Wayne's 90 Gallon Build

[wmcinnes]

Welcome

EDIT: Never really introduced myself. My name is Wayne and I am only 20yrs old! I have always had a freshwater aquarium since I was very little (dad always had one) but didnt even realize that something so gorgeous and interesting as a reef aquarium even existed.. It wasnt until I needed some new lights for my 125G FW Malawi Cichlid tank w/ DIY styrofoam/ cement background that I wandered into Aquarium Illusions. After seeing their display tank and asking some questions I wondered wth I was doing in freshwater! So shortly after getting the 125 set up and stocked (and lots and lots of lurking on Canreef and other forums).. I decided to take the plunge into reefing!

Here is my concept sketch of what I want..


Bought the new 90G (48x18x24) RR tank and wanted to paint the back of it black. I went to Home Depot and picked up a can of Krylon Fusion flat black, sprayed it on and am quite happy with how it looks. (Sprayed it indoors... probably a bad idea but no one was home to help me lift it out of the basement and to the garage and I got impatient..)









Equipment list as of February 11, 2012:
In possesion
-90G RR aquarium
-DIY Stand
-DIY 30G Sump/Refugium
-Bubble Magus NAC7 skimmer
-Eheim Compact 5000 return pump
-Aquasafe 100GPD 7-Stage RO/DI
-2x Eheim Jager Heaters (250W,300W)
-Koralia Evolution 1050
-JBJ ATO system (in the mail)
-25G Quarantine Tank w/ Fluval Sponge (cycling)
-80lbs Marco Rocks from Eli @ CaCo3 Reef Rocks
Future purchases
-Neptune Apex Lite w/ VDM Module
-2x Black AquaIlluminations Vega/Sol (depending on if Vega is out and its specs when ready to purchase light fixtures)
-Ecotech Marine Vortech MP40es (1 for now, 2 down the road)
-2x Phosban Reactors (Carbon/GFO)
-Toms Aqualifter Pump (For ATO)