My 90 Gallon Wave Front Aquarium

prettypearl08 · 06/22/2009, 01:43 PM

Finally I can start taking picture......... My live rock is on the way! YAY! My skimmer was missing something so I sent it back to be replaced. I am so anxious to get this thing started.......... I will post pictures of all my equipment soon... I chose to go with live black sand w/ a 3.5 inch sand bed and 100lbs of live rock. I ordered 50lbs of Hawaiian Live Base Rock for 0.99 per lbs., from OceanProAquatics and 50lbs of Fiji from a local guy for 2.50 per lbs.

I feel like I am having another baby after months of planning, building and preparing I can see the birth coming soon. I am going to call this the only sister the boys will every have........... A new edition to the family. I am trying to figure out where I put my battery charger and as soon as I find I will post pictures.

I am going to wait until we move into our new house to get the tank completely started so I am going to estimate a due date of sometime in July. It has tempered glass on bottom, it is not drilled.

I do have a couple questions also, I do not have space under my aquarium stand for a full sump/refugium when I post the picks you guys will see what I am talking. What can I possibly do?

Also, I have canister filter how would I set that up with a sump?
What would be an alternative to a chiller? I live in Louisiana, and usually the house is cool, but I need to make sure my water temp don't get too high. Fans maybe.. Any suggestions?

der_wille_zur_macht · 06/22/2009, 01:55 PM

You can put the canister's intake and output hoses into the sump, and just run it off the sump. That said, you'll hear from lots of people that you just shouldn't use it, though IMHO canisters are fine if used correctly. Don't run mechanical or biological media in it, but it's OK to use for chemical (carbon, GFO, etc.) media.

You'll really have to get the tank running before figuring out a cooling solution, IMHO - otherwise it is hard to predict your needs. I am a big advocate of alternatives to chillers, since they are expensive to buy, expensive to run, and don't actually solve the problem they are intended to solve. Fans are great; a fan or two blowing across the surface of your tank or your sump can do wonders. Wether you need anything at all or not will depend on your target temperature, the room temp, and the equipment you are running.

Sump/fuge design can get really creative, so let's see that space - I bet someone can come up with a solution that will work!

06/22/2009, 01:43 PM	#1
prettypearl08 Registered Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Louisiana.... AKA Da Bayou State Posts: 84	My 90 Gallon Wave Front Aquarium Finally I can start taking picture......... My live rock is on the way! YAY! My skimmer was missing something so I sent it back to be replaced. I am so anxious to get this thing started.......... I will post pictures of all my equipment soon... I chose to go with live black sand w/ a 3.5 inch sand bed and 100lbs of live rock. I ordered 50lbs of Hawaiian Live Base Rock for 0.99 per lbs., from OceanProAquatics and 50lbs of Fiji from a local guy for 2.50 per lbs. I feel like I am having another baby after months of planning, building and preparing I can see the birth coming soon. I am going to call this the only sister the boys will every have........... A new edition to the family. I am trying to figure out where I put my battery charger and as soon as I find I will post pictures. I am going to wait until we move into our new house to get the tank completely started so I am going to estimate a due date of sometime in July. It has tempered glass on bottom, it is not drilled. I do have a couple questions also, I do not have space under my aquarium stand for a full sump/refugium when I post the picks you guys will see what I am talking. What can I possibly do? Also, I have canister filter how would I set that up with a sump? What would be an alternative to a chiller? I live in Louisiana, and usually the house is cool, but I need to make sure my water temp don't get too high. Fans maybe.. Any suggestions?

06/22/2009, 01:55 PM	#2
der_wille_zur_macht Team RC Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: NY Posts: 17,749	You can put the canister's intake and output hoses into the sump, and just run it off the sump. That said, you'll hear from lots of people that you just shouldn't use it, though IMHO canisters are fine if used correctly. Don't run mechanical or biological media in it, but it's OK to use for chemical (carbon, GFO, etc.) media. You'll really have to get the tank running before figuring out a cooling solution, IMHO - otherwise it is hard to predict your needs. I am a big advocate of alternatives to chillers, since they are expensive to buy, expensive to run, and don't actually solve the problem they are intended to solve. Fans are great; a fan or two blowing across the surface of your tank or your sump can do wonders. Wether you need anything at all or not will depend on your target temperature, the room temp, and the equipment you are running. Sump/fuge design can get really creative, so let's see that space - I bet someone can come up with a solution that will work! __________________ Inconveniencing marine life since 1992 "It is my personal belief that reef aquaria should be thriving communities of biodiversity, representative of their wild counterparts, and not merely collections of pretty specimens growing on tidy clean rock shelves covered in purple coralline algae." (Eric Borneman)