My New 90 Cubealicous

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Well I guess the time is now to start my build thread, now that I have my new tank in hand. It's a 90 gallon cube 36x24x24, 1/2 thick Starphire (rimless) glass on three sides. I got the tank from a local reefer-Factorybacking_05, thanx Brian- and it's a beauty. I also received the stand and a custom built of a beauty, rimless sump.

Pics coming shortly!!
 

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Just after getting it home, I laid it on its back to make it easier to remove the sand and to be able to clean it out.


Got out as much sand as i could, now onward to the water hose!


Looking a bit better


All cleaned up (still needs a vinegar and warm water bath).



And a couple of shots of the sump (still needs a cleaning).
 

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@ Tonix, thank you very much!

@ Brian, yeah it went smooth, but it was tiring...lol

@ Gofor, full reef, SPS, LPS, a couple of choice softies!
 

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Well I have good news, and I have bad news; the bad news is, I have a small hairline fracture on the sump, I'm hoping to silicone it and water test it, and if that doesn't work simply replace the entire pane, the good news is.....I saved a lot of my by switching my car insurance to Geico...lol
 
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Looking forward to this build! Did you water test the tank already and if so, what were the results? Hope all is well!
 

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Better off replacing the pane I did on my lee mar 225g and I paid 140$ for the starphire pane. A side of a sump will be a fraction of that and give you peace of mind.
 

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Reeferchick the tank was full when I went to pick it up and it had no leaks, the same for the sump. I may water test again, but I don't consider it a necessity at this time.

Wicked I'm doing my best to avoid the added cost, I'll take and post some pics (this evening) of the tank in its final resting spot, and also of the crack and you can tell me if a repair will work, or if a total replacement is a necessity. I wonder if I can get a pane that large from Lowes?

On a lighter note; plumbing is almost done, the tank came with 40 lbs of sand (cleaning it now), and I'm almost done bleaching the rock so aquascaping will begin shortly. I'll be fitting all of the rock together dry as to gaurantee a good bond as my scaping requires it. The rock will rest on pieces of PVC cut at 2 1/2 lengths (just in case I want another pistol).


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No this crack occurred once I got it home Brian, Gumbii when moving it it was sat down fast and then cracked. Stay tuned for the repair pics
 

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