Frankie's 120 gal. reef.

[FFrankie]

Thanks guys! I am really digging the open space. I don't think i will ever pack a tank like that again.
Yeah Bax he could actually if i didn't have 3 others in there I am not one to give up fish easy either. I rather build a bigger tank. Not to sure when that is going to be just yet but i am building my next project for it. A new ca++ reactor. I'll post pictures when i am done with it. I also plan on finishing this tank. I designed it for a sure tank and would like to see that in action.
Thanks SaltwaterGuy. That is my boy. Here is a better picture of him.

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[tbittner]

His coat absolutely SHINES!

Beautiful!

It will be really interesting to watch a surge system being built. I'm very much confused about their operation, especially when it comes to topping off water and knowing how much to top off.

 

[Bax]

I am working on upgrading my 120 to a 220 so I can have an ABT, among some other favorites

 

[yoboyjdizz]

Great pictures, love the look down pictures. The dog is pretty funny. My dog lays down weird as well. Sometimes they think their humans.

 

[FFrankie]

Thanks Terry. Actually were having trouble with his skin atm. He is allergic to something and it is making him break out. I have him on a venison diet right now for 120 days and then i will be adding certain foods to it until he breaks out again. Then I will know what it is he is allergic to.
Bax, I have been doing this a long time but man ABT abbreviation is slipping my mind!

 

[Bax]

ABT = Atlantic Blue Tang

 

[FFrankie]

Damn! :lol: And i have only typed it several hundred times! LOL

 

[Reeftanks6]

LOL frankie. How is everything going.

 

[dkirchoff]

Bax...yours looks awesome too Im adding you too the buddy list

frankie - awesome job too

I wish all 120 owners had a place to compare notes to

 

[Bax]

dkirchoff

There are some great 120s posting here on RC right now.

If you live in north NJ & are a GIANTS fan you a closed enough for a visit to the tank itself.

Of course, you can drop the thread any time too

 

[FFrankie]

Thank you dkirchoff! Bax's tank is incredible actually. Could you post a link to your tank? I would really like to see it.
Thanks for stopping in reeftanks! All is well. I am working on a new ca++ reactor right now. Double chamber. Johnathan provided me with some great links and i am moding them to my own design.

 

[dkirchoff]

yeah I am so close now after a two year exploration and research...
120aga
etss 600
little giant 1200gl/hr
blueline hd40
etss 24 pro sump/fug.
laguna 25w sterilzer
2 maxi 1200 w/mods
RK2
and 8/54w t5s
100gl./day r/o with 0ppm
with 170lbs of live rock cured in a 55gl.tub
-over 4000.00 bucks later....

IM GOING TO ATTEMPT FILLING TANK THIS WEEKEND
I will keep both of you guys posted!

 

[tbittner]

Hey Frankie! Did you get that monster skimmer attached to your 120 and have it working?

I don't remember reading about it anywhere.

 

[FFrankie]

Not yet Terry. I am ordering the pump this week! I was going to build a smaller one for the 120 but decided to build a reactor instead.
Keep us posted dkirchoff! That's a nice list you have there. 8x54 watt T5's should do you just right!

 

[dkirchoff]

FFrankie...is that a blue carpet anenome??!?!?!?!

 

[BarbMazz]

Hey, Frankie! Tank looks just BEEYOOTIFUL! Dog does too! I'm just doin' a drive by to say hellllooooo!

:rollface:

 

[FFrankie]

Hello Barb! RC is growing on you i see....
It was a blue carpet. It lasted about two weeks. One reason why you should never use the lfs. I ordered a blue Stichodactyla haddoni and they got me a Stichodactyla gigantea. One of the hardest carpets to keep alive. I took it because it was in great health. Two weeks later over night the thing went south and i tossed it before it could pollute my tank. Live and learn. I am still on the look out for one. I would get a bubble but they move around to much. My closed loop is a magnet for anemones. Carpets tend to stay on the sand.

 

[tbittner]

What do you use for screens over the intakes for your CL?

I had briefly thought about getting a carpet but they can and do eat fish. They are spectacular animals though.

 

[VictorD]

I know where you can get a screaming deal on a sebae the size of a carpet? Hasn't moved the entire time.

 

[FFrankie]

LOL, I don't have room for that monster Victor. Plus i want to keep my arm!
I tried the ones you have Terry. When an anemone blankets an intake though nothing will stop the inevitable. they just don't have the muscle to pull free. A carpet is my best bet.