Myka's 90 gallon build & 3 province move (Pics Feb 6)

[banditpowdercoat]

Look's good. But whats a plunge router gona do that a hammer and a exacto knife wont?? LOL

[fishytime]

Originally Posted by banditpowdercoat

Look's good. But whats a plunge router gona do that a hammer and a exacto knife wont?? LOL

This coming from someone that works with metal

[banditpowdercoat]

Ya, I suck at wood too LOL.

[Myka]

HAHAHA! Well, a plunge router would be MUCH more useful if I had a router table! Funny thing is that I used a hammer and chisel in the places where the router wouldn't fit, and although it took a lot more work, it looks just the same!

[sphelps]

Stand looks good, have you considered sealing up the back as well? It'll cut down on noise can keep the wall behind clean.

[Myka]

No, I haven't. There will be a light over the fuge, so my thinking was to keep the back open for heat escape. Keeping the wall clean would be nice though...

So, I'm thinking I will do a small 2-way closed loop on this tank for three reasons; so I can hopefully eliminate most if not all powerheads, T the pump outlet for an easy water change system like superduperwesman did in his nano contest tank, and I can use a 2-way to create a wavebox sort of action I'm hoping. This way I can get away with probably just using one VorTech (later on down the road when I feel rich again), or maybe I will be happy just using a couple Koralia 4's or some such thing. So...any input on how many gph I should run my closed loop? Remember I keep LPS only, although I will add a few SPS to the 90 (I think).

[sphelps]

The 90 is still pretty small for a CL, especially with just LPS corals. One powerhead like a vortech and a half decent return pump would be good. For an LPS tank I wouldn't aim for more than a total of 10x turnover or about 1000gph. Have you considered going the simple route and using a larger return pump like a dart? You could run a herbie overflow to keep noise and bubbles down and eliminate the need for powerheads or a closed loop. It's be much simpler and cleaner. I've setup a few 90s like this and they've all done well for LPS and even some SPS.

Don't under estimate the importance of simplicity.

[sphelps]

Originally Posted by Myka

No, I haven't. There will be a light over the fuge, so my thinking was to keep the back open for heat escape. Keeping the wall clean would be nice though...

If you use a low heat light you'll eliminate the need for venting, I had success using an LED plant light panel for my refugium, only used 14W and basically no heat. Skimmers usually have a tendency to leave a mess behind them and salt creep and water spots aren't the greatest either.

[Scythanith]

Originally Posted by sphelps

Don't under estimate the importance of simplicity.

I get a kick seeing these words come from you haahaa!

[sphelps]

Originally Posted by Scythanith

I get a kick seeing these words come from you haahaa!

Just wait until you see my new tank