Paul's Return to Reefing 90G - Page 2

MK3_LUV · 11/24/2017, 01:09 AM

Tank looks good! I forget, what are the exact dimensions of the SCA 90? Something close to 36x24x24, correct?

pauldrapeau · 11/24/2017, 08:17 AM

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Originally Posted by MK3_LUV

Tank looks good! I forget, what are the exact dimensions of the SCA 90? Something close to 36x24x24, correct?

Yes external dimensions are 36x24x24. The depth is really perfect for the space (the "man room" was originally an inlaw apartment and this was a spot where a refrigerator fit in that kitchen). The tank is nice and visible from all three sides and the 36x24 footprint makes for enough space to make it interesting all around but not so much that it takes over the room.

pauldrapeau · 02/20/2018, 12:49 PM

Small update

Taking it slow as I said. Things are still going very well. Plans to add some more corals and first fish in the coming weeks.

I'm still super happy with the TBS package! I gave some rock from my part 2 to a local reef club member and he did find an isopod on a fish. I've set stinky water traps and watched closely for a few months now. No bugs yet found in my tank. I've caught a bunch of gorilla crabs, they're a bit of a pain, but we just feed those to the mantis shrimp hitchhiker "Smashy".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCHU78wnwEI

pauldrapeau · 08/02/2018, 04:06 PM

Recent FTS:

Added some fish over the past few months. My clown has been with me for almost 13 years at this point and is settled right in. Two blue chromis, a bunch of frags and such... Yellow tang in QT.

For anyone wondering, I'm still loving the TBS package setup. The gorilla crabs have subsided. (I now have to feed "Smashy" shrimp on a BBQ skewer

) I would say the tank is home to 20+ porcelain crabs that made it, all of the initial CUC is doing well. The macro algae adds something to the tank IMHO and just needs to be pruned every now and then. I'm having issues growing chaeto but my sump is full of macro I've moved from the display so things are working out there.

Current interesting happenings in the tank mostly center around an extensive excavation project being undertaken by one or more pistol shrimp

Big holes, things move... Most of the rock is epoxied as it sits and a big portion of it actually sits on the bottom so nothing major falls.

11/24/2017, 01:09 AM	#26
MK3_LUV Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Posts: 30	Tank looks good! I forget, what are the exact dimensions of the SCA 90? Something close to 36x24x24, correct?

02/20/2018, 12:49 PM	#28
pauldrapeau Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: MA USA Posts: 17	Small update Taking it slow as I said. Things are still going very well. Plans to add some more corals and first fish in the coming weeks. I'm still super happy with the TBS package! I gave some rock from my part 2 to a local reef club member and he did find an isopod on a fish. I've set stinky water traps and watched closely for a few months now. No bugs yet found in my tank. I've caught a bunch of gorilla crabs, they're a bit of a pain, but we just feed those to the mantis shrimp hitchhiker "Smashy". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCHU78wnwEI

08/02/2018, 04:06 PM	#29
pauldrapeau Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: MA USA Posts: 17	Recent FTS: Added some fish over the past few months. My clown has been with me for almost 13 years at this point and is settled right in. Two blue chromis, a bunch of frags and such... Yellow tang in QT. For anyone wondering, I'm still loving the TBS package setup. The gorilla crabs have subsided. (I now have to feed "Smashy" shrimp on a BBQ skewer ) I would say the tank is home to 20+ porcelain crabs that made it, all of the initial CUC is doing well. The macro algae adds something to the tank IMHO and just needs to be pruned every now and then. I'm having issues growing chaeto but my sump is full of macro I've moved from the display so things are working out there. Current interesting happenings in the tank mostly center around an extensive excavation project being undertaken by one or more pistol shrimp Big holes, things move... Most of the rock is epoxied as it sits and a big portion of it actually sits on the bottom so nothing major falls.