Trash to treasure 93 gallon

[Blutspitze]

Dang! Good find on the valves!

 

[BrandonS]

Dang! Good find on the valves!

Thank you, I am definitely not above checking the trash can

 

[Blutspitze]

Thank you, I am definitely not above checking the trash can

I mean.... it IS in the name of the thread, after all

 

[BrandonS]

I mean.... it IS in the name of the thread, after all

True, True.. Lol

 

[BrandonS]

Got to love long weekends. Letting things cure and then going to leak test with freshwater!

 

[BrandonS]

Leak testing going good so far! We have water!

 

[Blutspitze]

Wooooo! Especially scary in this case, and so excited that it's looking good.

 

[BrandonS]

We made it! Leak testing complete and ready for sea water! My daughter had to take a look after I emptied the freshwater

 

[BrandonS]

BTW The bottom looks horrible but I am going sand so you won't see it.

 

[artieg1]

You have a mermaid in that tank.

 

[resortez]

This is a great thread. Thanks for sharing.

 

[BrandonS]

You have a mermaid in that tank.

She would have been completely ok if I left the water in it for sure

 

[BrandonS]

This is a great thread. Thanks for sharing.

Thank you!

Figured it was nice to document things. I always do projects then wish I had pictures of the steps.

 

[BrandonS]

About to go down!

 

[BrandonS]

Will take better pictures when everything settles in but this is what I came up with. Took these pictures when I started to put corals in but didn't take anymore until lights out. Sorry about the cloudy water. New sand.

 

[Steve Elb]

Hello my name is Brandon and this is my first build thread. I found a 93 gallon aquarium getting thrown out at work and thought it would be fun to document bringing it back to life. I already have a 40 gallon breeder with attached 30 gallon frag tank and the wife okayed the upgrade[emoji2].

I have to move my saltwater out of the bedroom in the next few months so when I do I hope to just transfer to this aquarium.

I plan to re use as much as I can and to diy as much as I can. Nothing high dollar but it will hopefully work and grow coral!

The tank was used as a sump and has a lot of scratches. I hope to buff them out.

Looks likea great project Brandon!

 

[Smite]

Great restoration of that tank! All your hard work looks to be paying off. The rock work makes it, you used that space very well. I like how that point goes towards the corner. You get two completely different views from each pane.

 

[Blutspitze]

Looking good! Can't wait to see all the pics after things have settled down!

 

[truetricia]

Wow! I'm amazed by how beautiful that tank is after buffing out the scratches! Great job!!!!

 

[BrandonS]

Thank you all for the kind words. It took some balancing because most is dry stacked. Used putty in a few areas to secure the clam but the rest the rock let me. I am super stoked with how it turned out so far. Can't wait for the coral to start changing the scape as it grows.

Here are some pictures under blues. Have a micro bubble issue going right now, but working on it.

Will try and keep this thread updated with tank progress. It's been fun. To document everything. I know some corals will have to move when they get bigger but this is what I have so far.

I have my clam under 250 par with the edges ranging around 70 to 95 par. Top of rock work with most of the sps is between 250 and 350 par. Will see how things grow!