Dave's 90 gallon reef story

[NanoMan]

WTG!!! looks good Dave. mine is coming along so slowly. I have most everything but i am moving so i didnt set it up. once i get moved into the new apartment i will set it up. i lack the plumbing and sump only but an easy addition. BTW that goby is pretty nice. gotta love the gobies.

 

[jessie]

green banded gobies rule!!!!!

 

[mogurnda]

WTG!!! looks good Dave. mine is coming along so slowly. I have most everything but i am moving so i didnt set it up. once i get moved into the new apartment i will set it up. i lack the plumbing and sump only but an easy addition. BTW that goby is pretty nice. gotta love the gobies.

Greenbanded gobies do indeed rule. I would love to get a shot when it nestles in the urchin's spines.

Now that the acropora is doing well, I'll try to get some shots of their growth, and the little derasa clam I won at MACNA.

I decided to merge the setup and current threads, to give an idea of its development.

 

[NanoMan]

yes plz give us some shots of the goby. man your always winning something
cool

 

[mogurnda]

yes plz give us some shots of the goby. man your always winning something
cool

I won't tell you how much I spent on raffle tickets.

What I really wanted was the trip to Fiji.

 

[NanoMan]

lol

 

[colesy]

Hey Dave, I was wondering. Did your tank and stand come with its sump system? It looks like it was already built in.

Also what type of paint did you use to paint your tank? I never really thought about painting mine, but it turned out nice.. Is it just a cosmetic thing? or does it help with anything else?

 

[mogurnda]

Hey Dave, I was wondering. Did your tank and stand come with its sump system? It looks like it was already built in.

Also what type of paint did you use to paint your tank? I never really thought about painting mine, but it turned out nice.. Is it just a cosmetic thing? or does it help with anything else?

The sump is a 20 long glass tank. It took a few tries to get the baffles set up to fit the skimmer, fuge and topoff system, and also get rid of the bubbles going to the return pump. One reason I would not get a 90 again is that the stand is so narrow, so building a workable sump was a bit of a challenge.

I put the sump in before the tank went on the stand. It will not come out, unless I knock out the middle brace of the stand. Made things really interesting when the sump cracked last winter.

I just used latex paint. I wanted something that would hide all the pipes and wires, and am very happy with it. It's nice that the urchin keeps scraping the coralline off back there, I like the blue.

 

[Swimfins]

It does look gr8. Kudos. I'd luv a 90 but am too poor at the moment, but who knows. where there's a will there's a way!! Please keep inspiring us.

 

[mogurnda]

Thanks! It did cost a good bit, even though the tank was "free." I'm glad I had the money to do it the way I wanted.

Speaking of free, here's the new little clam.