New 90 Gallon DIY Tank in Our Greenhouse

Palancar · Apr 21, 2009

Here are some pictures of our 90 gallon DIY tank in our greenhouse. This tank put bumped up our greenhouse system to 510 gallons. I moved some of our larger pieces of corals to it so we would have more room in the vat for frags.
The tank's dimensions are 48" long x 30" wide x 16" deep. The wife loves it and now wants more fish and corals.

Ladipyg · Apr 21, 2009

There are some HUGE corals in that tank...they look very happy. What is that to the right of the favia in the last picture on the bottom. Almost looks like a Rhyzo...is it?

Palancar · Apr 21, 2009

That is one of our Duncans. We are very proud of the large pieces, especially the cup coral in the center it was one of few corals that survived Hurricane Rita and still going strong.

Ladipyg · Apr 21, 2009

The pink color threw me off. I'd love to see a full face shot of that duncan...I'm wondering what color the face is. Having anything survive a hurricane is testament to the keeper...I'm sure you worked very hard to keep it going during a very rough time. PS. I would love to see some pictures of your whole greenhouse posted in the lounge area....very nice.

msman825 · Apr 21, 2009

I agree super nice colony's, and like the tank dimensions . were you in SW Louisiana

Palancar · Apr 21, 2009

Ladipyg said:
The pink color threw me off. I'd love to see a full face shot of that duncan...I'm wondering what color the face is. Having anything survive a hurricane is testament to the keeper...I'm sure you worked very hard to keep it going during a very rough time. PS. I would love to see some pictures of your whole greenhouse posted in the lounge area....very nice.

The thing that did most of our system in was the heat. It was a choice between the system chiller or refrigerator and freezer and small AC at night for over 3 weeks. After going through that, a person really finds out how much they love the hobby. I will get a picture of the Duncan and see if I can find some of the latest pictures of the vat to post. Here is a closeup of the Duncan.

msman825 said:
I agree super nice colony's, and like the tank dimensions . were you in SW Louisiana

Thanks, I built the tank for the width and proud to say from recycled glass from other tanks I had hanging around. We came back 3 days after the storm passed and started cleaning up and helping our neighbors, glad to say we made some lasting friends out of the ordeal, but that is past history.