FlamesFans 90g DIY Thread

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Current Tank Status:



Current Specs:

Sun System 48" 6 bulb T5 Lighting
-Front
Actinic Plus
Pure Actinic
Aquaflora
Aquablue
Midday
Actinic Plus
-Back

Reeflow Snapper Returnpump
2x Koralia 3
Euroreef RS-100
TLF Phosban Reactor 150
RO/DI Barracuda System from AquaFX (75GPD)

Prologue: I wasn't originally going to post up a tank journal but decided I would, due to having a few DIY items in my build that maybe others could learn from, because honestly I had no clue how to do them until I read them in posts like this here on RC! Some of my pictures and such are from previous dates, not done on the date posted on RC.


Ok so i've been a long time reader on RC but just reciently i've signed up and started posting and well, this site really rocks. 100% of everything that i've learned about a SW system has been from this site. I've made under 3 stops to LFS's just to check out the scene but with a busy work life this is the best after hours place I could find! So anyways, 5 years ago I decided I wanted more out of the hobby and sold my 10g gold fish aquarium and dropped some good cash into a 90 gallon FW setup with a couple fluval 404's and such. I went out and bought a selection of cichlids, and out of the handful I bought only one didn't survive the 5 years I had them. After 5 years of FW I needed something new in the hobby to keep me interested, and with a bit of research online I found this incredible site, which in the end gave me all the information I needed to get the cog's moving and the confidence I needed.

Being a ticketed carpenter and a very hands on person I decided to do as much work myself as possible in order to save myself some cash, so what I had to work with from my old FW system that I could use on my SW system was:

Undrilled 90g tank
Jager heater
Basic FW knowledge

What I wanted:

Full reef system with an overflow and refugium, basically capable of being able to host anything that I would like to put in it.

List of things I will be doing on my own (some I have already accomplished):

- Drill current 90 gallon for a herbie overflow and build an overflow box inside the tank
- Construct a stand and canopy
- Build an acrylic sump with a refugium
- Plumb the entire system (this will be my weakness)

Continue reading if ya like!