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jrsatx20
Sun, 16th Feb 2014, 08:43 PM
old 90 gallon but new to me.

Ram (Onereef) built this tank about 3 years ago and when i saw it back then i told myself if it evers goes up for sale im geting it. Well it went up for sale and i scooped it up.

Tank has some scatches so out to the back yard with it and some sanding began. Wet sanded the 3 faces that will be viewable. The buffing will begin in the next couple of days.

Thanks for the great deal Ram.

http://i848.photobucket.com/albums/ab41/riguerr79/Mobile%20Uploads/20140209_200407_zps989a61c8.jpg (http://s848.photobucket.com/user/riguerr79/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20140209_200407_zps989a61c8.jpg.html)
tank how i got it
http://i848.photobucket.com/albums/ab41/riguerr79/Mobile%20Uploads/20140216_134817_zps0815d190.jpg (http://s848.photobucket.com/user/riguerr79/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20140216_134817_zps0815d190.jpg.html)
sanding started
http://i848.photobucket.com/albums/ab41/riguerr79/Mobile%20Uploads/20140216_172220_zps7d1d7bb0.jpg (http://s848.photobucket.com/user/riguerr79/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20140216_172220_zps7d1d7bb0.jpg.html)
sanding finished
http://i848.photobucket.com/albums/ab41/riguerr79/Mobile%20Uploads/20140216_173448_zpsec8e1e44.jpg (http://s848.photobucket.com/user/riguerr79/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20140216_173448_zpsec8e1e44.jpg.html)
small piece buffed inside and out.

Zack
Sun, 16th Feb 2014, 08:57 PM
Nice, I'm excited to see the sanded product!

jrsatx20
Sun, 16th Feb 2014, 09:37 PM
thats the hard part. would prob go better with a buffer instead of one on the end of a drill.

jrsatx20
Sun, 16th Feb 2014, 09:39 PM
the reason that i had to sand and buff was because of the parts on the bottom of the tank were stained from coraline algae. and it would come clean. even with a vinegar bath.

CoryDude
Mon, 17th Feb 2014, 11:00 PM
Geez, Reuben's back in the game. Time to hide your wife and kids.

jrsatx20
Mon, 17th Feb 2014, 11:48 PM
Ive been trying to come back for more that a yr now. My last tank sat in the living room for a long time. Never did any thing to it.

jrsatx20
Wed, 19th Feb 2014, 09:20 PM
half the tank buffed out. thank goodness it came clean.

http://i848.photobucket.com/albums/ab41/riguerr79/Mobile%20Uploads/20140219_185548_zps89d2611f.jpg (http://s848.photobucket.com/user/riguerr79/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20140219_185548_zps89d2611f.jpg.html)

will finish it tomorrow

350gt
Wed, 19th Feb 2014, 09:32 PM
looking good mang

OUCH!
Wed, 19th Feb 2014, 09:35 PM
Looking good! keep the pics coming

jrsatx20
Wed, 19th Feb 2014, 09:51 PM
thanks. all i know is that im too old for all this *&%$.

have to all the corners by hand. oh my hands hurt.

dont like manual labor

jrsatx20
Wed, 19th Feb 2014, 09:55 PM
sump and the gravity feed ato

http://i848.photobucket.com/albums/ab41/riguerr79/Mobile%20Uploads/20140216_204157_zps68ae64c8.jpg (http://s848.photobucket.com/user/riguerr79/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20140216_204157_zps68ae64c8.jpg.html)

sicce 3 return and Nac7 skimmer

total water volume should be around 120 gallons

OneReef
Wed, 19th Feb 2014, 10:31 PM
Looking great Ruben! Excited to see what you do with it.

jrsatx20
Wed, 19th Feb 2014, 11:25 PM
Ram, you did all the hard work.

thanks for the tank cant wait to get this thing going

jrsatx20
Thu, 20th Feb 2014, 08:06 PM
plumbed the drains and driiled the tank for the returns. 1 drain for the skimmer and 1 for fuge

ready for water. should be ordering rock

http://i848.photobucket.com/albums/ab41/riguerr79/Mobile%20Uploads/20140222_151455_zps88fa4dad.jpg (http://s848.photobucket.com/user/riguerr79/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20140222_151455_zps88fa4dad.jpg.html)
http://i848.photobucket.com/albums/ab41/riguerr79/Mobile%20Uploads/20140222_143751_zps42ef3aa2.jpg (http://s848.photobucket.com/user/riguerr79/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20140222_143751_zps42ef3aa2.jpg.html)

jrsatx20
Sat, 22nd Feb 2014, 05:54 PM
gonna start with 50# of rock. want plenty of swimming room

jrsatx20
Wed, 16th Apr 2014, 10:15 PM
http://i848.photobucket.com/albums/ab41/riguerr79/Mobile%20Uploads/20140415_232328_zpsd4a39560.jpg (http://s848.photobucket.com/user/riguerr79/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20140415_232328_zpsd4a39560.jpg.html)

350gt
Wed, 16th Apr 2014, 10:17 PM
Water is so clear ;)

jrsatx20
Wed, 16th Apr 2014, 10:17 PM
http://i848.photobucket.com/albums/ab41/riguerr79/Mobile%20Uploads/20140415_181748_zps94b91b15.jpg (http://s848.photobucket.com/user/riguerr79/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20140415_181748_zps94b91b15.jpg.html)

350gt
Wed, 16th Apr 2014, 10:20 PM
What are your plans for corals?

jrsatx20
Wed, 16th Apr 2014, 10:21 PM
Yup as if nothing was in there. Oh wait there isn't anything in there.

Just got the light in yesterday and its gone. Uncle took it to build me a something to suspend it over the tank

Hopefully it will be ready for the tank tour

jrsatx20
Wed, 16th Apr 2014, 10:26 PM
idk. would like to try zoas. never had much luck with them.

a couple of chalices for sure

OneReef
Thu, 17th Apr 2014, 07:17 AM
Looking great Ruben! How is that fixture? Build quality?

jrsatx20
Thu, 17th Apr 2014, 09:49 AM
Thanks Ram. Its nice doesn't look like it's just slapped together.

jrsatx20
Mon, 28th Apr 2014, 10:37 PM
water changing tub. 55 gallons with over kill pump. water should be mixed pretty fast with 1050 gph. then attach hose to reach tank to perform water change


http://i848.photobucket.com/albums/ab41/riguerr79/Mobile%20Uploads/20140428_202958_zps67fa088e.jpg (http://s848.photobucket.com/user/riguerr79/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20140428_202958_zps67fa088e.jpg.html)