90 gallon budget build.

GoVols · Dec 30, 2017

George Lopez said:
So it's finally wrapped just missing some trim around the front door

The sides have compartments spitfire one will be storage and the other an electrical cabinet

and my 30 gallon filter fits perfectly

hood is completed too

so now i just need to paint the interior and stain the exterior and that Larry piece of trim

George,
That is an absolute master piece

and well worth the wait ;Woot ;Woot
I may have missed it but do you know what kind of lighting that your going with?

Thanks, Freddie

George Lopez · Dec 30, 2017

Unfortunately budget calls for 3 black boxes. 2 i picked up for 100 fruition my reef store after an upgrade (only 6 months old) and the third from a teardown my dad bought stuff from so free. But hey 3 x 16" makes 48"

GoVols · Dec 30, 2017

George Lopez said:
Unfortunately budget calls for 3 black boxes. 2 i picked up for 100 fruition my reef store after an upgrade (only 6 months old) and the third from a teardown my dad bought stuff from so free. But hey 3 x 16" makes 48"

George,
The black boxes can do the job.
If you need help, then let me know. I can call the black box master's in here to help you out.

George Lopez · Dec 31, 2017

GoVols said:
George,
The black boxes can do the job.
If you need help, then let me know. I can call the black box master's in here to help you out.

Lol thanks i also have 2 T5's that are not in a set fixture that i wad thinking of placing outside the boxes. But i was thinking to use those as my moon lighting if i can

George Lopez · Mar 11, 2018

Update time

got some free time this weekend and was it productive. Staining was done a couple of weeks ago but forgot to post (Polly is a PITA). Still some finishing work to be done on the Polly to remove some drips that I didn't notice till my wife pointed out and a bit of painting left for the two cabinets but coming along well id say hopefully next week I'll take it in and start the plumbing and maybe the sump too :-D

George Lopez · Apr 8, 2018

Ok so update

I still have to do my electrical, rewire my lighting, my plumbing and assemble my sump but... i cut out my acrylic baffles for my sump (just need to glue what needs to be glued and silicone it all in place), set up my mounting for my lights, its sitting in is place and my remote light switches are installed for the ones that im loosing because of the tank all done this weekend.

More to come in a couple of weeks once school is finished.

George Lopez · Apr 24, 2018

UPDATE TIME! WOOHOO!!! Plumbing is in, going to do a leak test soon then clean my rocks then hopefully set the rest up then do my lighting

George Lopez · Apr 24, 2018

George Lopez · May 8, 2018

Last night was productive

This weekend it gets sand and water

Gary Inwood · Aug 2, 2018

great build looking forward to seeing it finish

George Lopez · Aug 2, 2018

Track has been up for a bit now and is fully stocked

I'll take pics tonight

George Lopez · Aug 2, 2018

So here is the final product

Stand video

Thank you guys for joining me on this journey and if you have any questions feel free to ask.

George Lopez · Dec 1, 2018

So update... tank is doing pretty good. Everything is pretty happy but still getting used to placement. I'm loving not running for socks at all (I don't miss them). I do 10 gallons of water change aweek and all my numbers stay good and low. Im happy with the stand design because it gives me a lot of space for working I just wish the canopy was a bit taller but my wife didn't want it taller than 6 foot so couldn't do much about it but it does give me perfect standing height with the lid open.

Here afte some pics I took last night just for fun

Have a good day

George Lopez · Jan 30, 2019

Reef_Pilot said:
I am about the same stage as you setting up my 90g. I am now curing the dry Pukani rock that I bought, and just started making my own sump so I can get a bit more volume and have room for the future. I am planning on 36" x 16 x 18" tall. The extra depth will let me put the socks behind the skimmer and have a much larger fuge, then room for reactors or a Marine Pure or Brightwell bio brick in the return section... or at least that's my plan. Also planing on a separate ATO above my return section. As far as the plumbing goes, I was planning on a durso style dual overflow and running the return over the back since I only have 2 drilled holes (same as you I'm guessing). Good luck with your build, I will plan on watching this thread to follow your progress.

How did your tank go? Just wondering.

actik · Jan 30, 2019

Amazing job, we'll thought out and clean. I'm super jelly

jacobreynolds6883 · Aug 21, 2019

Super nice setup and has given me great ideas for my newly acquired 90g future setup. I would love to see an update and suggestions of anything you would have changed if you was starting over.

Watevadog5 · Aug 21, 2019

George Lopez said:
Last night was productive

This weekend it gets sand and water

Love that scape!

George Lopez · Aug 23, 2019

jreynolds6883 said:
Super nice setup and has given me great ideas for my newly acquired 90g future setup. I would love to see an update and suggestions of anything you would have changed if you was starting over.

Tank is doing great, i have not used filter socks at all after the first 2 months lol which i love. I do a 5 gallon water change once a week just because, the fuge does a great job and the fact that the ball tumbles is great. Thankfully because of this I have never had algea issues (nock on wood), any that grows is in the fuge thanks to that light.

Only thing i would change is to have a taller hood and better lights but my wife didn't want it taller and budget dictated the lights, but i would add a third black box to get rid of my dark zone.

Other than that a larger return pump because the 10000lph runs at 63% which is fine but the skimmer needed a separate 4000lph pump because it's just too big of a beast and took more water than it could push on its own.