Diary 90 gallon ( warning not for 56k)

[IBMGeek]

90 gallon build

Hello I just joined the forum after getting my first zoos. So far I like the forum a lot. Thought I would introduce my 90 gallon tank build.

Equipment list
90 gallon tank 60"x18"x20"
Tek 4 54w T5HO (Blue+,Midday,Actinic,Blue+)
Iwaki wmd 40rlxt pump (replacing it with a panworld)
Reef Octopus NW-200 Skimmer
55 Custom built tank/refugium


I chose to build my tank in a wall that divided the kitchen,family,dining,and living room. The tank is and island design which is viewable from all sides.I have three holes in the middle. One for a 2" overflow stand pipe and the others for returns. I Just finished setting up my tank so now its pretty bare and desolate.

Heres the wall which i knocked down.

Heres the tank with only the stand.

Here are some holes i did on the floor to route my plumbing under the ground and up the roof coming out outside. Plumbing is to do water changes from outside.

Here is some of the stand exterior frames, (made of mahogany)

Heres the tank with some plumbing done

Sump plumbing (sump design from melevsreef)

Here Im testing the the tank with water.

The rockscaping in the tank.

Tank with lights on. (lights will be lower)

 

[IBMGeek]

Well thats about it. Now i just have to start loading the tank up with corals and fish. I am still not done but I am getting there little by little. So any suggestions or opinions.


Thanks

 

[grisha]

wow i like it a lot
did you had any thought on livestock?

 

[IBMGeek]

Its going to be a mixed reef with mainly zoos,mushrooms,and some softies,dont know if i can keep sps with light but ill see. As for fish im planning on having a school of chromis (5-6), a powderblue tang (maybe), a yellow tang and I really would like to have a flame hawkfish.

Thanks for feedback

 

[grisha]

if that is a icecap retro you will have bunch of lite for sps

 

[IBMGeek]

no its a tek retro. The good thing is my tank is shallow only 20" so it might work.

 

[ReeferRob]

Looking good. Love frameless tanks if its going to stay that way. You maybe framing that in more. The mohagany (sp) is my favorite type of wood! Nice work!

 

[MarvinsReef]

awesome looking already.. can't wait til it gets stocked!

 

[IBMGeek]

The tank is going to have a canopy as well. The wood frame on the roof is going to be covered in dry wall. Then the area from the top of the tank to the drywall theres going to be a canopy made out of mahogany.

Yes the tank has a massive brace in the middle. About 1" or 3/4" thick and about a foot long.

 

[IBMGeek]

I started the tank with this idea in mind. The rockwork changed for praticality reasons ( very hard to sculpt around the plumbing, I actually used a grinder to cut). The cabinet is going to look somewhat like the paint drawing.

 

[FateX8]

if putting a brace helps you sleep at night then more power to ya
seeing frameless tanks, although beautiful always scares me! lol
ive had some bad experiences
oh and great lookin tank

 

[IBMGeek]

My tank already had the brace in the middle. I think its neccesary any way.

 

[ecotoxlady]

Amazing tank! I wish I was half as handy in putting a system together. I'm looking forward to seeing this tank mature!!!

 

[IBMGeek]

Thanks I did all the planning and setup. I did all the work with my father.

thanks again for feedback.

 

[IBMGeek]

Ecotoxlady was asking me about the plumbing so ill tell you guys too. Basically i have two pipes that run from the side of my house to the tank. The pipe go through the floor up the wall and outside through the roof. One of the pipes is for discarding water. The same return pipe for the tank is used to pump this water outside. The way it works is that i have the return line teed off into the pipe that goes outside. When i close a ball valve on the return line and open the ball valve for the other pipe the water is pumped outside. The other pipe is for water entering, This just has a pump outside that pumps the water to my tank.

 

[IBMGeek]

Heres an image to help you visualize how it works.

 

[ficklefins]

Did you build the tank yourself? Looks good so far, and welcome to the club.

 

[IBMGeek]

No the tank was laying around the house for a couple years. I had the tank drilled on one side in the middle 1 for 2" pipe for overflow and the other 2 1" for return.

 

[ecotoxlady]

Thank you very much for the info! That is a really clever design I know I still owe you pictures. Life's been busy but I'll try to get them soon

 

[IBMGeek]

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