my 90g braceless/framless tank!! 36x24x24" - Page 2

kyle1284 · 12-11-2007, 12:20 AM

ha she looks good!

kyle1284 · 12-11-2007, 12:20 AM

any plans for some t-5s?

tigerarmy90 · 12-11-2007, 12:47 AM

thanks kyle! as it works out I came across a icecap660 tonight with the bult in timer so ill be on the hunt for a wiring harness with endcaps and individual reflectors so I can run t5's. I may need to save up a bit though...

kathywithbirds · 12-11-2007, 06:48 AM

cool, love the mermaid!!

sooo.... lost the techie doofus. The t5s would be in addition to the MH/actinics?

mps9506 · 12-11-2007, 08:41 AM

You're gonna like the reflector

boozeman · 12-11-2007, 12:44 PM

that mermaid sure looks cool

BigAl07 · 12-11-2007, 12:46 PM

I have totally MISSED the mermaid ...... ? ? ?

Jason25 · 12-11-2007, 01:05 PM

This mermaid

BigAl07 · 12-11-2007, 03:01 PM

Thanks J-man

VERY cool looking mermaid

tigerarmy90 · 12-12-2007, 03:46 AM

thanks for all the kind words everyone, i am def in love with this tank. I think my wife is getting a little jealous lately!! lol, so the stand is finished and I moved it inside the house.

I still may paint the inside white cause it just looks so much more clean that way but we will see! here is a pic with some equipment in the stand!

heres the dart that will run the closed loop

I also plan on running a calcium reactor! I bought a schuran pico recently so I have to find a way to work it into the stand with all the other equipment! i tell you what, If I could start over I would have made the tank 48x24x18 just so I could fit more equipment under the stand!!! I still need to figure out where the auto top off and fresh water res are going to fit in

LOL

tigerarmy90 · 12-12-2007, 09:04 PM

lright ladies and gents, I have the ca reactor in the stand but I need some help. My skimmers footprint is pretty monsterous (8x18") before the gatevalve and drain so I need a pretty large compartment to house it. I also need some room for a refugium and finally the return section. The problem I am having is there is very little room under the stand and I think the largest sump I could fit with the other equipment would be 24x18x16. here is a pic of all the equipment sitting under the stand.

the tape is there to show you where a 24" sump would end and how much room I have to work with, I would like to have room to adjust and do maintanance

any suggestions? could really use some help on this one!!!

I have a few designs drawn up and will add them later this evening

tigerarmy90 · 12-15-2007, 01:16 PM

alright ladies and gents, since you can see that I dont have much room under the stand I am taking suggestions on sump designs...I NEED HELP lol, so if you have them ro designs that you have drawn up in the past let me know...I would also like to take this thread in a different direction and ask to see pics of small sumps. Moslty need to see sumps that are small but functional

mps9506 · 12-15-2007, 09:08 PM

Are you planning on putting the CO2 cylinder under the stand? I would recomend having it outside the stand so it is easy to remove to get filled back up later. You could probably even make a small stand or cabinet next to your stand to hide the CO2 canister, it would also let you strap down the cylinder just in case of an accident.

boozeman · 12-15-2007, 09:14 PM

this site has pics of different sumps Acrylic Sumps for Reef Aquariums

mps9506 · 12-15-2007, 09:18 PM

don't forget about melev also. He has sump drawrings (been watching snl...)too

Melevsreef.com | Acrylic Sumps & Refugiums

12-11-2007, 12:20 AM	#16 (permalink)
kyle1284 Elegance coral Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Huntsville, TX Posts: 1,061 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: my 90g braceless/framless tank!! 36x24x24" ha she looks good! __________________ KYLE 75 Gal 110 Lbs Live Rock 40 Lbs of live sand Equiptment:48 Inch 4x54 T-5 true blue and 10000k lights, 2 fuvual 305 Canister Filters Mis. Mushrooms, Fan Worms, hammer coral, frog spawn, candy cane, A TON OF TRUMPET CORAL!! orange plating monti, some kind of branching monti, pom pom xeina, all kinds of zoos BRIGHT GREEN star polyps, xeina, neon green toadstool, 3 damn damsles, a foxface and a blue tang. November 1...The begining! http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h2.../random045.jpg November 8,2008 http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h2...ristina034.jpg My 75 GALLON BAR TOP REEF TANK! http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...n-bar-top.html

12-11-2007, 12:20 AM	#17 (permalink)
kyle1284 Elegance coral Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Huntsville, TX Posts: 1,061 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: my 90g braceless/framless tank!! 36x24x24" any plans for some t-5s? __________________ KYLE 75 Gal 110 Lbs Live Rock 40 Lbs of live sand Equiptment:48 Inch 4x54 T-5 true blue and 10000k lights, 2 fuvual 305 Canister Filters Mis. Mushrooms, Fan Worms, hammer coral, frog spawn, candy cane, A TON OF TRUMPET CORAL!! orange plating monti, some kind of branching monti, pom pom xeina, all kinds of zoos BRIGHT GREEN star polyps, xeina, neon green toadstool, 3 damn damsles, a foxface and a blue tang. November 1...The begining! http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h2.../random045.jpg November 8,2008 http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h2...ristina034.jpg My 75 GALLON BAR TOP REEF TANK! http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...n-bar-top.html

12-11-2007, 12:47 AM	#18 (permalink)
tigerarmy90 Ricordea Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 182 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: my 90g braceless/framless tank!! 36x24x24" thanks kyle! as it works out I came across a icecap660 tonight with the bult in timer so ill be on the hunt for a wiring harness with endcaps and individual reflectors so I can run t5's. I may need to save up a bit though...

12-11-2007, 06:48 AM	#19 (permalink)
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12-11-2007, 08:41 AM	#20 (permalink)
mps9506 Totally back Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 8,525 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: my 90g braceless/framless tank!! 36x24x24" You're gonna like the reflector __________________ Mike Reefkeeping Since '99 Help Build Reefpedia Premium Memberships Available! Support Reef Sanctuary Sponsors

12-11-2007, 12:44 PM	#21 (permalink)
boozeman The CodFather ~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: new york Posts: 8,802 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: my 90g braceless/framless tank!! 36x24x24" that mermaid sure looks cool __________________ ...and when I'm old and wise little things mean little to me like autumn winds they'll blow right through me and someday, in the mist of time when they ask you if you knew me remember that you were a friend of mine

12-11-2007, 12:46 PM	#22 (permalink)
BigAl07 Do I look as lost as I am Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 21,549 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: my 90g braceless/framless tank!! 36x24x24" I have totally MISSED the mermaid ...... ? ? ? __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Live Rock Rubble will do the SAME thing as Bio-Balls and is NOT a suitable replacement for BIO-BALLS in a Reef System! It's ALL gotta go!!* Nitrate (NO3) reduction is directly proportional to percentage of Water Change. Allen's home-made formula...currentNO3-((%WC.01)currentNO3)=finalNO3 (thanks Luukosian) This means if you change 50% of your total water volume (That's EVERYTHING) you'll get a net reduction of (NO3) somewhere around 50%. Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube Gone but not forgotten BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef

12-11-2007, 01:05 PM	#23 (permalink)
Jason25 Elegance coral Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Lancaster,PA Posts: 1,117 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: my 90g braceless/framless tank!! 36x24x24" This mermaid

12-11-2007, 03:01 PM	#24 (permalink)
BigAl07 Do I look as lost as I am Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 21,549 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: my 90g braceless/framless tank!! 36x24x24" Thanks J-man VERY cool looking mermaid __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Live Rock Rubble will do the SAME thing as Bio-Balls and is NOT a suitable replacement for BIO-BALLS in a Reef System! It's ALL gotta go!!* Nitrate (NO3) reduction is directly proportional to percentage of Water Change. Allen's home-made formula...currentNO3-((%WC.01)currentNO3)=finalNO3 (thanks Luukosian) This means if you change 50% of your total water volume (That's EVERYTHING) you'll get a net reduction of (NO3) somewhere around 50%. Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube Gone but not forgotten BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef

12-12-2007, 03:46 AM	#25 (permalink)
tigerarmy90 Ricordea Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 182 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: my 90g braceless/framless tank!! 36x24x24" thanks for all the kind words everyone, i am def in love with this tank. I think my wife is getting a little jealous lately!! lol, so the stand is finished and I moved it inside the house. I still may paint the inside white cause it just looks so much more clean that way but we will see! here is a pic with some equipment in the stand! heres the dart that will run the closed loop I also plan on running a calcium reactor! I bought a schuran pico recently so I have to find a way to work it into the stand with all the other equipment! i tell you what, If I could start over I would have made the tank 48x24x18 just so I could fit more equipment under the stand!!! I still need to figure out where the auto top off and fresh water res are going to fit in LOL

12-12-2007, 09:04 PM	#26 (permalink)
tigerarmy90 Ricordea Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 182 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: my 90g braceless/framless tank!! 36x24x24" lright ladies and gents, I have the ca reactor in the stand but I need some help. My skimmers footprint is pretty monsterous (8x18") before the gatevalve and drain so I need a pretty large compartment to house it. I also need some room for a refugium and finally the return section. The problem I am having is there is very little room under the stand and I think the largest sump I could fit with the other equipment would be 24x18x16. here is a pic of all the equipment sitting under the stand. the tape is there to show you where a 24" sump would end and how much room I have to work with, I would like to have room to adjust and do maintanance any suggestions? could really use some help on this one!!! I have a few designs drawn up and will add them later this evening

12-15-2007, 01:16 PM	#27 (permalink)
tigerarmy90 Ricordea Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 182 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: my 90g braceless/framless tank!! 36x24x24" alright ladies and gents, since you can see that I dont have much room under the stand I am taking suggestions on sump designs...I NEED HELP lol, so if you have them ro designs that you have drawn up in the past let me know...I would also like to take this thread in a different direction and ask to see pics of small sumps. Moslty need to see sumps that are small but functional

12-15-2007, 09:08 PM	#28 (permalink)
mps9506 Totally back Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 8,525 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: my 90g braceless/framless tank!! 36x24x24" Are you planning on putting the CO2 cylinder under the stand? I would recomend having it outside the stand so it is easy to remove to get filled back up later. You could probably even make a small stand or cabinet next to your stand to hide the CO2 canister, it would also let you strap down the cylinder just in case of an accident. __________________ Mike Reefkeeping Since '99 Help Build Reefpedia Premium Memberships Available! Support Reef Sanctuary Sponsors

12-15-2007, 09:14 PM	#29 (permalink)
boozeman The CodFather ~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: new york Posts: 8,802 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: my 90g braceless/framless tank!! 36x24x24" this site has pics of different sumps Acrylic Sumps for Reef Aquariums __________________ ...and when I'm old and wise little things mean little to me like autumn winds they'll blow right through me and someday, in the mist of time when they ask you if you knew me remember that you were a friend of mine

12-15-2007, 09:18 PM	#30 (permalink)
mps9506 Totally back Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 8,525 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: my 90g braceless/framless tank!! 36x24x24" don't forget about melev also. He has sump drawrings (been watching snl...)too Melevsreef.com \| Acrylic Sumps & Refugiums __________________ Mike Reefkeeping Since '99 Help Build Reefpedia Premium Memberships Available! Support Reef Sanctuary Sponsors

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