Fatmike’s 90g Corner

[Fatmike92]

Pump on my FX5 seized up..

got some sand in there. Had to take it apart and clean it out.

we are having fun right…

 

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jebao powerhead showed up!

working on getting it in now

 

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Alright the powerhead is in and doing great I think!

I am unsure how much i should turn it up so right now I have it at 50%

my poor fake plant doesn’t stand a chance I’ll have to take it out

 

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Alright my RODI showed up!

bye bye to the well water

 

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Jebao pump has been great in the short time I’ve had it!

everything had opened up really nicely.

I’ll post some pictures under blues in a little bit

 

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So now I have to make rock flower nem gardens around these tiki heads….. lol

love the way it looks!

 

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Star polyps are looking good!

 

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Also I’ve been doing an experiment to see how my trigger does with shrimp.

I put (2) peppermint shrimp in the tank a couple weeks ago and they are doing great.

the shrimp come out during the day now and the trigger just looks at them.

now I know if the trigger gets hungry enough he may decide to take a chunk out.

but so far so good

 

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Early morning RODI set up today.

going to get it running and hopefully do small water change tonight!

 

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We’ve got water!

I feel like it is slower than it should be but my pressure gauge isn’t here yet

wanted to make sure I set it up properly before putting it into its final resting place

 

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This could of been a big mistake last night

eel chunks in one. Mysis in the other

 

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Quick water change tonight. About 20 gallons

RO ran great and I mixed the salt in the brute for about 24hrs

 

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Corals are looking good!

I got a bowerbanki a week ago which I love and it snagged a piece of mysis tonight! love to see it!

 

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I also grabbed this lawnmower blenny today.

 

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Been trying different corals to see how they do.

so far everything has been doing great and has been fully open.

except…. My zoas.

I have 4 different frags of zoas

2 of the frags are wide open every day

but the other 2 are completely closed or only 1 or 2 polyps are open out of 8 or so.

I believe the other of the two that are closed is melting. It had 3 polyps but now I only see 2 polyps and it looks like those 2 are disappearing

 

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I also realized that the SPS craze isn’t for me.

i 100% understand the appeal for them but there are very few I really like

I like digis, stylos, and Millies so I’ll be adding some of those but won’t be doing anything crazy

I would say my favorites are Acans, mushrooms, chalices, and euphyllias

 

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So I love the current USA lights that I got but I am just not convinced that it is enough for the depth of my tank (its 24” deep)

so I got one of the viparspectra to put directly in the middle of the tank!

I will have to cut a hole in the top of my canopy but excited for the added light

 

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The VIPARSPECTRA light showed up over the weekend.

I need to cut the top out of my canopy and add on a hanging bar. working on that slowly but surely

any suggestions on if I should just cut out the whole top? or just a small section and place the light in that cut out section?

 

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I also added a couple rocks to the bottom for my mushroom gardens.

I am sure others do this. but I like to take plyers and slowly chip away until I get the shape I am looking for.

 

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I cut open the top of the canopy for the new light!

now I just need to figure out how to hang this light..