120 Gallon Setup Has Begun

[marino420td]

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[marino420td]

A couple more

 

[DrewBlood]

wow - incredible

 

[marino420td]

Thanks Drew.

 

[SGrim80]

Upppppdaaaaaaates! Love the tank and then stand!

 

[marino420td]

SGrim80 thanks for checking in. Your post reminded me that my tank recently passed its 7 year anniversary. Things are pretty much on cruise control now. I gave up trying to be a hard core sps keeper. Removed the calcium reactor and decided having a mixed reef is easier and more fun (for me at least). Here is a crappy iphone pic taken tonight. As you can see, RBTA's love my tank. I started with 1 and probably have over 30 in there now. My maroon striped clown that was the first fish in this tank is still king of the tank. He has a mate and they frequently lay eggs. My corals seem happy, fish are healthy and tank is pleasing to my eyes. That's what this hobby is all about right?

 

[SUMIXAM]

Thanks for this and the stand build thread!! Glad you were able to transition your tank to something you were able to maintain and be proud of!!

 

[marino420td]

Well my tank has now hit the 8 year mark and I believe this is going to be the end. I believe I'm going to tear it down and sell out. I don't have the time or desire to continue the maintenance it needs and requires.

Selling the livestock where I live might be a challenge so it could be a long process. More details to come once I decide for sure.

 

[marino420td]

small update. I spent one weekend cleaning the tank, performing a water change and scraping the back glass. I also replaced the bulbs with Hamilton 14k. The tank is looking better than it has in a while.

 

[marino420td]

I was also able to capture some macro shots of my Gold Stripe Maroon clown tending to her clutch of eggs

 

[griebs18]

Tank looks amazing. Wow.

 

[marino420td]

Thanks

 

[veloboy]

Tank looks nice. Applaud you for keeping it going for this length of time. I have seen a lot of reefers come and go in the short few years I've been around RC.

Nice work.

 

[maroun.c]

Love that Clam!!!

 

[marino420td]

Sad to say the tank is going to fall a few days short of making it 9 years. Saltwater went in on July 23, 2006. The tank will be shut down July 13, 2015 as I have sold all of the livestock to a local retailer. You know what that means.....there will be a really nice tank, stand and hood for sale very soon. If interested, email or text me. r.lynn@att.net or 573-837-6224. I'm not on RC very often anymore.

It's been fun.

 

[veloboy]

Sorry to hear you are out Marino, I've followed you since 08. Still love your stand! Hope to see you back again....

 

[marino420td]

Thanks. The tank just isn't getting the attention it deserves. Since setting this up I have taken a very serious interest in photography and spend most of my free time (and money) with that. Who knows, maybe I'll get the itch again down the road.

 

[STEELERFAN747]

Sorry to see you go. You have been an inspiration to many including myself as I too followed your design. Thanks for the design, all the help and advice. God bless.

 

[Shock and Awe]

Keep us updated. Love reading new tank builds and fish room. Tank is looking great.

 

[marino420td]

Thanks steelerfan. Is your tank still up? I can't recall.

The livestock buyer will be here today to pick everything up. After empty, I'll start parting out the hardware.

Kind of a sad day. Lot of hard work into this build. 9 year run of ups and down.

One thing I'm proud of is that the first fish I put into the tank will be sold today. A male gold stripedaroon clownfish who is part of a breeding pair. Sort of wished I had tried to raise the fry but I never gave it a go.