90g sps tank
 

Picked up my new tank the other day. Its a 90g, 3ft. by 2ft. by 2ft. Just finished the in wall set-up.

This is a pic from the rear, {lots of work remaining}.

http://www.canreef.com/photopost/data/508/8back_pic.jpg

Looks almost like a cube tank from that pic..

More pics Doug!! :mrgreen:

Bottom cover made from a sheet of acrylic with a layer if silicone and a course aragonite layed imbedded into it. No loose gravel but still gives a bit of a look. :smile:

http://www.canreef.com/photopost/data/508/8bottom.jpg

http://www.canreef.com/photopost/data/508/8bottom_2.jpg

Yea, pretty close to a cube Ryan. I have only one halide over it at the moment, so the bottom shots are a bit darker.

Besides the couple of sps I have from my other tank, I picked up three beautiful aqua-cultered stag frags from Jaysons, when getting the tank.

They reside in one of my several tubs on the floor, with stock in them. :smile:

The glued on sandbed looks pretty good. I may try that on my next tank. :cool:

Cool looking bottom, Doug :cool: Don't know how easy it will be to siphon crud from it, though.

Seems to have turned out fine. I seen some different versions of several boards and decided to give it a go. The acrylic sheet is not attached to the bottom, so can be removed if I dont like it or have problems. Unlike the sheet I used in a previous tank, this one sits very flat on the bottom glass.

Well, thats another question Bev. :smile: Its very shallow. Plus the tank will have very high flow, from a Mag 12 return pump and two Tunze 6080 streams. Also running a 28in. SWC beckett, driven by a Mag 24.

This looks like a fantastic new project Doug :mrgreen:

I wish you the best of luck with it!

I have been thinking about one of those bottoms, but unfortunately 3 of my fish NEED a sandbed. I dont think syphoning the bottom will be hard because you'll still be sucking stuff up its just the bottom is rougher, and I dont think a syphon will suck pieces off the bottom.

Chris

What kind of silicone did you use doug? Are you wooried about any breakdown of the silicone?
I dont have any experience with the stuff, hence the question.

Thanks
Rob