to attract. Once you get the pondweed that you need then use the used rocks and buy the colors of coral you plan to use. Color in the corals with berries for the guppies.

Always handy to have a spare or two , lol on a different subject loki was jn a funny mood , he bit Eoin on his upper arm twice !!!