90 Gallon Wave Front Build (A LOT OF PICTURES)

Urchin or Emerald crab

 

Well it has been a while since my last update and everything is going great the coral growth is doing really well I think all of my Monti Cap have grown about 1/4" around and the frogspawn has started to split its heads and has grown a baby head and the base of the plug. Also the trumpets that were the only ones to survive my heater nuke are doing better then ever they are very full and plump.

Anyway on with the pictures!!!





















I also have gotten around to finally finishing up my scrubber which is a great piece of equipment! On the next post.

 

Onto the scrubber, I have not been documenting this as much as I would like but something is better then nothing I guess.

This was the photo taken after the 2nd cleaning of the scrubber.



So far the design makes it really easy to take the scrubber screen offline and clean it. I really need to buy some of the reusable zip ties though. Trying to wedge a knife to release the tab and loosen the tie has already got me cut once.

I was also able to finally get enough time to take the scrubber offline for about 1 hour and get the other light set up on it. I was trying to figure out a way to mount the light so that it is exactly 4" away from the screen. So I came up with the idea to use PVC to make a mount that goes across the top of my stand and attach the lights this way. It works really well and I can now adjust it if I want to as well.











I also felt that it was time to take the GFO offline. Now that the scrubber has some good algae growth on it I feel it is not helping, but hurting by taking away nutrients from the scrubber.

I will see how this does but by the looks of it I might have an extra reactor now.

 

It certainly has been a while, bro! and looking great!


.....I havent seen you on my 90g thread...

 

Ya I have been kind of busy testing with different places to get hired. Over 1000 miles last week.

 

Oh wow. Any luck?

 

One trip (600 miles) was to be put on a list. The other (700 miles) I didn't pass their written exam, but would have been disqualified anyway for not having a BA or an MA. I guess a AS just doesn't do it anymore. The search goes on.

 

Beautiful updates, great DIY work on the scrubber.

 

Thanks, if this scrubber really takes off I will have to build a Santa Monic style scrubber for it then I will look even better.

 

I was having a great deal of trouble trying to get the window frame to bend to the sharp curves of my wave tank. So I had to come up with something better, and was given a suggestion by a fellow reefer to use egg crate / light diffuser as the frame and to just zip time the screen material onto it. and this has worked great!