MHannon's new 90 gallon setup

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9443911#post9443911 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by MHannon
I'm going to home depot tomorrow to pick up the last of the plumbing parts.
You think it's the last of the parts...muhahahahahahahaa...
lol I don't know how many times I said I think I got it all till I ran into something I needed....1am and 5 hours into the job...lol.
 
Tell me about it, this will be my 5th run to the hardware store.

Then, in two years this tank will be overcrowded and I will have an excuse to get the 210 gallon, and might as well get a job at home depot for the 10% off
 
two year...I think I'm on the same schedule...just gotta convince my better half....yhea right, wish me luck with that. lol

What kinda media are you gonna be running in that filstar?
 
For media in the Filstar, First it goes through 3 layers of foam that progressivly gets smaller, ceramic rings (biological), then bio-chem zorb, phos zorb, and carbon

I went to home depot tonight, I got most of the things I need, I'm still waiting for the check valves I ordered on line, I also need to go back to home depot with the truck because the 10 feet of PVC will not fit in the car.:mad2: :rolleye1:
 
I have been in that room with that fine piece of aquarium. Let me say, its a beast. It looks great with live rock and everything set up. Good job mike. Maybe one day I can have a tank like yours
 
Sory, I have not posted/updated in a very long time. I am very busy with work and geting ready for college.

I have 90 lbs. of fiji premium live rock from Dr's. Foster & Smith.com/Liveaquaria.com I was very impressed with the quality of the packaging. It arrived on my doorstep 24 hrs. after ordering. There are currently 9 damsels and 20 hermits. The sump has 3 gallons of mineral mud, a mangrove and a ball of chaeto. algea. The fish have been in the tank for about 2 weeks. It is already cycled, but I am going to keep the Damsels in for a month or two before I move the 30 gal. into the 90.

I will post pictures soon.

Thanks for the comments BP. We are going to keep working on your tank until it is even more B.A.M.F. than mine.
 
Ok, here are some new pictures.
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looks good .. the hair algea will hopefully go away ur not nearly done wit hthe cycle yet. those damsels will be impossible to catch inless u plan on keeping them. all those loc lines could be hidden better too,,,, but def a nice update.
 
My phosphates are high, hence the hair algea. I am running kent phosphate remover to help get it under controll.

All of the damsels will come out one way or another. I know I am going to end up taking all of the rock out to catch them, but I am ok with that.

Also, when I get some time, I will take a couple segments of the loc line out to shorten it, but for right now I am just focusing on geting the water quality up to par so I can finally move everything from the 30 gallon over to this tank.
 
How is your closed loop supported or how do you have it on top of your tank? Is it secured to anything and do you get any noise from vibration on it? If you could post some pics of it. I was thinking about doing that on my 180 but dont know how i was going to do it without vibration from the pipes!
 
the closed loop is inside the tank and under the center support brace. the only time it comes above the tank is when it goes over the internal overflow. it is only held up by 4 zip ties. It is wedged in there preaty tight. the zip ties were not necessary.
 
The white (unpainted PVC) is the manifold or return from the pump. the black PVC is the intake to the pump
 
SHADYLADY- the loc-line returns had not been installed when I took the picture. In the four corners of the tank I used 90 degree elbows with a threaded outlet on the bottom.
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Then, on the sections of straight pipe, I installed these guys (I dont know how to describe these nor do I know what they are called. All I know is that I found them while I was stumbling around homedepot looking for something else.)
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The threaded loc-line connectors screw into these threaded T's, and then the flexible hose and nozzles snap on.
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