maryg
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I just set up my 90 gallon. I got the deal of a lifetime on this sucker. It came with a nice HOB fuge, sump, and it is predrilled w/ custom overflow. The guys ex-wife had this tank for 5 years and had every item you could possibly buy. She had 2 UV sterilizers, protein skimmer, canister filters, and a bunch of stuff I can't identify. I got it home the other night and spent 2 days cleaning it with vinegar. It looks brand new. I only paid 75$ for everything.
I also painted the back dk. blue. It turned out awesome.
It also came with 100 lbs of LR. Most of it Tonga branch. I purchased some Aragonite and cleaned it really good. It wasn't that cloudy when I filled it.
My question is for the fuge. I got it going with some of the aragonite and a few cups of sand from one of my other tanks. I threw in some rubble rock and a handful of chaeto. It didn't have a light so I went to Lowes and bought a 8watt strip flourescent. It looks fine. Will this be sufficient?
Also the metal halide fixture was in bad shape that came with it. It was a Odyssea fixture. I been reading some bad stuff about it. It was encased in salt creep. It took me all day just to get it apart. I ended damaging the glass and plastic covers. There were already a few burnt wires. I just got a 48" Nova Extreme Pro for my 55 gal. I am glad I didn't sell my Orbit PC light yet. It worked fine and I had a little bit of everything growing under them. I will put the PC back on the 55 and put the Pro on the 90. I hope this will be sufficient as well??
I also painted the back dk. blue. It turned out awesome.
It also came with 100 lbs of LR. Most of it Tonga branch. I purchased some Aragonite and cleaned it really good. It wasn't that cloudy when I filled it.
My question is for the fuge. I got it going with some of the aragonite and a few cups of sand from one of my other tanks. I threw in some rubble rock and a handful of chaeto. It didn't have a light so I went to Lowes and bought a 8watt strip flourescent. It looks fine. Will this be sufficient?
Also the metal halide fixture was in bad shape that came with it. It was a Odyssea fixture. I been reading some bad stuff about it. It was encased in salt creep. It took me all day just to get it apart. I ended damaging the glass and plastic covers. There were already a few burnt wires. I just got a 48" Nova Extreme Pro for my 55 gal. I am glad I didn't sell my Orbit PC light yet. It worked fine and I had a little bit of everything growing under them. I will put the PC back on the 55 and put the Pro on the 90. I hope this will be sufficient as well??
