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April 28th, 2008, 07:18 PM
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zoot098's tank
well ive asked many questions, im not done asking them either im sure
so i thought i would post some pics of my journey so far the last few pics are from this morning 4/28/08 thanks for all the advice so far the tank is a 90 gallon corner overflow home-made sump system home- made stand 90 pounds of figi live rock 80 pounds of live sand the last two pics are something i noticed on my rock after i blew all the settled dust of of them, dont know what it is but it looks kind of cool Current Aquarium(s) Description: 90 gallon, 30 gallon sump, nova extreme pro, Oceanic 72 gallon bowfront 20 gal sump, 10 gal fuge Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 7 months Other Intrests: collecting guitars, reefing, family time 
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#2
April 28th, 2008, 07:19 PM
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Re: zoot098's tank
here are the rest of the pics
Current Aquarium(s) Description: 90 gallon, 30 gallon sump, nova extreme pro, Oceanic 72 gallon bowfront 20 gal sump, 10 gal fuge Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 7 months Other Intrests: collecting guitars, reefing, family time
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April 28th, 2008, 08:07 PM
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Re: zoot098's tank
Very nice! looks like your well on your way to a nice setup.
Current Aquarium(s) Description: 72 bow front Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 1 year Other Intrests: Fish, Cars, Computers, Camping
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April 28th, 2008, 10:31 PM
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Re: zoot098's tank
Looks great,I like how clean and organized the sump,pvc plumbing and everything else.
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 Live long and prosper Dominick AGA 210g. MegaflowLifereef LF1-300S berlin sumpSVS-24 skimmer w/Mag 9.5Refugium(25g.) with Nova 2x24w fuge light.Mag 2400 return.Aquatinic Constellation/14x39w T5-HO.Reef Fanatic ATO.Koralia 2/3 Current Aquarium(s) Description: Oceanic 75 gal./AGA 210g. megaflow Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 6 years Other Intrests: Reefing,video games,music,electronics
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April 29th, 2008, 01:11 AM
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Re: zoot098's tank
Looks like a great start, sanitary plumbing too! I dig it. Whats they dry cell in you sump? Eventually a fuge?
Current Aquarium(s) Description: 180gal Mixed Reef Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: Newbie to Salt, 2 years planted, Freshwater Forever and a Day! Other Intrests: hunting outdoorsy things, cars motorcycles anything that goes fast drag cars
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April 29th, 2008, 01:18 AM
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Re: zoot098's tank
The last two pics are of dead coral skeleten. It's just part of your live rock.
Everything is looking great, congrats!
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Current Aquarium(s) Description: 240-gallon reef with a 55-gallon sump and 35-gallon refugium Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 7 years
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April 29th, 2008, 02:35 AM
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man thats looking nice and i bet you saved a crap load of money by building as much as you could yourself
Current Aquarium(s) Description: 120 gallon with built in dual overflows Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: >1 year Other Intrests: football, paintball, workin out, saltwater fish
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April 29th, 2008, 04:23 AM
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Re: zoot098's tank
thanks for all the compliments
i thought i should post a pic of my sump as it is now i changed all the 90's in the drain line to 45's which helped with my flow i also went with a smaller pump, i ran a 3/4" line out of it and into a 1" line after the ball valve it is running wide open now the drain is split with a wye and a ball valve to control flow into the refugium on the right the water just trickles into the fuge and then spills into the center chamber there is nothing in the fuge right now except 20 pounds of live sand i raised the skimmer about 2" with some eggcrate and it seems to be operating much better Current Aquarium(s) Description: 90 gallon, 30 gallon sump, nova extreme pro, Oceanic 72 gallon bowfront 20 gal sump, 10 gal fuge Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 7 months Other Intrests: collecting guitars, reefing, family time
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April 29th, 2008, 04:28 AM
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Re: zoot098's tank
your skimmer looks to be running wet. is that intended?
Current Aquarium(s) Description: 120 gallon with built in dual overflows Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: >1 year Other Intrests: football, paintball, workin out, saltwater fish
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April 29th, 2008, 11:31 AM
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Re: zoot098's tank
Can tell you took some time to do some researching and planning before just jumping in. Your doing real well. I like your clean, detailed work but I personally do not like "reef ready" tanks ( overflows holes are too small and the towers are to large). They are so small power heads become a necessity and not a choice. Even as a reef ready tank with the power heads needed for circulation, it is one of the better to best looking jobs I have seen for quite a while. It is easy to see your another person who really enjoys the set up portions of reefing. I myself love design and set ups.
Current Aquarium(s) Description: 120g SPS Mother Colony Tank, 40 g sump, back wall overflows, 2 closed loop circulation circuits 59X Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 35 years in marine aquarium trade and managing LFS's, 10 years with coral. Other Intrests: Coral Propagation, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cabinetry, and Reef Systems Development Last edited by fatman; April 29th, 2008 at 11:36 AM.
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