revamping the 90

ZIGGY63 · Dec 24, 2020

What I’m thinking about doing for the top

BlueDevil · Dec 27, 2020

Sorry haven’t checked your thread in a while. Lots of great updates! How’s the cycle coming along? Might be a little late now but if you’re still cycling I highly recommend using Fritz Turbo Boost. Cycled my tank in 24 hrs! Good stuff!

BlueDevil · Dec 27, 2020

ZIGGY63 said:
What I’m thinking about doing for the top

Love it!

ZIGGY63 · Dec 27, 2020

it's the holidays; we all get busy. the cycle is pretty much done, so next im thinking fish stocking next. I only have one fish in the frag tank, a six line wrasse. so the option are still pretty open.

On your t5 lights where they the dimmable ones from brs?

BlueDevil · Dec 27, 2020

ZIGGY63 said:
it's the holidays; we all get busy. the cycle is pretty much done, so next im thinking fish stocking next. I only have one fish in the frag tank, a six line wrasse. so the option are still pretty open.

On your t5 lights where they the dimmable ones from brs?

No my T5s are the regular kind. Though what I have done is turn the intensity on my Radions down for the duration that the T5s are on. That way, the overall PAR remains roughly the same.

So far things are looking pretty good. Only a few weeks inn to the T5s being on though.

ZIGGY63 · Dec 31, 2020

okay i was just wondering, just got the water container for the mixing station.Just need to build a stand for it

ZIGGY63 · Dec 31, 2020

Apex stand and it’s top, it need some trim work and it will be finished

BlueDevil · Dec 31, 2020

Stand turned out real nice! Cool little ledge to put equipment/food/supplies on while you tend to the tank!

ZIGGY63 · Jan 1, 2021

thanks, we down sized with the new house so im limited on aquarium space now :mad:. in the old house i pretty much had the entire downstairs basement.

ZIGGY63 · Jan 13, 2021

Installed some work lights in the sump area, also a pic of the lights up top. They are just running on the pre programed settings.

BlueDevil · Jan 16, 2021

ZIGGY63 said:
Installed some work lights in the sump area, also a pic of the lights up top. They are just running on the pre programed settings.

Looking good! What lights are those on the tank?

ZIGGY63 · Jan 17, 2021

I dipped in the garage funds and went with the reefbreeders light fixture. they are nice i haven't fully programmed them yet. might do that after work.

also beginning to think of stocking list? right now it only has a lawnmower blenny in it for algea control.

BlueDevil · Jan 17, 2021

ZIGGY63 said:
I dipped in the garage funds and went with the reefbreeders light fixture. they are nice i haven't fully programmed them yet. might do that after work.

also beginning to think of stocking list? right now it only has a lawnmower blenny in it for algea control.

Reefbreeders are really nice lights! Seen lots of people with great success using them.
I would caution you against the lawnmower blenny. They might be hit or miss on the algae and just end up starving. At least that’s what happened with the two that I got. Didn’t touch the algae and just starved in spite of me adding food for them to graze on.
If it’s just the normal cycling algae you have, just wait it out and let it run it’s course. An army of snails and hermits should do the trick. A combo of turbo and trochus snails cleaned up my tank really good.