90 Gallon Step by Step Basic Reef Setup

[bjaycollings]

im just getting into this hobby, and i just purchased my first big reef ready tank...Here is some of the stuff i purchased with this used set up:


90gallon AGA (All Glass Aquarium) reef ready tank (48”x18”x25”) drilled on the left side, with a black wooden custom made stand (50”x20”x38”) and black canopy.

Light fixture 48” T5 - 8 lamps 54W
40gallon sump with Euro Skimmer
2 Mag Drive Pumps 9.5
3 Tunze Turbelle 6025 pumps
Wavy Sea
Pin Point monitors for Salinity
Pin Point monitors for pH
Pin Point Wireless Thermometer
dual GFO & Carbon reactor

 

[mr.reef24]

great post reefscape no comment on this thread yet but will eventually throw in a suggestion or 2

mr.reef24

 

[Myteemouse]

The only thing I see wrong with this set up is you'll nedd alot more flow for a 90 gallon reef and the 175w MH will limit the hight you can keep some high light corals.
just my.02

 

[soulFish]

hows it plumbed?

 

[Spazdad]

so there is no sump/refugium on this tank??? No big pumps skimmer.. Sounds cheap
I like it.

 

[CubicReef]

Setup look great.

 

[nitrofish1]

any updates on this tank? if it was set back up or still down?

 

[rocketgypsy]

I like your guide to reef tank set-up -- simple enough for a reef noobie to get started, yet covers all the bases. Thank you.
--Reef Noobie

 

[Gprime]

Only thing wrong with this thread is there is no mention of any sort of filtration. There's biological from the live rock from what I know myself. But you're going to need something more than that if you want to sustain any life in the tank like a sump with a refugium and a skimmer, or a HOB fuge with a biowheel filter and HOB skimmer.

 

[Heathd]

Ehh, I have seen a tank done with live rock, macros, and massive power heads and they had a variety of reef safe fish and corals in the tank. No sump, hob, skimmer, etc...

It can be done, just not something I would reccomend for a starter.