New 90 Gallon Tank "upgrade" Thread - Aquarium Advice

12-10-2006, 02:30 PM

Here is the new tank after 2 days. It took me a while to get this setup and filled.

It is an Oceanic RR 90 with a 30 gal custom sump. For equipment I am running an Eheim 1260 return pump, Octopus NW-150 skimmer, Seio 1100's, and a Finnex Titaniium heater. For now the lighting is 2 150 Phoenix 14k's and 2 T5 acintics. Also has custom moonlights. I may upgarde to double 250's when I reall want to keep high light SPS.

I am very impressed with the skimmer, the thing is a beast.

Here are bad pics of everything and a pic of a Lawnmower Blenny the guy gave me with thesetup in my old 30.

I am actually sad about taking the 30 down because it looks great and is algae free

I am transfering everything over to a 20 gallon tomorrow until the tank is ready.

I am waiting for an aqua controller and a Tunze nano stream to come in. I am also on the hunt for a good calcium reactor.

I will probably be a little slower with this tank thread becuase I am so busy with my job but I will do my best

hc8719 · 12-10-2006, 02:39 PM

are you cycling the 90 gal with parts of the old tank then? if your tearing down the 30

...tank looks good

12-10-2006, 05:25 PM

I will be putting some of the established LR from my 30 but I had some die off transporting the LR from the guys house where I purchased the setup so I am going to have to cycle for a few weeks.

I am transfering everything from the 30 to a qt tomorrow.

Sorry about the crappy yellow pics but I have not put the canopy on yet because I have to be in the tank so much to rockscape and adjust things.

The tank still needs to be cleaned up a bit but I am working on it.

**melosu58** · 12-10-2006, 07:03 PM

Looks nice Mike. Cant wait to see pics when its up and running.

**Devilishturtles** · 12-10-2006, 08:48 PM

Awesome Mike. Can't wait to see pics of it up and running!!

hc8719 · 12-10-2006, 10:09 PM

so your going to run it from scratch? i'm just finishing off my cycle, and i couldn't imagine having to wait another 30 long days. you just set up your 30 gal too...

**roka64** · 12-11-2006, 10:24 AM

AWESOME Mike!

loyalrogue · 12-11-2006, 10:26 AM

Congratz. Looking good.
Can't wait to see what you do with it.

12-20-2006, 02:10 AM

The cycle completed alot quicker than I expected but I had bought a lot more established LR from local reefers so it helped.

Everything is doing well and I added my first SPS, a green monti cap that is to small to see in the pics. New corals include a nice Echino, a new Acan, Frogspan, and a few new soft corals. I am going to be keeping a few Acropoca but it will be a mixed reef. I would like to keep it to the point where weekly PWC's with Reef Crystals will keep from dosing but if I stolk SPS to heavily I will add a calcium reactor, anf topoff with kalk solution.

I also added my first new fish which will be my show fish, a yellow tang. The only other fish I plan to add to the system is a pearly Jawfish or maybe a mystery wrasse if I break down to spend the 200+

Here are some updated pics of the tank, zoo frags from reef club, and new fish.

Wood_Dog · 12-20-2006, 06:30 AM

Looks great, love the Yellow Tang. Are you considering a background?

12-10-2006, 02:39 PM	#2
hc8719 Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 1,932	are you cycling the 90 gal with parts of the old tank then? if your tearing down the 30 ...tank looks good __________________ "Atrocities are not less atrocities when they occur in laboratories and are called medical research." George Bernard Shaw

12-10-2006, 05:25 PM	#3
Guest Posts: n/a	tank I will be putting some of the established LR from my 30 but I had some die off transporting the LR from the guys house where I purchased the setup so I am going to have to cycle for a few weeks. I am transfering everything from the 30 to a qt tomorrow. Sorry about the crappy yellow pics but I have not put the canopy on yet because I have to be in the tank so much to rockscape and adjust things. The tank still needs to be cleaned up a bit but I am working on it.

12-10-2006, 10:09 PM	#6
hc8719 Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 1,932	so your going to run it from scratch? i'm just finishing off my cycle, and i couldn't imagine having to wait another 30 long days. you just set up your 30 gal too... __________________ "Atrocities are not less atrocities when they occur in laboratories and are called medical research." George Bernard Shaw

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12-11-2006, 10:26 AM	#8
loyalrogue Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: May 2006 Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA Posts: 231 Images: 3	Congratz. Looking good. Can't wait to see what you do with it.

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Wood_Dog Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Victoria, Australia Posts: 266	Looks great, love the Yellow Tang. Are you considering a background?