Calmwaters Pico Build

I got my little pompom crab today and he or she is very active checking out the new home. At first I thought it's pompoms where missing but they are there just very small. I also moved the top rock slightly i like how it now makes kind of a shelf on the right side where I could place another coral in the future.
 

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I got my little pompom crab today and he or she is very active checking out the new home. At first I thought it's pompoms where missing but they are there just very small. I also moved the top rock slightly i like how it now makes kind of a shelf on the right side where I could place another coral in the future.
Gorgeous pico Amanda, those Pom poms are such cool crabs!
Excited Go Team GIF
 
My zoas are finally happy and totally open again this evening! I haven't seen the pompom crab but hopefully he's in there some where and is doing fine.
 

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I'm sorry to read this but happy to see things are going in the right direction. Have you thought about getting a kasa power strip. It is wifi and can be turned off from anywhere while traveling or on. I added one to my tank and have used it for basic maintenance and if emergency if I'm away.
 
I'm sorry to read this but happy to see things are going in the right direction. Have you thought about getting a kasa power strip. It is wifi and can be turned off from anywhere while traveling or on. I added one to my tank and have used it for basic maintenance and if emergency if I'm away.
I do have it plugged into a kasa power strip but I had it labeled wrong in my phone.
 
I do have it plugged into a kasa power strip but I had it labeled wrong in my phone.
Got you. Yeah can be easy to do. I also added image of my strip to help as well. But one doser is not due to having all plugs used lol. The more equipment the more that can go wrong but the easier it is lol. Catch 22 or double edged sword.
 
I added the 5 sexy shrimp, the porcelain crab and placed the RFA where I hope it stays. They seem happy so far I couldn't get a picture of the porcelain crab because he was hiding inside the cave made by the rocks but I did see him open his little fans when I put in a little of the powdered food I have.
 

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I added the 5 sexy shrimp, the porcelain crab and placed the RFA where I hope it stays. They seem happy so far I couldn't get a picture of the porcelain crab because he was hiding inside the cave made by the rocks but I did see him open his little fans when I put in a little of the powdered food I have.
Beautiful Amanda, well done!
 
Added 3 RFA's and a Duncan today so I decided to play with camera settings on my phone to try some steps to get better pictures I watched on a video the other day.
 

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Added 3 RFA's and a Duncan today so I decided to play with camera settings on my phone to try some steps to get better pictures I watched on a video the other day.
Beautiful Amanda!
 
Update for my pico tank. Today I did a water change, did some rearranging and added another rock to attach the zoas to. It was a bit of a challenge to place the rock on top of the one on the left in a manner so as not to squish the RFAs. I wish they would stay where they currently are because I can see them all but I doubt they will.
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What do you guys think?
Pretty !
 

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