Myka's 90 gallon build & 3 province move (Pics Feb 6)

[Myka]

@ you guys!! I don't like building it once, let alone twice. If it bugs me enough I will drain the tank, drape some wet towels over the corals, pick it up with the corals and rock in it still, and put a new stand under. Hey, it's only a 90! But I doubt it will bug me that much! It might happen though. Who knows.

My livestock will be here next Sunday, so the race is on!! I meant to have the tank running for a month before my livestock got here, but I'm a lazy @$$ when it comes to building stuff, so I'm REALLY behind schedule. The tank shouldn't cycle because the rock is fully cured, so I'm crossing my fingers.

Same with the sump and fuge thingy I got goin. I might decide to learn how to do acrylic works, and then replace the sump later on down the road, but I think what I have rigged up will work.

I was going to put the water and rock in the tank last weekend without any plumbing, but I was thinking "What if my overflow leaks?" I mentioned this to another reefer, and he says "Well it would be good to know because if it leaks, then you're gonna have some major trouble in a power outtage!" Why didn't I think of that??? No kidding it better not leak!

So...I'm filling the tank as we speak! It will take all day though, and then some as my RO/DI is only 75 gpd. I did have about 30 gallons made up already, so I should get it as full as I want it today anyway. I will have to wait for the silicone in the sump baffles to dry overnight anyway. I'm only going to let it dry for 12 hours, so hopefully that's enough. I will have Sunday morning to work on the tank too because I don't think I'm working until 3:30 pm.

TODAY:

~ Pick up acrylic rods, black zip ties, more plumbing pieces, glass baffles, and sump & fuge.
~ Water and rock in the tank by tonight.
~ Most of the plumbing should be roughed in.
~ The sump and fuge will be prepped.

TOMORROW:

~ Install sump and fuge.
~ Work on rockscape.

Originally Posted by Kalifornia

Hey can't you add a trim around the bottom nothing fancy but just something to finish it off for you ?
Very cool , are you going to plum your sump and fuge in line ? or just going to (T) off your PS3 to use for the fuge and the return ?

I think it would look funny if I added more trim. It's perfectly balanced and a mirror image on top and bottom, so I don't think that would work well. The sump will the inline, and I will T my PS3 for the fuge. I have to steal some flow anyway because the PS3 should have about 700 gph at 5' head, and my Herbie drain is only a 1", so I can only have 600 gph going through the drain, max. Which doesn't bother me any because with a total volume of about 110 gallons, that gives me 5.5x turnover through the sump which imo is pretty much perfect. I don't want anything more than 100 gph going through the sump either, so it should work well. I just hope I can fit that dang PS3 in the stand!