90 gallon setup and start

[NanoManMaster]

i finally upgraded to a bigger tank i now have a 90!

here is what i have or my tank

(1) 90 gallon allglass aquarium overflow included

(2) megalow kits

(1) Stand i am about to paint black

(1) Canopy also about to paint black

(1) coralife 48" metal halide fixture w/ powercompacts

(1) chiller i forgot the brand

(1) bio 150 sump

(1) cs 80 euroreef skimmer

(2) iwaki 40 return pumps

also alot of other miscelanious stuff

also have 100 lbs of sand and 100lbs of rock. I bought this all used off of a friend. there are also some corals and fish

i will try to post picks tommorrow so everyone com on for the ride!

-Tim

[ACBlinky]

Woohoo! Another 90g build thread

We all love pictures, take lots. Have fun building, I'll be following along.

[greenfroggiespawn]

I wanna tag along to see what I can do to improve my tank. =)

[drummereef]

Tagging along myself!

[Blown 346]

Make sure you use atleast half of the water from your friends setup.
I will also be hanging out.

[NanoManMaster]

i have that water in a bucket bein airated i also just sanded down the tank today and put one the first cote of paint hopefully ill get pictures soon thank for taggin along

[McCrary]

We need photos, you can't have a build thread and not take lots of photos.

[DarthBaiter]

Taggin along, too. Did you paint the tank black too?
Also, why 2 mega flows? My AGA 90g only has one mega flow...
Pictures plz

[NanoManMaster]

2 megaflows because i have 2 iwaki 40's and one megaflow cant handle both outputs from each pump

[stereomandan]

Hope all goes well from another user who's recently done a 90g build-up.

Dan

[STEELERFAN747]

Originally posted by NanoManMaster
2 megaflows because i have 2 iwaki 40's and one megaflow cant handle both outputs from each pump

Just remember you dont want an excessive amount of flow through your sump (atleast not if your planning on properly filtering your water)

Also, remember the overflows are only rated at 600gph anyways, you will probably be able to run them both with just one pump or use one as a closed loop.

[NanoManMaster]

they are actually rated to 800gph each and i will be able to run 2 pumps i already have a friend who has a very similar setup and it works

[NanoManMaster]

and the along awaited pics!!!

the newly painted stand


u can see the light under neath u can see the old finish on the wood but i didnt like it


chiller



pic of the used iwaki


ph monitor


kalk doser


new iwaki pump


new sump drilled


my little aquapod 12 galllon


and the tank itself



that should be all for now

[NanoManMaster]

srry didnt post the chiller pic

[Waxxiemann]

that stand is really nice, good job.

[NanoManMaster]

thx it took 2 hours to sand it down and i have 2 coats of paint on it

[McCrary]

Are you going to be keeping coral in this tank? The bioballs in the sump will produce massive amounts of nitrates, but if it is fish only it won't matter. For corals it might be better to take them out and use live rock.

[NanoManMaster]

im gonna use both ya nitrate comes from the bioballs but not mass amounts im gonna be doin water changes everyweek so i dont see a problem with keepin the bio balls in there now if for some reason im havin a nitrate ya ill take them but for now i have reason and i like the look of them so if someones not broken then dont fix it

[tang named junkyard]

My 90 gal has one ramora skimming off the back barely(Thats it) .. Water changes = once every 4-6 months maybe?

[ACBlinky]

Glad to see some pics, it's starting to look like a build thread

I have to agree with the others, take out those bioballs. I learned about bio media the hard way; trust me it's much more of a PITA to remove it once it's established. For me it happened fairly quickly -- things were fine, and I didn't see what all the fuss was about, then NO3 crept up from 5 to 10 to 20ppm and kept going. Sugar kept it down, along with lots of water changes, but what a pain. By using bio media in my canister, I was creating the very thing I was spending so much time and effort to remove, it was silly. Right now you have the chance to take them out all at once, later you'll need to do massive water changes and remove them a handfull at a time to get NO3 under control.

@tang named junkyard - I've got the Remora from my old tank on my 90g, glad to see I'm not the only one using a small skimmer! I only run mine at night, 11pm-11am, for extra oxygenation -- the original plan was to go skimmerless all together, so I'm not worried about underskimming. I'm heading towards less water changes as well, probably closer to monthly rather than weekly. With a huge ball of chaeto in the sump NO3 and PO4 are a steady 0 now, there are just a few small fish and softies so I don't feel the need to change water as much as I did with my overstocked, overfed LPS-heavy 65g. Sounds like our tanks probably have a fair bit in common

[drummereef]

You're going to want to take the bioballs out for sure. Don't believe the myths. When I used them a few years ago, I wondered why my nitrates were through the roof. Blame the balls everytime. The setup is looking sweet though!

[NanoManMaster]

well until i encounter a problem they are stayin for now

[easye123]

i would listen to AC and DRum

[easye123]

i would listen to AC and DRum

[Chaotic Reefer4u]

nice...