90g set up.

yamaha racer · 01/24/2009, 04:02 PM

so i have a 90g that has been set up since about july and all it has is sump with skimmer and lr, the tank it self has sand, lr, 2 modded maxi jets, its the sure flow i think, and a closed loop system. the lights i want are tek 8x54w but other than that do i need anything? its gunna be sps mostly. i have been out of the hobby for awhile so i need some help with this stuff now
thanks all

theborgtank · 01/24/2009, 05:03 PM

how many gallons is the sump?
how much lr in sump and tank?
how much (depth) and what grain size of sand in tank? deep enough for NNR?
what kind of skimmer? you need clean water for sps
test kits for water quality

yamaha racer · 01/25/2009, 02:45 PM

20g sump, its packed with lr, like 3" but its black sand, i forgot what kind but its aboout 7" diameter and 24" tall and i put a different pump on. i know i need clean water i had a 55g sps only for about 3 years but decided to sell it. and its been about a year or 2 now so i wanna know whats good and what else do i need

skoomamonster · 01/25/2009, 03:55 PM

Do you want to go BB? You could either take out the sand and put down starboard or just put the rock on the glass but nows the time to do it before you put any critters in the tank. For SPS you probably want more flow than just two mj mods, maybe have the two mj mods on each side of the tank pointed at each other and then get 2 more pumps (either mj mods, K4, Seios, or whatever) and have them on the back blowing towards the front or on the sides with the mj's blowing towards the rocks. Also do you want a calcium reactor or will you be dosing 2-part or will the 2-part be on a dosing pump?

yamaha racer · 01/25/2009, 06:29 PM

no BB i only use black sand in my tanks, i hate BB and white sand. it has alot of flow, i can drop something in there and it will just throw it around like crazy. i have hige pieces of lr in there so there isnt to much water to push around. and i have a 3000gph cl ii know i have plenty of flow, and that is what i was asking with my 55g i could just add cal everyweek, on bigger tanks idk what to do. i dont have room in my stand for a cal reactor. so it will probably be dosing but dont know how i should go about it.

skoomamonster · 01/25/2009, 08:38 PM

Sorry I didn't see where you said you had a closed loop, now I see it.

A 90 wont take up that much cal and alk, could you fit 2 of these under your stand?
http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/Jugs-a...duct_info.html

If you can then you can use one for alk one for cal and then get some dosing pumps like this,
http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/Plumbi...duct_info.html

Or this,
http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/Plumbi...duct_info.html

or you could just get one dosing pump and dose kalk or just dose the 2-part your self with out the dosing pump.

yamaha racer · 01/25/2009, 10:09 PM

no i have no room with my cl pump and i have to build a stand above the pump to fit a 5g for a fuge

skoomamonster · 01/26/2009, 12:02 AM

Oh, hmm, could you put two 5g tanks in a closet, basement, garage... and use a dosing pump to pump it to the tank?

yamaha racer · 01/26/2009, 12:28 AM

nope, its up against the wall to my bathroom and i dont think my dod wants me to go through the wall. i have a shlf above my tank i might just use the aquadose

01/24/2009, 04:02 PM	#1
yamaha racer Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Gypsy Posts: 1,131	90g set up. so i have a 90g that has been set up since about july and all it has is sump with skimmer and lr, the tank it self has sand, lr, 2 modded maxi jets, its the sure flow i think, and a closed loop system. the lights i want are tek 8x54w but other than that do i need anything? its gunna be sps mostly. i have been out of the hobby for awhile so i need some help with this stuff now thanks all

01/24/2009, 05:03 PM	#2
theborgtank Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 68	how many gallons is the sump? how much lr in sump and tank? how much (depth) and what grain size of sand in tank? deep enough for NNR? what kind of skimmer? you need clean water for sps test kits for water quality __________________ I don't care if I got some tubes and a calcium reactor in plain view. I don't model my tanks to look like natural reefs. I'm growing corals like the borg would. Not a treky though. Current Tank Info: 6 seperate tanks, 2 QTs, holding 215 lbs live rock for the next project

01/25/2009, 03:55 PM	#4
skoomamonster Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Elk Grove,CA Posts: 229	Do you want to go BB? You could either take out the sand and put down starboard or just put the rock on the glass but nows the time to do it before you put any critters in the tank. For SPS you probably want more flow than just two mj mods, maybe have the two mj mods on each side of the tank pointed at each other and then get 2 more pumps (either mj mods, K4, Seios, or whatever) and have them on the back blowing towards the front or on the sides with the mj's blowing towards the rocks. Also do you want a calcium reactor or will you be dosing 2-part or will the 2-part be on a dosing pump? __________________ -Nick Current Tank Info: 75g reef w/30g sump/refugium

01/25/2009, 08:38 PM	#6
skoomamonster Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Elk Grove,CA Posts: 229	Sorry I didn't see where you said you had a closed loop, now I see it. A 90 wont take up that much cal and alk, could you fit 2 of these under your stand? http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/Jugs-a...duct_info.html If you can then you can use one for alk one for cal and then get some dosing pumps like this, http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/Plumbi...duct_info.html Or this, http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/Plumbi...duct_info.html or you could just get one dosing pump and dose kalk or just dose the 2-part your self with out the dosing pump. __________________ -Nick Current Tank Info: 75g reef w/30g sump/refugium

01/26/2009, 12:02 AM	#8
skoomamonster Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Elk Grove,CA Posts: 229	Oh, hmm, could you put two 5g tanks in a closet, basement, garage... and use a dosing pump to pump it to the tank? __________________ -Nick Current Tank Info: 75g reef w/30g sump/refugium

01/25/2009, 02:45 PM	#3
yamaha racer Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Gypsy Posts: 1,131	20g sump, its packed with lr, like 3" but its black sand, i forgot what kind but its aboout 7" diameter and 24" tall and i put a different pump on. i know i need clean water i had a 55g sps only for about 3 years but decided to sell it. and its been about a year or 2 now so i wanna know whats good and what else do i need

01/25/2009, 06:29 PM	#5
yamaha racer Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Gypsy Posts: 1,131	no BB i only use black sand in my tanks, i hate BB and white sand. it has alot of flow, i can drop something in there and it will just throw it around like crazy. i have hige pieces of lr in there so there isnt to much water to push around. and i have a 3000gph cl ii know i have plenty of flow, and that is what i was asking with my 55g i could just add cal everyweek, on bigger tanks idk what to do. i dont have room in my stand for a cal reactor. so it will probably be dosing but dont know how i should go about it.

01/25/2009, 10:09 PM	#7
yamaha racer Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Gypsy Posts: 1,131	no i have no room with my cl pump and i have to build a stand above the pump to fit a 5g for a fuge

01/26/2009, 12:28 AM	#9
yamaha racer Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Gypsy Posts: 1,131	nope, its up against the wall to my bathroom and i dont think my dod wants me to go through the wall. i have a shlf above my tank i might just use the aquadose