My Overdue 90gal Tank Build

i think everything done here is cool ,from your diy stand , to your rock work , plus all the planning youve done with it all. great start telgar. keep it up.

 

Thanks Divott, I learned a long time ago with my fresh water tanks that a little forethought goes a long way when setting up any new system.

 

any new toys for the tank?

how're you liking your ev240 at this point?

 

no new toys at the moment, although I am currently building a larger sump out of a 40 gal breeder tank my brother gave me... and a little birdy told me there are a few gift cirtificates on the Christmas tree i'm supposed to use for adding some inhabitants to the setup.
I'm loving my skimmer, I just wipe the crud out of the neck twice a week and forget it, collection cup is full every 3 days like clockwork and all thats in the tank so far is about 50 snails and a lone blue legged hermit crab

 

Ok, so I wasn't very happy with the original fuge/sump setup I had. It was a 20L that housed the fuge and then drained into a 10 gal tank under it where the return pump was housed. The skimmer was also plumbed into the 10 gal and while it was quiet I could never quite get it tuned to be silent.

original fuge.






whats left of the old fuge Gonna take out the baffles and clean it up for a quarantine tank.


my Mangroves hangin out in the DT temporarily.




new combo sump/fuge. compartment on the right will be the fuge, just waiting for the last 20lbs of sand to complete the DSB. my Chateo is temporarily in the return area.










more to come in a few days.

 

Man Telgar.....you're my Idol. 8)

 

looking good as usual!

are you feeding your skimmer from the return pump?

 

Thanks
yes, the T coming off the return line at the height of the collection cup connects to the skimmer.
You can see the hose snake behind the skimmer in this shot.

 

nice, what kind of pump are you using for the return?

 

Danner Mag 12 internally