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New 90 Gallon Reef Tank


chiu

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Err....Maybe I should have started this topic in the ReefKeeping forum instead of the General Discussion. Can I have a moderator delete the one in General Discussion?

Anyways...

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Hi ARC,

Not exactly new, I was here a few years ago when I started my 45 gallon reef tank. Now 3 babies later (2 twin girls, and a new baby girl) and with an overcrowded 45 gallon reef, I am starting a new 90 gallon reef tank. I went with a cherry oceanic 90 gallon tank. Instead of live rock, I went with ceramic rock and I will be seeding it with live rock from my 45. I will be putting a 48" aquactinics constellation fixture on it which is coming next week. Here are some pics... enoy!

chiu

Base Rock

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Rock with reef plates added

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Top Left View

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Top Right View

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Top Middle View

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Latest Pictures of the tank:

Latest rock formation with Aquactinics Constellation:

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Pictures of the bulbs in Constellation:

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Top Left View of Rock Formation:

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Top Right View of Rock Formation:

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View with lights on:

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Been a while since I posted pics; and, since I was posting stuff for the vivid aquariums order, thought I would post some of the main tank:

Main 90 Gallon on 2009-05-09:

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And I turned my old 45 gallon into a frag tank:

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WOW, I love the rock work! I tried to get that look a couple times...came close, not quite as nice as yours though. I kept adding to the tank and moving stuff around and now it's nothing like I wanted it. That's always the joy of setting up a new system. Where did you get those ceramic pieces??

Dena

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I like the rock work. Great light. What bulbs are you running?

Thanks!

I am running the following from front to back (not that it matters. :)):

ATI T5 54 Watt 48" 12000K Aquablue Special

ATI T5 54 Watt 48" Blue Plus

ATI T5 54 Watt 48" 12000K Aquablue Special

ATI T5 54 Watt 48" Blue Plus

ATI T5 54 Watt 48" 12000K Aquablue Special

ATI T5 54 Watt 48" Blue Plus

ATI T5 54 Watt 48" 12000K Aquablue Special

The Aquactinics fixture is great....

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WOW, I love the rock work! I tried to get that look a couple times...came close, not quite as nice as yours though. I kept adding to the tank and moving stuff around and now it's nothing like I wanted it. That's always the joy of setting up a new system. Where did you get those ceramic pieces??

Dena

Thanks! I think the rock configuation came out really good. I got the ceramic pieces from Aquaroche at Aquarium Specialty. The rocks were really a good deal. Shipping ultimately killed the deal for me and made the price to be about the same as premium live rock.

Still...I am glad that I went ahead and took the plunge and got the rocks.

chiu

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