Just picked up a 90 gallon rr

Huma Huma6 · 02/19/2017, 07:57 PM

Hey I just picked up a 90 gallon rr aquarium. It came with a blue hippo, sailfin, and a maroon clown along with over 100 pounds of live rock. It has a small wet/dry filter, return pump of some sort, and a heater. No protein skimmer. The tank has a leak so I have to reseal and the bulkheads are shot. So Im reasealing the tank and have to buy bulkheads. The fish are currently in a 54 gallon corner until this gets done. Here are my questions. I. Going to make a sump. What size tank would be ideal? I have a 29 gallon I could drill or should i look into buying a 40 gallon breeder? Does anyone know what gph the overflow does? From a previous purchase i aquired an aqua c ev-120. Is this a good skimmer? It is missing some ofbthe fittings but im sure i can get those. What pump to run this skimmer? Thanks

Huma Huma6 · 02/19/2017, 07:59 PM

Also I realize the 90 gallon is to small for the tangs. Im going to upgrade as soon a possible.

Pilotman520 · 02/20/2017, 05:28 AM

I have a 90. I have a 29 gallon sump underneath. A 40b probably won't fit in the stand without major modification. You would most likely have to remove the rear vertical support and build some sort of header to support the weight. No idea on the aquaC but I use a reef octopus 150sss in my first section and it works great.

02/19/2017, 07:57 PM	#1
Huma Huma6 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 30	Just picked up a 90 gallon rr Hey I just picked up a 90 gallon rr aquarium. It came with a blue hippo, sailfin, and a maroon clown along with over 100 pounds of live rock. It has a small wet/dry filter, return pump of some sort, and a heater. No protein skimmer. The tank has a leak so I have to reseal and the bulkheads are shot. So Im reasealing the tank and have to buy bulkheads. The fish are currently in a 54 gallon corner until this gets done. Here are my questions. I. Going to make a sump. What size tank would be ideal? I have a 29 gallon I could drill or should i look into buying a 40 gallon breeder? Does anyone know what gph the overflow does? From a previous purchase i aquired an aqua c ev-120. Is this a good skimmer? It is missing some ofbthe fittings but im sure i can get those. What pump to run this skimmer? Thanks

02/19/2017, 07:59 PM	#2
Huma Huma6 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 30	Also I realize the 90 gallon is to small for the tangs. Im going to upgrade as soon a possible.

02/20/2017, 05:28 AM	#3
Pilotman520 Registered Member Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 74	I have a 90. I have a 29 gallon sump underneath. A 40b probably won't fit in the stand without major modification. You would most likely have to remove the rear vertical support and build some sort of header to support the weight. No idea on the aquaC but I use a reef octopus 150sss in my first section and it works great.