38 gallon build

holyscoly · 12-08-2007, 06:39 PM

Well i currently have my 90 gallon sps/lps up and running for about 5 months now and my wife has been wanting to add stuff that i really dont want in the tank so i finally decided to start a tank for her.I had the 55 gallon as a fowlr and traded the tank to a friend of mine for a 38 gallon 36x12x22T it will have 2 96 watt pc's coralife fixture and a 20 gallon sump as fitration.

holyscoly · 12-08-2007, 06:46 PM

here is the tank it came with the center brace broken and that was perfect beacuse i really dont like the center brace it comes with.i cut out a new center brace made out of acrylic and screwed it on here are some pics.

LadyReefNeck · 12-08-2007, 06:49 PM

Awesome! I think you both will love that tank! We were given one that size in bad shape (algae wise) and it has become my favorite of our 5 tanks! Really easy for water changes too!!

I'll be tagging along to watch your progress!!

Doug1 · 12-08-2007, 06:50 PM

Good idea on the repair, so whats the 38 going to house ?

holyscoly · 12-08-2007, 07:18 PM

whatever she says

for sure her valentini puffer and probably mostly softies and lps

holyscoly · 12-08-2007, 07:41 PM

here are some pics of the sump

holyscoly · 12-08-2007, 07:43 PM

sorry here are the pics

Loverotties · 12-09-2007, 10:55 AM

Looking good!

Sndwave80 · 12-09-2007, 11:09 AM

Looks Good! Keep the pics coming

DarthOcellaris · 12-09-2007, 11:15 AM

nice!

My 65 gallon tank has that same center brace mod.

More pics!!

holyscoly · 12-09-2007, 06:16 PM

here are some pictures of my almost finished product it has about 30 lbs of live rock 40 lbs of live sand from my old setup (sand was only 2 months old on a fowlr so it wasent very dirty that and i rinsed it well) and about 10 gallons of the old tanks water that way i keep the stress level down on the valentini puffer from the 55 g

vitamin sea · 12-09-2007, 08:54 PM

Congrats on getting back your original 38g . I remember when you had it freshwater and you told me "dude we've been looking at saltwater tanks forever, I'm done with this freshwater stuff, I'm going to go saltwater"and of course, a week later I followed with my 46g bow. I remember it like if it was yesterday. Its been a little more than 2 years since then. Congrats again, hope it turns out as nice as it was before.

Hop · 12-09-2007, 08:57 PM

Looks nice scoly

holyscoly · 12-09-2007, 09:02 PM

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Originally Posted by vitamin sea

Congrats on getting back your original 38g . I remember when you had it freshwater and you told me "dude we've been looking at saltwater tanks forever, I'm done with this freshwater stuff, I'm going to go saltwater"and of course, a week later I followed with my 46g bow. I remember it like if it was yesterday. Its been a little more than 2 years since then. Congrats again, hope it turns out as nice as it was before.

ah yes i remember someone telling me i will never get rid of my clown loaches and my cory cats next thing u know someone had his first caribean candelactus.

holyscoly · 12-09-2007, 09:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Hop

Looks nice scoly

thank hop