New 90 gallon rr build

[Rich42082]

Thought I'ld post my new build with my first DIY 29 gallon sump. Everything is running good so far and my sump has not fallen apart. I have 50 lbs base rock and 100 lbs live rock.

My sump has sand and base rock in first chamber. I'm going to add more base, live rock, microsock and algae in first chamber. I have a 150swc skimmer in second chamber and mag 9 in last chamber. I'm receiving my 8 X 54 Nova extreme Pro Light tomorrow.

Any comments and suggestions are greatly appreciated.

 

[joy13]

Any stocking ideas for fish or corals?

 

[Rich42082]

No not yet but I have a lunare wrasse that I'm not sure if I'm going to keep because it's eating my crabs.

I have acouple mushroom corals, a hammer coral, Rainbow ricordea, mushroom ricordea and some zoos.

I want to add a couple more fish and a lot of corals.

 

[Rich42082]

Got my light.

 

[Rich42082]

Has anyone tried the cocktail shrimp method to speed up cycle? If so how many do I use? How long do I leave them in tank?

 

[Gti_Leo]

the shrimp method is a slower way of cycling. a faster way is by adding pure ammonia to it. all you need for a 90g is about 1 ml of it to get to 4ppm of ammonia and small ammounts to maintain it

 

[Rich42082]

Ok I'll just try and be patient then..





Added two more PH for a total of 2400 GPH.

 

[Rich42082]

Update.

 

[Rich42082]

Another update.

















Redid all my plumbing and added a phosban reactor.

 

[Rich42082]

Redid my rock work and added timer.

 

[Rich42082]

My 90 gallon Ocean View

 

[Rich42082]

Eagle eye zoas doing much better after two consecutive days of a fresh water dip.

New additions...
tri color acropora
green birdsnest
green slimer acropora
green fiji acropora
blueberry montipora
turquoise acropora
blue tipped stag acropora
green pocillapora
Purple montipora
Kudd red zoa
Candy apple polyp
Green dragon eyes
Frogspawn
Nuclear green polyps
Darth maul zoa
Red mushroom
Green star polyp

Going to add miracle mud in acouple weeks.

 

[Rich42082]

Need some help stocking my tank. I have 1 sailfin Tang and 3 damsels. I am thinking of adding.....

A yellow Pygmy Angelfish
A yellow watchman
And 3 pajama cardinals

Would my tank be over stocked?