90 galllon FOWLR build

[dvenson]

well since i am not going to be moving to FT Collins for a bit unfortunately i decided to set up another tank. i know i know but what can i say im addicted.

i purchased OffTheDeepEnds 90 gallon RR that i plan to make a fish only tank with. my plan was to put a 55 gallon tank under it for the sump but the stand was just a little small so i found a nice 5 ft stand and canopy to use.

under the stand i have a lot of room to work with

i like the rock wall on my nano so much i started building one for the 90

i started by using egg create and cut it down to fit the tank and cover the overflow

 

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because i have a tendency to make messes i had my helper cut a couple trash bags and tapped them to my work area floor

here are the products i used

 

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my plan was to use magnets to hold the rock wall into place but the magnets i purchased were not strong enough so i am looking for other options on holding the wall in place but i laid the left side and overflow area out and began using the foam.

 

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i started with dry rock and used a hammer to crush it up into more manageable pieces
before hammer

after hammer

 

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i then applied the foam and sprinkled in the broken rock rubble

and the next morning

 

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i did a test fit to make sure everything would line up

 

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i then continued to apply foam to the right side of the egg create forgot to take pictures of the process but once it was dried minus the fact i ran out of foam on the last part and the local store was closed at that time. this morning i did a tester to see how it was going to look

 

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i put the old canopy on to see how it looked under lighting

 

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there you go Jamie it has pictures so it happened

 

[Off The Deep End]

SWEET! Can i have it back now

 

[ryan820]

SWEET! Can i have it back now

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!

Looking good so far!

 

[dvenson]

SWEET! Can i have it back now

whats your offer?

 

[Off The Deep End]

whats your offer?

Haha jk

 

[KhensuRa]

Sweet!!! Looking good...

 

[Cherub]

nice job on the rock work

 

[Ryan@FRA]

I love the rock wall. great job. wish i had saw this before i had my tank set up.

 

[SAZAMA]

nice

 

[dvenson]

i finished the sump over the weekend

added lights and supports inside the canopy the over hanging area highligted in red will be cabinets on each side to enclose the tank

 

[dv3]

looks good!