Silencio's 90 Gal Fish Tank Diary

silencio530

silencio530

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Originally Posted by Rotarymagic
http:///forum/post/2878045
3 islands will look good man I'll tellin ya.. and then you can have a bunch of different spots to put corals... lets face it, rock all along the back wall is boring and inefficient use of space.
P.S. I'll always remember the walmart 55, that was hilarious.. you're definitely making a good comeback though.
got taht right ...my brother has that and now hes going to change it cus he sap pictures up ...
he has a tank that been up for about since august i think but since he bought my tank hes gonna start over ..maybe use all of his stuff even water
but yeah thanx for the ideas ..hope all goes well keep in contact with this thread to see what i come up with k ...
u know what starter corals to keep?
 
rotarymagic

rotarymagic

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Originally Posted by SILENCIO530
http:///forum/post/2878044
i really dont know much about corals never had them i have 2 trumpets i got for 99c each they where dying and the lfs said to take em
so i took em
other than that ima do alot of reserch before i get some corals
in ur opinion what corals are good starters?..what about anemones? say for my 2 clown fish?
I don't like anenomes personally because they can do the following:
move around and kill your other corals, move around and get into powerheads and get killed thus nuking the tank, and eat your other fish.
LOL
For starter corals: zoas, palys, ricordea floridas.. those are all good. Definitely wait on adding corals right now though till you figure out what all you want to do because it's important in your choice of lighting.
 
rotarymagic

rotarymagic

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You've been following that turf scrubber thread right? My pH stays rock solid on my 15gallon with one on a turf scrubber light 18 hours on/6 hours off with the 6 hours off being in the middle of my display tank metal halide on period.
 
silencio530

silencio530

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Originally Posted by Rotarymagic
http:///forum/post/2878049
You've been following that turf scrubber thread right? My pH stays rock solid on my 15gallon with one on a turf scrubber light 18 hours on/6 hours off with the 6 hours off being in the middle of my display tank metal halide on period.
yea i followed that thread i made mine obove my tank but since i got this tank im thinking of adding one to this tank
 
rotarymagic

rotarymagic

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Originally Posted by SILENCIO530
http:///forum/post/2878056
yea i followed that thread i made mine obove my tank but since i got this tank im thinking of adding one to this tank
I run my scrubber off the drain, but I dunno if thats substantially less effective that running one with a pump in the sump that turns on and off every minute to simulate tide surging. Another pump in my tank would have jacked up heat so thats why I ran mine off the drain.
 
silencio530

silencio530

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i looked up durso ..
i do have that part it came with the tank
i need to re plumb
another thing is the water leven in the overflow .....how much water is suposed to be in ther?
 
rotarymagic

rotarymagic

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Originally Posted by SILENCIO530
http:///forum/post/2878060
i looked up durso ..
i do have that part it came with the tank
i need to re plumb
another thing is the water leven in the overflow .....how much water is suposed to be in ther?
When running a durso, the water level will be pretty high.
This tank is gonna look good, I dunno why I'm so excited.. maybe because it gives me inspiration to set up my 144half circle LOL...
 
silencio530

silencio530

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Originally Posted by Rotarymagic
http:///forum/post/2878063
When running a durso, the water level will be pretty high.
This tank is gonna look good, I dunno why I'm so excited.. maybe because it gives me inspiration to set up my 144half circle LOL...
Nice...it might take me a while but i will post up updates im a student and i can afford some stuff certain times usually Deals i get from my lfs ....hes a good guy and usually hooks me up he knows im a DIY guy ..my next addition to this tank is my hood ..i want a tall hood like my 55 g
 
rotarymagic

rotarymagic

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Originally Posted by SILENCIO530
http:///forum/post/2878072
Nice...it might take me a while but i will post up updates im a student and i can afford some stuff certain times usually Deals i get from my lfs ....hes a good guy and usually hooks me up he knows im a DIY guy ..my next addition to this tank is my hood ..i want a tall hood like my 55 g
Yeah I'd work on getting the tank stable and going then decide what kind of corals you want then upgrade the light. Also look into getting 2 dosing pumps and an auto topoff..
the dosing pumps should be hooked up 2 part in jugs (look up randy's 2 part new formula) and you'll be able to keep the CA, ALK, MAG, pH REALLY stable in the tank and keep any corals that your future light choice will support. Also, running the tank between 80-82F will speed up metabolism of everything so food&waste get processed quicker and corals grow faster.. with a scrubber, overflow, and powerheads oxygenation of the water will remain high regardless of the temp and without a skimmer.
 
silencio530

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i got some more rock in there i did the 3 islands conected with a bridge ..i am limited in structures inside because all the roick i have is almost rubble in this tank too small of pices
well ill be back and let u klnow what rock i got post up pics of the process
 
silencio530

silencio530

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i have a question please help me out a little ...
i bought some dead coral skelotons ..lol ...the guy at the pet store says it will eventually turn into live rock ..the question is how long he says its been dead for about over a year now with a tank full of live rock ...should i consider it live rock now?
 
silencio530

silencio530

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Originally Posted by Rotarymagic
http:///forum/post/2878063
When running a durso, the water level will be pretty high.
This tank is gonna look good, I dunno why I'm so excited.. maybe because it gives me inspiration to set up my 144half circle LOL...
so i did the island like u said would look cool ...i kinda conected them i had extra rock ..what do u thing i think it looks nice
 
rotarymagic

rotarymagic

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Looks good.. I'd double the amount of rock (or maybe even just 50% more) personally to fill the tank out more.. how much rock by weight is that supposed to be in your tank?
You've definitely got some good pieces in there with lots of porous surfaces. Like I said before, the tank is very promising. The sand looks good too. If you can turn that heater horizontally, it'll work more efficiently.
P.s. with more rock, you could probably just skip the skimmer IMO. Definitely add a turf scrubber though.
 
silencio530

silencio530

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can i add my cheato in my sump while its cycleing?...what else can i throw in my sump?...5" of sand?...or find a way to put biobals in there?
 
silencio530

silencio530

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Originally Posted by Rotarymagic
http:///forum/post/2879247
Looks good.. I'd double the amount of rock (or maybe even just 50% more) personally to fill the tank out more.. how much rock by weight is that supposed to be in your tank?
You've definitely got some good pieces in there with lots of porous surfaces. Like I said before, the tank is very promising. The sand looks good too. If you can turn that heater horizontally, it'll work more efficiently.
P.s. with more rock, you could probably just skip the skimmer IMO. Definitely add a turf scrubber though.
another thing is that the bottom glass is about 1/2" thick ....so i know in my op it can handle weight
 
jrlandsman

jrlandsman

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I am going to do a 90 soon. Can you post more pics of the stand, some of underneath looking up at the tank would be nice! This will help me when i build one soon! thanks!
 
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