My 90 gallon build....

[Henry Colf]

Hi everyone, after a couple of years away from the hobby I decided it was time to do another tank. I purchased a used 90RR from a fellow reefer in Upstate Reef Society. I kept most of my equipment from my last setup except for pumps and the tank.

Setup Info:
Tank 90 gallon
Lighting 2 x 119 watt led (20k spectrum)
Sump 3 chamber holds roughly 20-25 gallons of water
Return pump mag18
Skimmer scum sucker 3000 fed by a mag 9.5
Flow Maxspect Gyre pump.

Tank will be sps
Hoping to have a better tank than my last one. Here are a couple of pics of my last tank....






Well anyway thanks for looking and more to come....:beer:

 

[Bogue Chitto]

If you have a better tank than the last one it will be great. Those are some nice pics, thanks for sharing.

 

[Fuel1976]

Agree if those pics are a peek into what the 90 will become then it'll be amazing

 

[Henry Colf]

Thanks, the new tank is up and running..
Will post some pictures later.

 

[Henry Colf]

That's it for now.... Thanks for looking:beer:

 

[sahin]

Hey! Welcome back. Didnt you switch lighting from LED's towards the later stage of your last tank?

I see you've gone LED's again. Any details on those units? Look forward to this build. :beer: Happy New Year.

 

[Henry Colf]

Hey! Welcome back. Didnt you switch lighting from LED's towards the later stage of your last tank?

I see you've gone LED's again. Any details on those units? Look forward to this build. :beer: Happy New Year.

Hey sahin, glad to be back. I was running leds for a little over 2 years when I took the tank down. These units are the same ones I was using before. They are Chinese leds. 119 watt units. The 20k version. Blues on 12 hrs and Whites on for 7. Same as before. Still performing the same regime.

 

[reefmutt]

Good luck! If it turns out anything like your last tank, it'll be fantastic.
Following to watch the progress.

 

[scrapz]

Your last reef looked great. Will be following along

 

[Henry Colf]

Thanks, I'll try not to disappoint!!!

 

[Henry Colf]

The tank is coming along slowly but steady. Coraline algae is starting to grow and the frags I put in last month have shown some good growth. Ca. is running around 460 and Alk. is hovering around 9-9.5dkh. Mg. is around 1350. I ended up changing my skimmer to an Octo 150 and is working great. I picked up a few corals from a local LFS. Here's a couple of pics....





Thanks for looking!!!:wavehand:

 

[markalot]

Great start, loved the old tank!

What are the dimensions of this 90 gallon?

 

[Henry Colf]

Thanks Mark, the dimensions are 18x24x48.

 

[markalot]

Thanks Mark, the dimensions are 18x24x48.

So 48 inches side to side, 18 inches front to back, and 24 inches tall? Thanks, just making sure it was a standard. Trying to get aquascaping ideas for my 150 tall which is 72 inches side to side and only 18 inches deep.

 

[sahin]

Very nice great start.

 

[jdm1114]

scum sucker 3000 not good enough lol?

 

[fraggin corals]

Did you get those corals from a LFS or mail order? They look great and healthy. Congrats on new tank and looking forward to its progress.

 

[Henry Colf]

scum sucker 3000 not good enough lol?

LOL, it used to work great, I couldn't get it dialed in.

 

[Henry Colf]

Did you get those corals from a LFS or mail order? They look great and healthy. Congrats on new tank and looking forward to its progress.

I picked them up from a local lfs. I just grabbed two more today. I'll post some photos in a few days.

 

[Henry Colf]

Very nice great start.

Thanks sahin, I'm figuring it will be a couple more months and the tank will settle down. Still getting a little dino here and there. My calcium and alkalinity levels are pretty steady. 460 ca./9.0 dkh.