Back in the reef game need advice for new 90RR setup

diablo243 · 03/10/2016, 08:02 AM

Hey all, getting back in the reef tank game and am putting in a 90RR tank in my house. Where I am installing it I have direct drop access to the basement and while its prob more plumbing than needed I would like to drop everything down into the basement and setup a nice bench with everything on it(reduce noise, heat and whatnot in the house). Here are a couple of my concerns and questions I have that I hope people can help with.

1 - The section of basement I would drop into is the old 1880 granite block section, and while there is nothing technically wrong with that it is often cobwebby and overall blah. I could certainly spend some time cleaning it up and prepping it, my concern is having a Sump/Fuge down there with an open top. Not that there is a ton of random air born crap floating around, it is still an old school dank basement type area, any concerns with this?

2. Being I have the ability to drop to the basement I could run a much larger sump/fuge setup than I would under tank. I would like to minimize maintenance and water changes as much as possible so what would people recommend for a sump/fuge setup and size? A single tank like a 55 gal sectioned into a skimmer area, fuge area and sump area? A couple smaller tanks separating out the fuge and sump? Or something like one those big Rubbermaid tubs emptying into a fuge of some sort? I have ample room to work with and like I said would love to minimize water changes (and by minimize mean get down to a monthly change over a weekly or biweekly).

Those are my starting questions, thanks in advance for any advice and help!

sde1500 · 03/10/2016, 08:13 AM

If you have the space, run two rubbermaid stock tanks. A smaller one for the skimmer and other equipment like dosers, reactors, etc, then a bigger stock tank for a big fuge.

This is what I'd love to do for next, bigger, tank upgrade. I'd be curious as well about any concerns with this. My basement is a very old field stone foundation as well. I think the only concern would be the possibility of things getting in the water, in my case a possible mouse haha. But I doubt there would be much chance of that.

03/10/2016, 08:02 AM	#1
diablo243 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Ledyard, CT Posts: 116	Back in the reef game need advice for new 90RR setup Hey all, getting back in the reef tank game and am putting in a 90RR tank in my house. Where I am installing it I have direct drop access to the basement and while its prob more plumbing than needed I would like to drop everything down into the basement and setup a nice bench with everything on it(reduce noise, heat and whatnot in the house). Here are a couple of my concerns and questions I have that I hope people can help with. 1 - The section of basement I would drop into is the old 1880 granite block section, and while there is nothing technically wrong with that it is often cobwebby and overall blah. I could certainly spend some time cleaning it up and prepping it, my concern is having a Sump/Fuge down there with an open top. Not that there is a ton of random air born crap floating around, it is still an old school dank basement type area, any concerns with this? 2. Being I have the ability to drop to the basement I could run a much larger sump/fuge setup than I would under tank. I would like to minimize maintenance and water changes as much as possible so what would people recommend for a sump/fuge setup and size? A single tank like a 55 gal sectioned into a skimmer area, fuge area and sump area? A couple smaller tanks separating out the fuge and sump? Or something like one those big Rubbermaid tubs emptying into a fuge of some sort? I have ample room to work with and like I said would love to minimize water changes (and by minimize mean get down to a monthly change over a weekly or biweekly). Those are my starting questions, thanks in advance for any advice and help! __________________ Precision, aquatic, manipulation... Current Tanks: 90DT, 40GA sump/fuge, 6 bulb T5 lighting IM Nuvo 4 - Still in setup IM Fusion Micro 30L - Stock filtration, 2 x Coral Box Moon LED

03/10/2016, 08:13 AM	#2
sde1500 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Glocester, RI Posts: 3,336	If you have the space, run two rubbermaid stock tanks. A smaller one for the skimmer and other equipment like dosers, reactors, etc, then a bigger stock tank for a big fuge. This is what I'd love to do for next, bigger, tank upgrade. I'd be curious as well about any concerns with this. My basement is a very old field stone foundation as well. I think the only concern would be the possibility of things getting in the water, in my case a possible mouse haha. But I doubt there would be much chance of that. __________________ My build thread: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2548422 Current Tank Info: 65 gallon mixed reef, Eshopps sump and HOB overflow, RO-110int skimmer, Reefbreeder 32" photons V1.