Your 90 gallon tanks

[roader247]

I would really like to see pic's of any 90 gallon reef tanks out there I will be setting mine up soon and would really appreciate any ideas

[Rendos]

Here is my 90 gallon...
http://fishman.smugmug.com/photos/39517927-L.jpg

[roader247]

Looks good!!!! ANY MORE

[graveyardworm]

Here's mine, I'll try to get an up to date pic when I get my camera back this weekend cause alot has changed.


http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/1/44187100_0780-med.JPG

[cwegescheide]

Not too much to look at right now but its coming along... :D

<img src="http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c16/cwegescheide/P1010029.jpg" alt="Image hosted by Photobucket.com">

[roader247]

They All look great can't wait to get mine up I have to redo the flooring first though. ANT MORE

[roader247]

Are there any more?????????

[graveyardworm]

Here's a photo I just took.
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/1/44187100_1200.jpg

[justgeorge]

wow that's quite the toadstool!!!

[graveyardworm]

That toadstool has doubled in size in the last 6 months, and when the current washes through the extended polyps -awesome-.
2 Weeks ago I switched out my 250 watt 10000k MH for 14000k and noticed a dramatic increase in size. Its one of the first corals I purchased.

[roader247]

graveyardworm nice tank can you give me any details on your setup? If I'm'm lucky maybe mine will look as good when I can finally get it going.

[graveyardworm]

Well first off this tank is 2 years old and it has taken that long to get to where it is. I cant say if it was a learning curve, or the time it took to gather enough equipment, or if has just taken that long to mature. I'm still having problems keeping various animal, and from the first pic to the second you can some that are missing. :(

The way the tank is setup right now:

Lighting - DIY hood 2- 250 watt MH 14000k, 2 - 110 watt VHO URI super actinic for dusk/dawn effect only they shut off when MH come on. Currently I have a box fan blowing across the top of the tank to fight heat from the MH.

Fitration - 4 inch DSB with plenum (next time no plenum), about 125 pounds homemade LR ( not sure if I'd do this again ) seeded with about 20 lbs fiji LR some of which has been removed, Amiricle hang on wet/dry bioballs removed with modified Amiricle skimmer ( supposed to be rated for 120 gal I dont think so the skimmer works poorly ).

No sump

Top off - RO/DI 100 GPD purchased from http://www.melevsreef.com/ works great, Just bought an auto top off from autotopoff.com . So far it works great and my water level hasnt fluctuated since. Highly recommend you get one it makes a huge difference.

Water changes - I change out 20 gals per week with Crystal seas marine mix salt.

I think thats about it any other questions feel free to ask.

[roader247]

Thanks for all the replies here's were I am at

90 gallon RR tank
Oak stand and canopy
Euro Reef skimmer
Icecap 660 ballast I think I'm going to try T5"s

any comments or suggestions would be appreciated

[cwegescheide]

So far so good. Good call on the Euro Reef. I'm VERY happy with mine. pulls out lots of skimmate. Much better than my other skimmers.

[roader247]

Any more 90"s or advice????

[water`bug]

A small piece of advice... if you plan on having an anemone, creating an island with your aquascaping has helped us tremendously. Keeps the Anemonies on their side of the tank... it's worked for us in our 90g.

Good luck,



http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/89759Tank-11-22.jpg

[cwegescheide]

I like your aquascaping Water Bug..

[water`bug]

Originally posted by cwegescheide
I like your aquascaping Water Bug..

Thanks! I always liked the "Island-look" plus it serves a purpose! :)

[patsan]

Here's my 90
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v628/patsan/TBS%20part%202/P9218644.jpg

[roader247]

Water bug how much live rock do you have and how long has you tank been running it really looks good

[water`bug]

Originally posted by roader247
Water bug how much live rock do you have and how long has you tank been running it really looks good

roader, we have approx 125 lbs of LR in our main display. Our tank was just put up about a month ago with what we could salvage from Katrina. Most of the rock, couple of fish and corals we saved were in our 45g QT for the last several weeks. Wasn't until we moved 7 hours away that we put it all back together.

When are you setting yours up?

[roader247]

Water Bug

I don't think I can do it until after the first of the year still have some things to buy and I am going to replace the flooring in the living room were the 90 will be set up. I will be moving all fish and invertebrate's to the 90 and using the 75 fish only for some fresh water fish I have had for about 8 to 10 years the clown knife really needs some more space

[Gooli]

Here's mine

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/1/62010IMG_2957.JPG

[water`bug]

Originally posted by roader247
Water Bug

I don't think I can do it until after the first of the year still have some things to buy and I am going to replace the flooring in the living room were the 90 will be set up. I will be moving all fish and invertebrate's to the 90 and using the 75 fish only for some fresh water fish I have had for about 8 to 10 years the clown knife really needs some more space

OOOOoooh! Hope you're on Santa's "nice" list! :D

Or is the naughty list that makes out good?? lol

Keep us posted!

[pettee86]

Here's a pic of mine, only been up for about 5 weeks. No much in it yet.
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a93/pettee86/tank11-20.jpg
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a93/pettee86/CIMG0970.jpg

[roader247]

Any more 90's out there

[Clayman]

Here is mine it's a 100 gallon but close enough. Not much just on the down side of my cycle.

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b111/Heliflyer/NewLandscape.jpg

[Gooli]

love the aquascaping

[roader247]

Any More 90's out there

[roader247]

bump

[Teremei]

Pettee and Clayman. AWESOME aquascaping.

To both: What kind of rocks are those? (I'm trying to plan for my eventual 90 upgrade)

[pettee86]

Teremei - Thanks but I have to give credit to my wife. She is the one who did it. As far as type of rock I'm not too sure it is a mixture.
Here's an updated pic.
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a93/pettee86/CIMG1348.jpg

[Clayman]

My rock I got from LFS it is Hatian. And I have 125lbs of it. I also have about 30lbs in my sump. I hope to have a Mandarin in the future.

[Teremei]

well it looks beautiful. I plan to get some marshal, and maybe mix it in with some long tonga branch or some kind of branchy rock. What do you think about that? When I get it I'll make sure to post some pictures.

BTW I'm getting my 90 sooner than later WOHOO!!

[roader247]

Great tanks I hope Santa is nice to me this year so I can get mine started are there any more?

[sage1970]

Here is a pic of our 90 that we started at the beginning of September.....

http://www.autumnwinds.org/pictures/albums/userpics/10001/90galreef.jpg

Oh...the anemone had just been added when we took this picture...he is looking ALOT better!! LOL

[dtaranath]

roader247 -

thanks for starting this thread. i'm also restarting my 90 gal tank. It's currently disgusting, with plastic plants. I just started the saltwater hobby, and now that I'm a little more comfortable, I want to restart it, and do it right. Like you, it probably won't be set up until after the new year, since I need to get a couple other things. I have my sump, sand, LR, light, and skimmer ready. Just need to transport my current livestock to a smaller tank, so I can get the tank drilled.

I'll post picks once I get things up and running! (i seriously doubt you want to see what it looks like with plastic plants!)

[mecold]

Here's mine.. I have way to much rock. Only about 160lbs of kaelini and maybe 20 lbs of acuacultured florida..

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/71581PDR_0134.JPG

[ken123]

Mine is only 3 months old... Starting to get coraline spreading on the base rock.

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a156/ken_nj/PC190102.jpg

[Blown 346]

Here is my 90, sorry the pic is small..
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/57307Full_90_pic.jpg

[Emster]

This is mine. I will try to get closer pic soon.
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c349/emh4th/11353664069172.jpg

[Deuce67]

Here is my 90.

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/59905DSC01734__600_x_450_.jpg

[pettee86]

Emster - I like your stand/canopy - what kind of wood is it made of? BTW tank is way cool.

[Emster]

Pettee86 thanks for the compliments.I made the stand out of maple with a poly finish. I am very happy with the way it turned out. The tank is only 10 months old and I am pleased with its progress. Alot of the corals are still frags. I will try and get a closer pic soon. Merry Christmas everyone!

[cwegescheide]

Well i just had to add this pic since I just put the new Giesemann 2 x 250 HQI w/t5 supplementation over the 90. Merry Christmas to me!!! LOL

<img src="http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c16/cwegescheide/Giesemann_Christmas18.jpg" alt="Image hosted by Photobucket.com">

[Billy1234]

Merry Christmas to me!!! LOL
:lol: :lol:

Very nice tank, BTW :)

[ChadT]

Here is a pic of my tank back in the summer, the color and contrast are way off but you get the idea. I've since redone the aquascaping, and now that I see this pic I may redo it again :D .

http://www.bardstown.com/~chadt/fish/REEF.JPG

[katz66]

here is mine . . . i will update with a better picture soon.
front:
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/80644IMG_0095_1.JPG
back:
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/80644IMG_0116_1.JPG

[King-Kong]

http://www.d3f.org/misc/fish/90g/56-fulltank.jpg

Currently battling bryopsis.

COOK YOUR ROCKS!!

[Emster]

Mine up close.
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c349/emh4th/11355618108451.jpg

[Blown 346]

How are you guys able to have your pics so big? My pics are always small and I would like to show some definition with a bigger pic.

[chillaxr6]

well boys and girls here is my 90g effort . . . its been running about 2 months now and i got a few little things nothing major like the big boys toys you guys have but it brings me great joy . . .

so without further ado . . .
<img src="http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b152/chillaxr6/my%20tank/PICT0003.jpg" alt="Image hosted by Photobucket.com">
<img src="http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b152/chillaxr6/my%20tank/PICT0005.jpg" alt="Image hosted by Photobucket.com">
<img src="http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b152/chillaxr6/my%20tank/PICT0002.jpg" alt="Image hosted by Photobucket.com">

and finally my sump. . .
<img src="http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b152/chillaxr6/mysump.jpg" alt="Image hosted by Photobucket.com">

[MyMonkey]

Keep em comin. I am liking the 90 I think.

[cjvolitan]

now thats what i like to see tanks with lots of fish in it lol.
good job.

[graveyardworm]

chillaxr6, is that a standard 90gal 48L 24h 18w?

[Biggie]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6356731#post6356731 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by cwegescheide
Well i just had to add this pic since I just put the new Giesemann 2 x 250 HQI w/t5 supplementation over the 90. Merry Christmas to me!!! LOL

<img src="http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c16/cwegescheide/Giesemann_Christmas18.jpg" alt="Image hosted by Photobucket.com"> curious How much for the giesman? looks awesome. Imi in the market. Running a Hamilton 14000k and I wanna internal balast light to move everything off the floor. Where did you get it?

[GreyG35]

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/80891FullTank2-med.jpg


Sorry for the lousy pics -- took them without the tripod, plus downsizing them to less than 50k really hurts the quality. Tank has been up for about 6 months. There's approximately 70lbs live rock, plus those bleached-white looking rocks are from a 60lb box of Hirocks that I added about 2 weeks ago -- starting to see some small purple dots on it, though. Need to try to get a closer pic of the whole tank.

Here's a closer up of the rock and a few critters, though (including my new Coco worm!):

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/80891CocoWorm2.JPG

[Rockhead21564]

What is everyone doing to take pictures? My digital is blurring or flashing. I want to show the refugium, damn it. LOL. Just need help.

[cwegescheide]

Hi Biggie,

Thanks for the compliment. That light has external HQI ballasts. I do like the fixture very much though. Bright crisp white light, maybe just a hint of blue. I got it from Premium Aquatics.


Chris

[GreyG35]

Rockhead,

I'm far from an expert, but I find that if I take straight-on pictures with the flash, I get the glare right in the middle of the pic, but if you take them at somewhat of an angle to the glass, the glare is off to one side.

Better yet, don't use a flash at all, but use a tripod (or a stable platform) and a longer exposure time -- the tripod prevents the blurring from shaking the camera during longer exposures. You can even use the timer on the camera to avoid shaking when you press the button. I think using manual focus (if you have it) can help, as well.

I think there's a section on Melev's reef site called "how to take great pictures" that may be helpful (probably much more helpful than me!)

Sorry to get off-topic!!

[Rockhead21564]

Well, I couldn't do it so I went to the expert( WIFE) and she has a picture. This is before it's refugium, the fish are coming out very soon and going into the 150g. What do you think of wifes' first picture?

[MyMonkey]

Any more 90's?

[Tobman]

Seems like most of you all have glass aquariums. Can some of you tell me what type of aquariums you have and whether they are drilled or not?

[MOX]

well imo i would use T12 vhos on your ice cap 660 but that just my opinion

[MOX]

and i forgot to add this all the photos are lovely and i see some very sweet tanks

[graveyardworm]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6528791#post6528791 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Tobman
Seems like most of you all have glass aquariums. Can some of you tell me what type of aquariums you have and whether they are drilled or not?


90 gal AGA, not drilled, Amiricle overflow, recently connected into 100 gal sump with other tanks, total volume over 300 gals.

[mastermind73]

ChadT your aquascaping is already nice!! I'm going to work on mine very soon, right now its just like a tower. Will refer to this thread for ideas.

[Steffish]

This was a few months ago
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a20/Steffish/tank007.jpg

[usmcsgt]

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a208/usmcsgt/PICT0645.jpg

[jw10604]

New tank just finished cycling. Long road ahead.
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e331/jw10604/tankweb2.jpg

[MyMonkey]

More, More.

[chip721]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6381302#post6381302 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by chillaxr6
well boys and girls here is my 90g effort . . . its been running about 2 months now and i got a few little things nothing major like the big boys toys you guys have but it brings me great joy . . . chillaxr6, very nice looking tank. What's the white looking sponge media in the sump - on top of the bio-balls and under the return pump?

[Phong33]

Here is my 90g. Its been running for about 9months
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a8/Phong33/full.jpg

[clsanchez77]

This is what I put together a month ago.

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/1/108047DSC00502.jpg

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/1/108047DSC00505.jpg

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/1/108047DSC00504.jpg

As you can see I am still coming under hair algae. These pictures are about two weeks old now. Since then, the hair algae has spread across the whole tank but has also thinned considerably as the tank is not stocked yet. I am feeding enough phyto to sustain some biological activity and have begun stabilizing my parameters (alk, Ca, Mg...)

Also, since this picture, I have added 18lbs. Aruba Puka as shell rubble. It is a bit much more than I pictured in my head so I am fine tuning it, mixing it with the sand and creating piles here and there for pod production within the tank. I have also pulled some of the smaller rocks of the top of the right pile and bridged teh top of the two large rocks on the left. It does bring the tank back to the olf rock wall look on the left, but the cave on the right offsets it and its the appropriate look for my tank's biotioe IMO.

More pics in my gallery (http://reefcentral.com/gallery/showgallery.php?thumb=1&cat=500&si=clsanchez77&perpage=24&sort=1&stype=2&ppuser=108047) and my thread (http://archive.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=855667) details my plans.

I hope you all like and glad I could contribute to the same thread that motivated me.

BTW the tank is an AGA 90 48lx18wx24h with stock Mega Flow on stock stand and canopy (canopy modified for MH pendants).

Chris