What woud YOU put in a 90gall tank?

[flower]

Originally Posted by BTLDreef
http:///forum/post/3269773
Your tangs, especially the hippo are still young though, right? A full grown, or even medium size hippo really shouldn't be in a 90G. This guys tank is a 90G corner, so there's even less swimming room. I think any tang in that tank would be a disaster.

LOL..I posted my stock list as a joke really. OP doesn’t want a reef.
Anyway my Hippo Tang was the size of my pinky fingernail when I put him in. He is about 4 inches now and doesn’t look over crowded yet. When that sad day comes I will have to remove all my rock just to get to him..He sure can hide when he wants to.
My rocks are set loose but very sturdy with the back as open as the front, so my fish can swim in and around them, lots of overhangs and caves. So my Hippo tang doesn’t spend his day just swimming back and forth. He is a regular spelunker. By setting up the rock the way I did the fish have more swimming space to explore.
The rocks were set up for coral, lots of coral…I love the deep colors of non-photosynthetic as well as those that need the MH lights…I want it all. It turned out as an added benefit for the fish.
Oh and the blue spotted Kole tang won’t get very big (3 inches in captivity) and is fine in a 90g, he is part of the CUC for algae control.
My 90g is not a corner tank. Those would be good for Sea horse tanks because they are deep and tall.

 

[ibanez]

You can't put very much water in a 55 gallon trash can without it starting to bow out pretty bad. That is what I made water in to fill my 90 gallon with 38 gallon sump. I could only fill it just a little over half way. How tall would that make your tank anyways? A 90 corner tank would be hard enough to work in, much less putting it up that high. So do I read it right that you want an extra 110 gallons of water below a 90 gallon display? That still won't help you be able to keep the bigger fish. I think you will find with a 40 gallon sump/refugium and a 90 gallon display, you will have no trouble keeping the water good with the maximum amount of fish for the 90 gallon corner tank. Remember when stocking your tank, to consider what type of fish occupy what areas of the tank, and try not to get many fish that occupy the same areas. Remember, the ocean is a pretty large place, and when you jam a bunch of fish in an area that tight, they tend to get a little cranky. Just do your homework or you'll be flushing a lot of dead fish or taking your tank apart to catch a trouble maker.

 

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Originally Posted by AquaKnight
http:///forum/post/3270992
Figuring out how to setup a return on the trash can. If for some reason the overflow from your tank stops (snail blocking the pipe, the siphon (if using HOB overflow) breaks, etc), you don't want all 55 gallons being pumped back up to the tank, obviously causing a massive mess.
One of my dream tanks was a 90gal corner. My idea was a "Risky Reef" A ricordia and SPS only reef, and fish were a Majestic Angel, Golden Moray, and a Lionfish (not sure which species exactly, Volitian gets too large, and some Lions may not work with the brights metal halides).

A better choice would be one of the pigmy angels, they are very pretty and they don’t get so large. They are great for picking algae off of rock, and so eliminate the need for a CUC of crabs, and allow you a twinspot lionfish, which only grows to about 3.5 inches. A larger lion would eat the angelfish, but MAYBE a zebra just make sure the angel has some time to grow to maximum size before adding it. A Moray would be out of the question, unless it is the only critter in the tank and it has a habit of knocking over rock and thus either breaking your tank or killing corals.
I use a Rubbermaid 37g plastic trash can marked FISH ONLY for water changes, and I can fill it up to two inches from the top with no problems, it doesn’t bow at all. For anything long term I don’t know, it could leak chemicals over time it isn’t food safe or anything like that.

 

[immortal4419]

Originally Posted by IbanEz
http:///forum/post/3271024
You can't put very much water in a 55 gallon trash can without it starting to bow out pretty bad. That is what I made water in to fill my 90 gallon with 38 gallon sump. I could only fill it just a little over half way. How tall would that make your tank anyways? A 90 corner tank would be hard enough to work in, much less putting it up that high. So do I read it right that you want an extra 110 gallons of water below a 90 gallon display? That still won't help you be able to keep the bigger fish. I think you will find with a 40 gallon sump/refugium and a 90 gallon display, you will have no trouble keeping the water good with the maximum amount of fish for the 90 gallon corner tank. Remember when stocking your tank, to consider what type of fish occupy what areas of the tank, and try not to get many fish that occupy the same areas. Remember, the ocean is a pretty large place, and when you jam a bunch of fish in an area that tight, they tend to get a little cranky. Just do your homework or you'll be flushing a lot of dead fish or taking your tank apart to catch a trouble maker.

Im talking about a large industrial trash can if that makes a differents. Ive seen those hold up to way more then I ever thought possible. it would only make it a few inches taller then a normal stand, I dont want to add larger fish, Just more volume. I want to stock the 90gal just as i would without the extra volume.

 

[ibanez]

If that's the case, I think it would be a waste of time and money, as well as space to do that. As I stated before, the 90 gallon with 40 gallon sump refugium should be more than sufficient for the stocking capability of your tank.

 

[immortal4419]

Originally Posted by IbanEz
http:///forum/post/3271202
If that's the case, I think it would be a waste of time and money, as well as space to do that. As I stated before, the 90 gallon with 40 gallon sump refugium should be more than sufficient for the stocking capability of your tank.
Ok cool! Thats why im posting here! I will follow your advice on this one. I really want to set this up right. Its not the ideal tank for most of you, but i got it for $50.00 and id like to make something out of it.