90 Gallon Reef Tank Build/Upgrade

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  1. OlopezNYC

    OlopezNYC Fire Worm

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    So here it is, I finish the tank around 1am. So far so good the only thing I lost was a Bartlett Anthias. The rock needs work I will work on fixing my aquascape during the week.

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  3. rcflyer1388

    rcflyer1388 Bubble Tip Anemone

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    nice! sounds like it just needed some air to breathe.
     
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    I still have a lot of rock to move around
     
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    This pump is excellent, the soft start is an excellent feature. Super Silent no noise whatsoever. I'm running a Spectra Pure Dual Reactor and 1/4 HP chiller off an Action Buttress manifold. No glue used on plumbing, all unions with orings. I can unscrew all my plumbing to break it down and put it back together. The only glue I used was at the bulkheads for drain and return but with unions. Extremely happy with the setup.
     
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  9. oldfishkeeper

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    looks awesome! Such a clean build......looks like there's still a lot of room underneath! I'll be interested to see what you do with the rock work. I'm wanting to rescape my tank and love to see what others do.
     
  10. OlopezNYC

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    Thx, i tried to keep it as clean as possible. I will be removing some old large and dense rocks that I have that are way too big for my tank and maybe purchase some new rock. It's a pain to rescape the tank with livestock in it
     
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    RoloSaez Millepora

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    Split the large rocks and make them smaller. A drill bit and a chisel is all you need. Tank looks great. I was watching videos on how to split the rock last night I have a few large pieces I wanted to make smaller. The guy cut through some of them with a hack saw.
     
  12. OlopezNYC

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    That sounds like a good idea, I will definitely do it.