Go big or flood your house

[Jeremy Brito]

So lets try this again with a brand,new build.
The tank: 90 gallon OcEaniC bow front
The system: Bubble Magus skimmer, Proflex sump
Bought,new tank... Moved the,beast extreme oh carefully to my,house tank is,heavy and massive.

Added the sand bed and,60 gallons of,freshly made water, the remaining 30 will be added to the system tomorrow from the water used and,saved from the previous,tank

 

[Stan]

pics or it didn't happen !!! lol. Perfect size tank.

 

[Jeremy Brito]

pics or it didn't happen !!! lol. Perfect size tank.

So today the water rest of the rock fish and coral went into the tank... Whipeing sweat off my brow that I got it done I will post better pictures when the tank settles

 

[Raffle King]

How much rock do you have in there it doesnt look like much

 

[Jeremy Brito]

Roughly 60 lbs

 

[erics210]

He went from a 72 to a 90, sure he could use more. Baby stps...

 

[Jeremy Brito]

He went from a 72 to a 90, sure he could use more. Baby stps...

Lol to be honest o went from 10 to a 40 to a 72 to a 90.. I had everything set for a72 I got lucky and found a 90 bow front for a good deal

 

[Jeremy Brito]

I sware its like looking at a big flat screen tv with only one channel and no commercial breaks ! Best tv ever

 

[Jeremy Brito]

Now I may actually feel confident enough to host a meeting when the tank starts going good lol

 

[diana a]

Good luck!!!!

 

[Jeremy Brito]

Now I gotta start looking for some lighting .. But I spent that money on a tank so bargain hunting begins

 

[Trio91]

So today the water rest of the rock fish and coral went into the tank... Whipeing sweat off my brow that I got it done View attachment 17899 View attachment 17900I will post better pictures when the tank settles

You could add bio plates to your sump if you don't wanna add more LR

 

[Trio91]

Now I gotta start looking for some lighting .. But I spent that money on a tank so bargain hunting begins

Could go T5's for a cheap fixture and solid coverage....or a few chinese black box led's

 

[raccioppi83]

Marsaqua is always a good chinese black box from Ebay. Definitely gets the trick done if you're looking for budget lighting.

 

[Mrx7899x]

You could always throw in some Marine pure blocks to help with the filtration. I II second T5s pick up a cheap fixture put in some ATI bulbs and you're good to go

 

[Mark_C]

You could always throw in some Marine pure blocks to help with the filtration.

+1 on that. I swear by those things now.

 

[Jeremy Brito]

So the tank is starting to look a lot better and its Definitly starting to take shape, still needs some work but its a good starting point, here are a few pictures o snapped

 

[Trio91]

that figure 8 puffer is cool...i had one that i acclimated to fresh water tank a while back

 

[Jeremy Brito]

that figure 8 puffer is cool...i had one that i acclimated to fresh water tank a while back

Ya he was in a marine tank and they eventually grow out of the fresh water and require salt. I herd and had experiences with puffers being hard to get eating but this guy loves to eat. I just picked up a mandarin .. Understanding there diet requirments I am tryingblive black worms andnwhite worms as I herd people have had sucsess. The black worms I hear have to be directly placed in front of them so they see them move a bit and,decide to take a bite

 

[Jeremy Brito]

Just did some water chemistry.. But I am no rocket scientist lol perhaps you guys can,give your thoughts
Calcium: 320 ppm
Kh Alk: 15 Dkh
Phosphate: 0.03ppm
Nitrate: 5 ppm
Ph: 7.7
Magnesium: 1260 ppm
Iron: between 0 and .05 ppm
Potassium: 440 ppm
Iodine: 0.06 ppm
The two numbers that may be slightly off are calcium and the nitrate how ever the only number that raises concern is the nitrate at this time