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Old 11-25-2008, 03:00 AM
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Default 90 Gal reef and 50 gal predator tank builds

Hello all
I decided to share my tank building experience with everyone
So first off I'd like to mention that these setups are my first ever aquariums.
The bulk of my personal knowledge is what I have learned off this forum (especially off the reference section). I also have the help of a well experienced friend.
We started to set up the 90 gal reef about 1.5 months ago and came home with the following
90 gal drilled tank with overflow
30 gal bio wheel sump
Black stand
Protein Skimmer
basic flourescent lighting
instant ocean salt



The following day we added 20 lbs of live rock from a lfs

And the following day an additional 20 lbs from a different lfs.

I scoured the forum for a couple weeks while out of town and eventually found Sandy with 130 lbs of live rock for sale (2 kinds, tonga and fiji). We arranged to have it picked up and my buddy threw it in the tank for me.
This brought the total up to 4 different kinds of live rock
After arriving home from work I decided to re aquascape and remove about 20 lbs or so as I thought it looked cluttered. The final design we were able to create came out very stable and required several hours and many beers.
Here are some pics of the final design.

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Other side

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