Filly469075's 120 (pics)

[filly469075]

Hey upstate reefers, I thought I would post some stuff about my "new" and hopefully improved system. So the display is a 120 gallon lite by a 3 ft 6 bulb ATI T-5 fixture, water flow by a Vertex Mocean oscillating wave module (the over flow has been modified so that there is two 1 in drain pipes). Frag tank is a 75 gallon lite by a 4 ft 4 bulb T-5 fixture (don't know the brand but it uses work horse ballasts). The sump is two 2 ft acrylic cubes conected by a 2 in buckhead, the 1st cube has the skimmer in it, a bubble magus nac66, and a mj900 pumping to 2 phosban reactors, 1st one has carbon and the 2nd with GFO. The 2nd cube is a refugium lite by a 65 CF bulb, not right now mostly has softy frags. The turn pump is an Iwaki 100, which has a T into so that it pumps in the display and the frag tank.
Pics to follow.
-Mike

 

[filly469075]

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[Capt_Cully]

I always love being surprised by someones fts I've not seen before. That's dope! We'll done indeed!

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

coralmania!

lots of nice. Do the Tangs ever bother any of the corals?
What's the green wrasse.... is the aquarium covered?

 

[5380]

Serious LPS there I really like the top right side. How many of the torches do you consider to be distinct phenotypes?

 

[450reef]

you have some nice Acanthophyllia deshayesiana (meat corals ). there my fav!!!

 

[Henry Colf]

Looks Great Mike!!!!!!! Lots of eye candy!!!!!!!

 

[filly469075]

coralmania!

lots of nice. Do the Tangs ever bother any of the corals?
What's the green wrasse.... is the aquarium covered?

the green wrasse is a Halichoeres chloropterus (green wrasse) no the tank is not covered I know I am running a risk but I really like the ATI fixture and the look. May tangs have never bother the corals (knock on wood), I have had the purple seen I started the hobby, I have had the hippo for 4 years now.

5380: I don't really now what you mean by phenotypes, sorry.
thanks everyone for the nice comments, I only wish I was better at taking pics
-mike

 

[filly469075]

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[tent boy]

WOW. A LFS dream customer. Very nice stuff.

 

[toddmh]

love the variety you have going on

 

[jfl14609]

Looks good mikey I see you''ve been holding out haha who would have known all that was in your basement

 

[filly469075]

Looks good mikey I see you''ve been holding out haha who would have known all that was in your basement

it was down there for almost 3 months, I am just really happy I only lost one fish, a dwarf lion, and a few corals, like less than 5. I can't wait for the tank to settle in so i can put sps back into the system. the Vertex Mocean does a great job, I don't know why they aren't making them anymore. the left side of the tank that is more open has crazzy flow.

 

[kelso1980]

awesome! it's about time you put up some pics

 

[Dratini]

I love the Euphyllia Spcs. garden you have going on.

 

[jfl14609]

When you frag i'll take one of those two of these and four of those

 

[kelso1980]

Just wanted to let you know that a purple torch that I got from you right before the syracuse swap has grown and is changing a bit. THe longer the tentacles get, the more bulbus the tips get, and a few of them seem to have multiple bulbs on them. they're really cool looking. And I just got a par38 LED for christmas and under that light, the purple torch is actually GREEN! It quickly became one of my top 3 favorite corals! Thanks again!

 

[solRNY]

wow, nice collection, looks great! loving the right side garden