Well, after a long and eventfull build, I finally have water in my 92 corner.
This was a big step for me, as my only other tank is a 29 gallon BioCube.
Many thanks to familyreefer for his 92 corner stand build thread. I used it as inspiration as I built my stand. Needless to say, a curved piece of furniture was probably not the best project for someone with no carpentry skills, but I think it came out OK and I definately learned a few things.
The stand is 37 inches high to allow a little more room to work underneath it. The canopy is a "flip front" style. The entire front 1/3 of the canopy flips up to allow working in the tank without removing the canopy. Some lighting is also attached to the part that flips.
Choosing equipment was also a challenge, as I had never used any of them before.
Equipment list:
92 Gallon Corner tank w/ self-made stand and canopy
20 Gallon sump
Eheim 1260 return
Octopus NW150 skimmer
Aquacontroller Jr
Auto-topoff controlled by Aquacontroller
2 Koralia 3's
250W HQI 14,000K Ushio
1x39W T5HO Giesmann Daylight
1x39W T5HO Actinic +
2x24W T5HO Aquablue
Deadstock:
Only base rock and base sand so far. The rock is 50 pounds of fiji rock and 25 pouds of fiji shelf rock from MarcoRock. I am very pleased with the look of the rock, and when it is seeded it should be beautiful.
I already have a good cycle going. I seeded the tank with some sand from my BioCube and I am already detecting nitrates in the new 92.
I need to find some additional live rock that I can use to seed this tank. I am looking for some with multiple colors of coraline for diversity. Anyone have any they want to sell?
Here are some pics. Reflectors were installed on the T5 bulbs after these pics were taken.
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This was a big step for me, as my only other tank is a 29 gallon BioCube.
Many thanks to familyreefer for his 92 corner stand build thread. I used it as inspiration as I built my stand. Needless to say, a curved piece of furniture was probably not the best project for someone with no carpentry skills, but I think it came out OK and I definately learned a few things.
The stand is 37 inches high to allow a little more room to work underneath it. The canopy is a "flip front" style. The entire front 1/3 of the canopy flips up to allow working in the tank without removing the canopy. Some lighting is also attached to the part that flips.
Choosing equipment was also a challenge, as I had never used any of them before.
Equipment list:
92 Gallon Corner tank w/ self-made stand and canopy
20 Gallon sump
Eheim 1260 return
Octopus NW150 skimmer
Aquacontroller Jr
Auto-topoff controlled by Aquacontroller
2 Koralia 3's
250W HQI 14,000K Ushio
1x39W T5HO Giesmann Daylight
1x39W T5HO Actinic +
2x24W T5HO Aquablue
Deadstock:
Only base rock and base sand so far. The rock is 50 pounds of fiji rock and 25 pouds of fiji shelf rock from MarcoRock. I am very pleased with the look of the rock, and when it is seeded it should be beautiful.
I already have a good cycle going. I seeded the tank with some sand from my BioCube and I am already detecting nitrates in the new 92.
I need to find some additional live rock that I can use to seed this tank. I am looking for some with multiple colors of coraline for diversity. Anyone have any they want to sell?
Here are some pics. Reflectors were installed on the T5 bulbs after these pics were taken.
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