Hello there NR! I recently was looking into upgrading from my 29 AGA, I didn't have alot of cash to start out with, and was only looking to upgrade to a 40-50g. But as amazing as craigslist was, I found a good steal on a 92g Corner w/stand and hood for only $200. Luckily the tank is drilled with an overflow so I'm not far from connecting it to my soon to be 29g fuge.

But as of right now I don't know what kind of lighting to use, the dimensions of my tank are 48 x 22 x 25 I think..? haha pics are attached, any help or opinion about lighting will be appreciated. Thanks!

sorry for crappy camera phone pic, its all i got.

92

Good kill !! This is going to be expensive real quick

tell me about it...

But it will look awsome in the end!! Can't wait to see this set up.

As for an answer to your question, if you are not going to be keeping and SPS corals, then I would suggest to look for a 6 bulb T5 fixture.

Well nebthet, I can't wait to see it in action either! I am looking to transfer my SPS corals and clams not to mention some nems into my new tank. in due time of course. But as for now, I just got another great offer for $100 24" 250w Sunpod in my area. Is this enough to keep what I already have in my 29 under 150w mh?

You shouldn't have any issues with it.. especially if you use it in conjunction with your 150w.
Might want to keep your SPS a little higher but it should work plenty.
Depending on how you hand them, you could have some nice bright areas and then a couple more shaded areas.

wicked!!!
looking forward to seeing this tank set up

I gave up on my 29g tank thread, but this is what it is about a month ago, natural sunlight. You can see why I need the upgrade.

here it commes

5g fuge

I'll race you to see who gets it built faster lol jk but I'm right behind you...found out today that I'm gonna be getting my friends 90g woooot! Can't wait to set this beast up! Wensday morning bro! And that ish is mine muahahaha

Bowfronts are awesome. I just took down a 54 corner RR.

Agreed

I know right! Me and g are goin on a quest tomorrow for some more great deals!

Just filled my tank with sand and the smell was awful. Filling the rest tomorrow after questing, got pretty much everything I need so far. Thank goodness for these misc. fish items I had laying around, I would be spending a ton! Too bad I can only say that for some things.. the tools I used for my nano, look extra nano when I use 'em on the 92!

gonna watch your build!! i've had my 92 corner bow for a bit over a year and i'm lovin it!! Takes a bit more strategy for everything flow, lighting, scape. I find it alot more challenging than a box!!

The flow part is easy. Point a few powerheads at the front, let the curve distribute the flow. Problem solved.

I liked my Corner tank, it just really only fits in 4 corners in the entire house and I didn't really want a tank in any of them. Now it's a 3-sided 55 only taking up 13" of wall space.

Awesome! do you have a tank thread? I'm looking for more ideas

so far, all Ive been thinking about was my scaping! I've got many plans for the rock work, could someone link me a place I can buy some reef putty is it? The molding things you use to 'glue' rock together?



I'm sure flow is going to be easy like you said. I have 2 separate loclines (is that what its called?) in place for my return. I plan to just point them at the front glass like you said in opposite directions.

You'll probably still want a powerhead. A koralia 4 is a lot of flow for the money.

oh please believe the water will me moved! aha, I plan to keep maybe 2 k3's or if i have enough, a vortech.. I WISH

any other flow suggestions? I think that should be enough?

i use 2 k4's but not both at the glass. I found with one along the front glass and the other corner facing away from the front glass it creates a nice votex of flow. the top half of the tank being high flow and bottom being medium. this with a BB all the debris sitts in one spot in the middle for easy cleaning at wc time!!

FYI putty works ok for some aquascapes but if your gonna go high you should probibly drill your rock to avoid any accidents.

so I filled the tank a little bit more this afternoon and left a pump on. my water looks muddy? when I had done this in my old tank, with sand, the dust settled in less than a day, I filled it earlier this morning. Anyone know whats going on? Im stumped.. :/

Awesome, I'll try to get a hold of some k4's then.


But so far I'm anxious to get all my livestock out of my 29 so I can convert it into a fuge already! someone maybe coming by tomorrow to pick it all up. Lets hope we both walk away happy!

Sweet. I am glad this is coming along so quickly.

Thanks, but can someone chime in about the muddy water?

Not sure what to tell you there.. was it new sand or old? Did you rinse it off before you put it in the tank. I know some people have that issue if they don't rinse it first.

I rinsed it off, but I guess I didnt do a good job.

I stroked my fingers through the sand earlier and pulled up a dead bristleworm about 1 1/2" long. FMLFMLFML

ewwwwwww

dude.. tell me about it. i'm trying to find someones post similar to my situation. I guess I gotta wait till I can run filtration. eeeek.. I guess my first bump in the road

When I did my transfer I used fresh sand and it took about 48 hours for it to completely settle down. It was a little cloudy. But filtration will definately help.

The thing is, it does not look like sand storm, it loooks muddy.

Woke up to the same thing this morning, goodness its quite depressing looking at it. I'm just disappointed in filling the tank. I wish I didnt spend $20 and salt to mix this batch up.

Should I just wait till I can run filtration? or just start fresh again?

Back from questing and ended up getting more than I thought I was gonna get, but everything was going smoothly. I decided to use my magdrive pump to make a temporary polyfilter floss filter. I used a 6g bucket and stuffed it full of the filter floss. I separated the two with 2 layers of eggcrate. an hour later my pump stopped working.

ITS FILLED WITH THE FIBERS. I should have know this would happen in such a small bucket, I tried cleaning it out with a dentist tool, got most of the fibers out, but the pump is still not working.

the pump is a quite 1onr 2200 Pentair aquatics. I have no clue how to open this pump. searching for directions now.


UGH, this tank is becoming more of an issue everyday. high hopes, I will get things done.

Yes, take the pump apart. Most of the fibers are probably twisted around the drive shaft. Also, how does the tank look? Still muddy? You can try to let the tank settle and then do a partial water change to help clear it up a little bit, but filtration will definitely help.

edit: Is there a way you can separate the filter floss from the pump w/ some sort of barrier so that the floss won't get tangled in the impeller?

might be a sign.. go bare bottom while you can!!!lol

Waters clearing up! Got the pump to work and everything. Pretty productive day I would say. These bumps along the way are only making me more determined!

I am replacing filter floss every other hour, only problem is that when I pull the fibers out, a crap load of dirt comes off. I hope I'm taking the most of it our. aha.

Well I am glad it is coming around now. Hopefully this will be the end of your issues and it goes smoothly from here on out.

I really like the look of sand! haha,

But I just pulled out a fat chunk of filter floss out of the bottom bucket, just clouded my tank even more when I swished it around to take it out. I guess this is gonna take longer than I thought,


VERY depressing

Water is beginning to clear up!!

I really hope it will be clear within this weeeeek! Im looking for deals on pumps and rocks right now, Low budget is killin me!

Figure out how happy I am! aha, I'm off to do more for this tank before I head to work.

All cleared up yet?

I've seen the water clear so far, but everytime I kick a sandstorm up with the sand. It just goes back to the muddy look. Im still running the polyfiber. Started the carbon earlier this morning. Hopefully this works.

Lookin for live rock today. searching craigslist and making calls to see who has it for $1 a lb out here. Let hope I get lucky

carbon won't really help clear the water if it's just debris. carbon is usually used to remove chemicals and discoloration from water.

Well theres no debris at all. The water is initially muddy looking. I was able to see right through my water this morning, however I constantly mix around the sand and make it muddy again. Just so I can try to get a chance to filter it all out.

Quick question.
Did you clean out the tank prior to filling her up ?

oh alright...well you're not supposed to mess w/ the substrate too much. in my planted fw tank, i have to dig up and replant plants every now and then and the water does go from crystal clear to the muddy in seconds, but i've got 2 big eheim canister filters that clean it right up in no time.

btw, where did you get your sand from? if it was really dirty to begin with, it's most likely the cause of your problems

@pips--i suspect it was dirty sand.

So the 29g wouldn't fit for a fuge, so im waiting on a 20h.

As for now, I have a lighting question before I permanently mount it. Im using makeshift bars to hold up my lighting.
should I use a Current 250w Sunpod? Or a 150w outer orbit w/ 2x94w actintics?

What kind of livestock are you planning? That's a lot of space to cover. I had a 150 over my old 54 corner and I thought it was perfect. A 92 could be a stretch.

If budget is not an issue, I'd go 250. If you're not going to have that much SPS or budget is a concern the 150 + supplementation will probably cut it.

Well that's the thing. I have both of them. I was thinking the 250 because it definately cuts the water more.

I'd definitely go 250 then.

use both! you have enough room bro!!!!!! take advantage mang...take advantage lol

been a long while. Added 68lbs of dry rock + a new sump.