The 90 Gallon GongShow

GongShow · #1 08-23-2009, 03:03 AM

well finally after months of research and attempted buys on canreef i found my way on to a 90 gallon system. And after a few more hours of trail and error and is it plugged in mistakes I present to you The 90 Gallon GongShow. Now all i need to do is put in the salt and live sand (which the previous owner was nice enough to give me) and buy some live rock and wait for the mayhem to commence

90 Gallons All-Glass-Aquarium with overflow drain mounted to outside of tank in conjunction with Glass-Holes.com overflow box inside the tank.
- Currents USA 48" Outer Orbit, 2x250 watt 10K HQI, 4x54 watt Geissman T5 Actinic+ (resting on the previous owners custom made open canopy)
- Eshopps psk-150 protein skimmer
- 20 gallon 3 chamber custom sump with refugium
- QuiteOne 3000 return
- 2x Hydor Koralia 2s, 1x Koralia 1.

kien · #2 08-23-2009, 03:07 AM

Very nice! Hehe That under tank setup looks nicer than what the previous owner had under there! So neat and organized :-)

Looking forward to seeing what you end up putting in there, keep us posted!

P.S. Your return chamber could use a bit more water ;-)

Myka · #3 08-23-2009, 07:07 AM

Reminds me of...my tank!

90s are a nice shape.

if I were you I wouldn't use that old sandbed, I'd toss it and start fresh. Keep a few cups of it if you want (if it has been in a running tank this whole time). An old sandbed dies really quickly in a bucket, and you're introducing a bunch of dead crap into your new tank. Some people manage to get away with it, but I wouldn't risk it.

GongShow · #4 08-23-2009, 05:12 PM

oh the sand kien gave me wasn't even used i got about 45 pounds of sand for pretty much buying from a nice guy

Myka · #5 08-23-2009, 06:09 PM

Ah, that's good then!

GongShow · #6 08-23-2009, 06:38 PM

Salt goes in today

GongShow · #7 08-25-2009, 06:02 PM

After i finished getting my salt in (specific gravity is 1.024) i entered the fun stuff putting stuff in the tank

keep in mind since im on a budget and i dont really think i'll be adding corals for awhile because i want a really stable system i have only about 50 pounds in here

I even found a few stragglers who decided to come for a ride from my local fish store

and

P.S. I need help on the picture taking I have a pentax 100 if anyone knows the ins and outs to give me good photos pm me please

kien · #8 08-25-2009, 06:40 PM

Looking great! Just one note.. I noticed that you put the ballasts pretty close to the sump. I would highly recommend either covering the ballasts (with something breathable yet water resistant), or at a minimum placing a sheet of acrylic in between the sump and the electrical section. My concern would be whenever you remove the skimmer cup, there is a bit of jostling to get the cup off and if the cup was completely full, or you were in a hurry, or just happened to bump something you might accidentally tip the skimmer cup and poor water into the electrical section and possibly all over the ballasts! Even water splashing down from the skimmer cup as you removed it could splash water onto the ballasts, as they appear pretty close. Not good!

Another option would be to mount the ballasts a little further away. I believe they have screw holes on them so that you can screw them to something (if not you can get metal fasteners to mount them). You could screw them to the top of the cabinet/stand, or the far right side wall of the cabinet/stand, or screw them to the outside back/ or side of the cabinet/stand. The added advantage of screwing them or placing them outside the stand is they will keep cooler. It does get pretty hot and humid under the stand.

Anyway, just a suggestion.. better safe than sorry? :-)

GongShow · #9 08-31-2009, 11:43 PM

yeah I'll try and get on that kein. Well i added a few chromis to test out the waters and they are looking mighty healthy. So here is my fish wish list i dont really know what order i should but them in so that input would be helpful.
Achilles tang
blue or yellow tang
blue flasher Wrasse
pinstripe wrasse
Foxface Lo or One spot Fxface
Longnose Hawkfish
yellow Watchman Goby
Flame Angelfish
Emperor Angelfish
Copperband Butterflyfish
Mandarin
maybe dwarf lionfish
two percula clownfish

xtreme · #10 08-31-2009, 11:57 PM

I don't wanna sound like the TP here but make sure you know what you are getting into with the achilles. Hard to keep, need a large, well established tank and a ton of flow among other things and they're not cheap.