90 Gallon Mixed Reef Build

[GobeGuardian]

Alright so my name is Cody and I have been trolling this forum for just about a year and a half gaining all the knowledge I can on reef tanks. I have done just about every style of freshwater there is and have always been scared of saltwater. But in the end I just couldn't stay away from the beauty. I bought a 90 gallon tank about a year ago and have had it just kind of sitting until I could try and piece together most of what I needed.

The Tank
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Like I said before, I had the tank just kind of sitting for a while and I had nothing to put it on and I felt if I had a stand it would give me that extra oomph to get the build going hehe. So i decided to just go ahead and have a go at building one instead of paying $300+....

The Stand Build

Frame work put together
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Hardware On
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Annnnd paint.
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So now that I had a stand to hold the 90, I needed a spot in the house. I decided to go with a corner of my room and as you can see I started the build before deciding what to do with my 40g long freshwater tank ha. Oh well.

Tank on the stand and mock up of the sump (Yeah I know the sumps a little small. Im working on that)
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Water and some sand added
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I ended up attaching a water bottle filled with filter floss to the bottom of a PH to clear up the loose sand. And as you can see this is just the first two pieces of LR I received from the LFS.
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And a little more....
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AND just about finished aquascaping
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So that's the basic setup of the tank. I will post a bunch more pictures and updates on the tank tomorrow. Let me know what you guys think so far. Thanks!

 

[drparker]

Great start and Nice Stand.

 

[Ron Reefman]

Your stand looks real solid and the aquascape work in the tank looks very nice. What kind of things are you looking to keep in this tank?

 

[sponger0]

Looks good. Keep us updated

 

[wrasse123]

wow looking good! It is great to see somebody spending some time researching the hobby first before diving in. Best of luck to you - you are off to a great start.

 

[jdm01]

Looks great. i built my own stand as well. It was worth the time and effort. I like the rock work. Room to grow coral and a couple of caves for the fish to hide in.

 

[RedTurboMr2]

nice looking tank, i love the rockwork