Bry17nyc's 90 gallon

[Bry17nyc]

Hello everyone,


After going through a lot of trouble with my preview set up including Nitrate problem,cheap protein skimmer,really high phosphate,ick,used Tap water etc..I decided to research ALOT more and also save some more money.I went and took my system down and Let the sick LR & LS dry up completely so i can start all over again from scratch. As i was reading and going through pages and googling stuff i learn about protein skimmers, supms/refugium and basically how to install a system and me only being 19 years old it was going to be a little harder than other people.

I only had about 30 pounds of live rock in my old 90 and about 30-40lbs of sand, wetdry filter, cheap protein skimmer that i got from petco(cant even remember the name) and just a mess with a bunch of cables everywhere

NOW my tank looks completely different with 130lbs of live rock and about 80-90 pounds of live sand.I Made a 3 chamber sump/refugium that holds about 30-35 gallons of water and got a great REEF OCTOPUS EXTREME XS 160 from Russ.Its been 2 months since my tank started cycling and ofcourse with RO/DI water this time, all my parameters are good So hopefully this will be a beautiful reef tank in a couple of months

I want to thank everybody that adviced me and gave me possitive and negative comments, My bestfriend Sammy for helping me with the rockscaping lol..we were sweating trying to figure out the best rockscape, Russ from saltwatercritters for all the advices and for recommending me that great skimmer in which i can worried about the space in the skimmer chamber but it fit perfectly fine and ofcourse Manhattan reefs, i learned sooo much here. THANK YOU

System
-ALL GLASS RR 90 GALLON AQUARIUM WITH MATCHING BLACK STAND AND CANOPY
-6 54W LIGHT FIXTURE
-DIY THREE CHAMBER SUMP/REFUGIUM
-REEF OCTOPUS EXTREME XS 160
-MAG 9.5 RETURN PUMP
- MAXI JET 1200( 2 KORALIA 4 COMING THIS WEEK)

LIVE STOCK so far
-2 GREEN CHROMIS


Now lets see some pictures!!

This is my old setup

old wetdry filter

Now this is my new setup

FIRST WEEK CYCLING

MONTH CYCLING(see how all the green algae died because i rarely turned on my lights in the tank)

Sump/refugium

Skimmer

ADDED THE CUC

And this is how it looks right now

Sorry for the pics quality, they were taken from my phone

hope you guys like it

 

[kidninja]

loveee the scape! good luck with everything!!!

 

[Bry17nyc]

33 viwes and only one comment!?

 

[lfsmarineguy]

I like the rock scaping it's going to look good once it's grown in. I wouldn't have started with that many snails though. I always see better results and fewer empty shells when you add the CUC in stages as the tank matures and more livestock are added.

 

[dherrera83]

Hows does the water transfer from each section of the sump/refugium? - Just asking because of the bins...

 

[masterswimmer]

Hey Bryan love your rockscape.
The transformation from you old tank to new tank is so dramatic. Seems to me like you've really done your homework. Kudos to you.

Russ

 

[Bry17nyc]

i bought all of those snails in a pack from reefcleaners.org....mind you that is a 55 gallon pack i bought...

herrera each chamber has bulkheads connecting it to the other [ skimmer and return chamber are connected with a 1in. bulkhead and the refugium and return chamber are connected with a 3/4 bulkhead since the refugium has less flow

Russ thanks im really trying to do this right this time...but i have alottt more to learn

 

[Bry17nyc]

update.. bought a koralia evolution 750 gph

 

[pauliwalnuts]

Looking good kid. Love the rock work, and looks to be healthy as well. what brand of salt area you using, and are you dosing for ALK+CAL yet ?

 

[Bry17nyc]

thank you pauli
im using I.O reef crystals for now but prob chaNge it to a better one later on when the tank is more stocked up...im dosing Kent 2 part(AB)
Sundays are testing day..have to see how the parameters are doing

 

[Bry17nyc]

NEW addition...Midas Blenny
Funny, entertaining little fella

 

[tenMann2]

First time around was probably not the best experience, but it was for the better. You made the right decision by researching and making sure you understand things better, else each incident was be a battle trying to figure out whats caused it. The aquascape looks great. Take it slow and let the tank settle in before you start trying to pack it.

 

[Bry17nyc]

thanks i always say..things happen for a reason.... :]
i def. wont rush into stocking it this time

 

[Brando457]

very nice,

question did you ever notice agression between the fox face and yellow tang? I have both in my 180 now and the YT is being a real mcass

 

[Bry17nyc]

Not at all..they all got along really well...
hmm have you tried getting one of them out and putting it in a quarantine tank (if you have one) and reintroducing it back into the tank a couple of days after..
if not try it and see if they calm down

 

[Bry17nyc]

i had bought a bag of cheato about a month ago..it has been in my sump ever since but it didnt grow at all..it did the complete opp. it started decomposing and turning clear...why is that happening?how can i fix that?

 

[dherrera83]

Samething happened to me... I also want toknow..

 

[pauliwalnuts]

How often do you do water changes ?

 

[rkaragozler]

i had bought a bag of cheato about a month ago..it has been in my sump ever since but it didnt grow at all..it did the complete opp. it started decomposing and turning clear...why is that happening?how can i fix that?

This means that their is very little nitrates, and phosphates in your tank, as Chaeto needs then to live. This is a good thing.

 

[tenMann2]

This means that their is very little nitrates, and phosphates in your tank, as Chaeto needs then to live. This is a good thing.

could it not also mean, the lighting isn't proper?