Ready, set…water! 90gal peninsula build

[DjPhato]

Hello all, I am so excited to start this new tank after years without an aquarium. This time I thought I will build my dream tank (unfortunately a bit smaller than what I wanted due to space constraints).

Tank: Glasscages 36x22xx23h - ultra clear on three sides with two 1in drain and one 3/4in return all included in a separated section of the tank on one short side.

Stand: custom made wall cabinet, wood, plaster and white pvc in the inside

Sump: Fiji Cube Fiji-24 Advanced Reef Sump 2nd Gen + ATO111 narrow water reservoir 10gal 4x20x20
A small section of the sump (after the skimmer and before the return section) will be a refugium illuminated by an AI Prime 16led fuge light (or a cheap led plant light, I did not decide yet)

Tech:
Return Sicce Syncra sdc 6.0 wifi
Heather Sicce scuba 300w contactless
ATO XP aqua duetto dual sensor system
Skimmer Bubble magus Curve elite 5 with sicce pump
Flow pumps, two AI nero 5 powerheads 3000gph

Main light will be a old Radion xr30w (generation 1) for the beginning and will be eventually substituted with Radion xr30 G6 blue or other

What do you think? I got lots of suggestions from this amazing community, thank you so much!!!

See pictures and more updates will follow

 

[DjPhato]

First pictures

 

[Reefing102]

Looks great!

 

[griss]

Wow, love the stand/sump setup.

 

[Dustin07]

what a great integration!!

 

[DjPhato]

Tank arrived, plumbing done! Ready to get rocks and start

 

[Urka]

Looks great!

 

[Reefing102]

Awesome fit!

 

[griss]

Can't wait to see it with aquascaping and water.

 

[DjPhato]

I decided to hang the light, it was very high and a lot of light was going outside the tank.

 

[griss]

I decided to hang the light, it was very high and a lot of light was going outside the tank.

I like that much better.

 

[Urka]

I think it looks way better this way

 

[DjPhato]

I got live rocks and made the aquascape, I also add 2 bags of live sand. Rocks are:

10lb manmade live rocks from MarcoRock
40lb manmade live rocks from KP aquatics
15lb natural premium australia live rocks from TankStop
3-5lb of manmade dry rocks coralline arches from Caribsea

Add bacteria and started the tank today
What do you think? I am considering adding one more dry rock to increase the high of the higher pick (against the black panel)

 

[Reefing102]

Looks great!

 

[griss]

Just commented in the other thread. And I see my desire to see the aquascape is already posted here. Looks fantastic.

 

[Dustin07]

Looks like a pretty intelligent layout. biggest mistake I always make is not being able to clean the sides very well because of too much rock.