Squire's 90 Gallon Build, Now With Salt Water

[lockrookie]

i too used prodibio startup and so far im impressed but 30 vials on a 90..... are yuo sure thats right i used 30 vials on my 180.. not thaat it will hurt it it says you cant overdose

[Nano]

the tile looks cool mike! a very different approach, but I like it, bonus parts include, it will look even better with coralline, and I'm sure mounting coral to it would be very easy lol, looking good!

[ensquire]

Originally Posted by lockrookie

i too used prodibio startup and so far im impressed but 30 vials on a 90..... are yuo sure thats right i used 30 vials on my 180.. not thaat it will hurt it it says you cant overdose

The box suggests 30 vials for 90 to 300 I believe. I probably could have gotten away with 15 but plans are to slowly stock it. Too much good bacteria souunds better than not enough. I really wasn't sure, but I'm comfortable with the decision. Hope I'm right

Originally Posted by Nano

the tile looks cool mike! a very different approach, but I like it, bonus parts include, it will look even better with coralline, and I'm sure mounting coral to it would be very easy lol, looking good!

Thanks, I was wondering if anyone was going to comment on it. I saw it on a thread on RC and liked it. Only thing I wish is that the tiles were darker. I was also thinking of making a couple of shelves with the left overs but decided against it. After aquascaping I see that I totally could have done a shelf or two along the back.......

[ensquire]

Wow, did not realize that it had been this long. Lots of changes to the tank in the last few months.
After a few weeks all tests said that it was time to put some goodies in the tank.
First package came courtesy of Carrera75. Mostly Acans, lots of Zoas and some Pipe Organ corals.

Sorry but still using Iphone, so the pics aren't that great.

















After a week I Had a outbreak of Hair algae. Called J&L and ordered a bigger CUC and a couple of grazer fish. A Two Spot Tang and a Starry Blenny. All I can say is "WOW" . They Made short work of the Algae.
Unfortunately, my fish pics with the Iphone are even harder to see than the coral pics. Although there are no pics to prove it,Trust me I bought fish.

[ensquire]

Almost lost Two spot Tang due to my Ato not being turned back on after a over flow alarm went off due to slight problem with set up.First problem was that the ATO line was to low and started siphoning my reservior. So I added a length of pipe with a couple of elbows and hung it on the side of the ATO reservior tank into the sump, raising exit point of the line high enough to stop siphon problem.

Next issue was courtesy of my return lines being lower than I would like in the tank and the backflow valves I ordered not being sent. This caused the tank to dump a few extra gallons into the sump during a power outage or a shutdown to feed because the anti siphon holes are an inch or two lower than I like. This raised the water level so high that my skimmer would start spewing water out of the top and my high water alarm to go off. So I started turning off both the ATO and the skimmer to feed. And of course I forgot to turn the ATO back on one time. This caused the return chamber to drain so low that the pump began spewing micro bubbles for a couple hours into the DT. My wife didn't want to wake me in the morning when she saw the tank, but wasn't sure what to do to fix ther problem. So my morning began with one P***ed off tank and a Tang having a hard time. Wasn't sure he would make it, layed on the bottom on his side for almost the whole day. But he has made a full recovery. All corals came right back as well.
As soon as my valves arrived, I popped them on the return line and raised the skimmer up on a eggcrate base. This allowed me to raise the water level in the return chamber with out having to worry about siphoning DT overflowing sump.

[ensquire]

Next shipment courtesy of Milou. Second time I have bought coral from DJ , and as excellent as the first order. Great additions.

More zoas






Acans









Long Tentacle



Plate Coral




Mushrooms



Rics












Even had a couple of fish for me.
Tiny Regal Tang and a Yellow Watchman Goby.



Starting to look like a Tank now.

[ensquire]

More pics tomorrow. Lots more . LOL