Dougs 90g SPS Reef.
 

Time to start a new thread. I will keep a link to my 50g sps tank. I somehow went from adding a small sump to my 50g to a 75g to a 90g. :lol:

New tank is an All Glass standard size 90g. Not drilled yet.
Salt Water Connection 180 cone skimmer.
2 Evergrow 2040 led fixtures & 1 SWC Extreme led fixture
20g sump w/Eheim 1260 return pump.
2 Vortech MP 40, two Jebao RW 10s
Apex controller monitoring all values & warnings.
Tunze Osmolator top off

And more to come. Have to condition another 60# of Pukani rock. Drill tank &'build overflows. And so on :D

It happens. :D

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Now thats a skimmer..:mrgreen:

Mine used to look like that. They always look so nice when they are shiny new.

Yay, another build !
Don't torture us with all that text crap ... make sure you load your posts with pics :smile:

Agreed. Purdy to look at now. Its so large Im thinking about going remote sump.

:lol:..Will do. So far just from my iPhone. Time to get my camera out.

Well that went ok...thank goodness


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Did they redesign it? It fit under my 90, and my stand was super short. It's under my 50 right now, and that stand is super short too.

It fits under there. Im thinking of using my 50g as the sump, which won't. That would also give more room for the skimmer.

Ah, that would be nice. Remote sump is the bomb. I wish I had that option.

My assistant.

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Overflows done & drying. Some idiot forgot to tape the front right one. :lol:
Oh well, won't be seen once covered. As the stones sand, "paint it black", as on my back glass. :smile:

The 6 in. where overflows are will be hidden. And piping will go through visible hole to my office/fishroom.

Did you know the tape is to be pulled while silicone is still wet. :lol: I never. DOH!!!!!!
Should have watched the u tube video first. Guess a partial redo tomm. I picked up an older 40g cube style tank for a sump. 3/8th glass. All braced. Going to redo all the seams. Guess I will know how this time. :lol:

I've made this newbie mistake as well :lol:

Thanks. As the saying goes, misery loves company. :mrgreen: Somehow I don't feel so bad now. :lol:

I cut it completely out this morning.

Completely removed front overflow yesterday. Never liked the layout. Spent couple hours removing silicone. Drilled another hole & put new overflow beside the other. Looks better & once acrylic cover is added, even better. Right now they are even in height. May have to put a horizontal divider between the two to keep Duraso,s working correct.

My good friend went to Concepts after me and grabbed this sump out back. Brought it back and cleaned it all up and then gave it to me for my new tank. A bit large at 88g for a 90g tank. :lol: But who could resist such a nice looking sump and a very nice gesture. Besides just run it about 9in.deep and it has a 10g fresh water storage, plus converting old sock area to a quarantine and half the huge return pump side for a refugium.

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Fresh water and sock compartment. Will raise the left side and a nice quarantine..


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Right side will be skimmer place and overflow lines in. No socks.


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Left side will be split into return pump & a refugium.

I just sit here looking at it, as its so nice. :D. Sure glad for good friends. Thanks Mike. When I do the new tank, its going bare with a starboard type bottom. So my many sand critters, yellow coris, leopard wrasse, and whatever else will go to Mikes 90g & 35g Red Sea.

Sorry those pics are so large. Photo bucked editor on the fritz.

Great score Doug!

Thanks Greg. Sure is. Inspired by yours. :mrgreen:

Big sump! I like your planned modifications to it.

Thanks Mindy. Figured it would be a good way to use all that space for a good purpose.

I also removed the glass overflows. Friend bringing me some heavy duty starboard type material for both the bottom in white, {thinner} and black, {thick} for the overflows, instead of trying to cover the glass.

You can't silicone Starboard. Starboard is the same material as plastic cutting boards...it's less gluable than acrylic.

Hmmm. So no way to attach it. An acrylic cement. ? How do they attach acrylic overflows ?

So the overflow stuff is half inch acrylic. We using weld on for the acrylic to acrylic joint and silicone for acrylic to glass.

That's how. :) Personally, I'd rather use a glass overflow and silicone 1/4" acrylic onto it. I wouldn't trust the acrylic to glass seal long-term. Make sure you have standpipes in the overflows in case they leak so they don't drain your whole tank. If you want to have a sweet overflow, use black glass. Acrylic attracts coralline algae like nobody's business and you can't scrub it off because you will scratch the acrylic. That's the reason I got the whole back of my new tank done in black glass.

Tanks for the great info Mindy. The black glass only comes in 6m so going with acrylic covered glass in 3/8th plus the acrylic. And yes I have stand pipes. I usually use plumbing tape on them so they don't leak.

You're welcome. Assuming you mean 6 mm...that's not true. The black glass on my tank is 10 mm IIRC. I also have a kitchen table with really thick black glass - never measured it.

Could just be my supplier. They do have 10mm in smoked grey but thats not as dark. Perhaps I will order the 6mm and cover the clear glass with it..:smile:

Why not have the overflow built out of reg glass and silicone a veneer of the black glass over it?

Hi. Im thinking thats what I will do or something similar.

Ya iust do that then. You'll like it way better than acrylic.

New plan is to use the half inch acrylic thats ready. Already slotted also. Going to use glass braces on the inside. Going to paint the acrylic with Krylon Fusion black, which it seems many use in their tanks.

Why are you going to paint the acrylic?

Its clear acrylic.

Oh. It won't stick long-term. It will wear off. I've done that too.

LOL. Im getting depressed..:lol: So I will order 6mm black glass to cover it.

Hey! That's a great idea! :madgrin:

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Cutting board or starboard or whatever its called. The bottom in the tank.

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My newly drilled and designed BA overflow. :mrgreen:

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Now to work on the overflow walls itself. Using two pieces of 10mm glass cover by 6mm black acrylic..