R.I.P. My 90 Gallon Reef

Discussion in 'Show Off Your Fish Tanks!' started by tatted4ever, Jul 29, 2010.

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  1. Telgar

    Telgar Snowflake Eel

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    Love the rockwork, looks like a big crab sitting there watching ya :jester:
     
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  2. Matt Rogers

    Matt Rogers Kingfish

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    Dang. Very nice. That is some serious hardware on there. Very well thought out. Great job with plumbing, lights, rockwork, dosing pumps and mounting the power strip up high where accessible and not a water hazard.

    Love it. You should have some major SPS growth in there!

    matt
     
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  3. jkat21

    jkat21 Bangghai Cardinal

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    Wow.very well put together.I'm likin part 2 already..can't wait to see that thing loaded with some nice looking corals..keep up the good work.
     
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  4. adicus

    adicus Aiptasia Anemone

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    Great setup - Really clean. So what did you do with all the wires? They seem to be the biggest issue with my installs.
     
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  5. bama

    bama Humpback Whale

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    I have been waiting for part 2 for a while. I am sooo impressed with it all.. I think its perfect. Also what stain did you use for the stand?
     
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  6. hydrojeff

    hydrojeff Montipora Capricornis

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    looks great tatted, love the side cabinets.
     
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  7. scott26

    scott26 Ritteri Anemone

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    kool
     
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  8. =Jwin=

    =Jwin= Tassled File Fish

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    That thing is a beast of a setup. Be proud of that masterpiece. I can't wait to see it with fish and corals! And maybe something fun and extra in that cool fuge you have...I'm thinking something exotic...similar to a praying MANTIS...if you know what I mean ;)
     
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  9. tatted4ever

    tatted4ever Clown Trigger

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    Im liking the rockwork more and more everyday.

    Ive put a lot of thought on how it all should be structured throughout the cabinets with wiring and plumbing. The biggest challenge for me was the refugium. Getting that plumbed. I had to drill out holes through the cabinet and stand walls. then drill into the refugium. All had to be perfect so gravity could take place for proper flow.

    Im OCD with my wiring and keeping things precise.

    I setup the rockwork this way with sps in mind :)

    Im gonna do it right. Ill be picky when buying corals and my fish.

    A lot of the wiring is carefully woven through the cabinets.
    Especially for the lighting and left cabinet. If you look at the left cabinet pics where the refugium is.... you can see them pulled through the side wall to the stand where the EB8 is.

    Ebony by Minwax. comes in a little yellow can at Home Depot

    Thanks

    That would be cool.... to have a mantis... I have seen that with some systems.

    I think I may just have chaeto
     
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  10. Matt Rogers

    Matt Rogers Kingfish

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    Cool! So you have a gravity fed fuge too? Mine is doing great by the way. I dialed it in with the sump pump a bit.
     
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