pdfb55
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Welcome to my build thread! I'm so excited to finally get to start a build thread. In the planning of my new 120 I've read so many build threads trying to get ideas.
First a little background: I'm 16 years old and a sophmore. I've been into reefs for about 2 1/2 years now with a 92g corner before this one. No livestock was able to salvaged from the 92 because it caught fire in July. I was about to go crazy with no reef for these past months but finally i've got my 120 ready to get started.
The tank is a 120 Oceanic Tech tank with cherry trim. I went with the cherry stand also. For those not familiar with the Tech series the front panel is starphire glass. They used to have the front and sides starphire but now its just the front. I would have liked -to have all 3 sides starphire but i can only see two anyway with where its placed.
Equipment:
-I'm using my old sump from the 92 (it was in the fish room and was not affected my the fire)
-Also from the old tank is my skimmer, and ASM G3 with meshwheel mod. I'm hoping this can handle the tank, if not i will be upgrading to something better.
now on to the new equipment...
-GEO Ca reactor with 10lb tank and Pinpoint monitor
-two Vortech powerheads (the new wireless ones)
-Eheim 1260 return
-two 250 watt heaters
-Top off Unit (forgot the brand)
-Solaris I-series LED lights (48 inch)
The Plan:
The tank is going to be SPS dominated. I think the turnover i calculated is somewhere around 50 or 60x per hour so that should work well for SPS. I've got a starboard bottom in there already. I have 75lbs of Marco in a vat in the garage. I am going for an open aquascape on this tank with plenty of room for coral growth and swimming room. Fish wise I'm not quite sure yet but i do know I'd like to have a pair of gold striped maroons, longnose hawkfish, a tang of some kind, maybe a small young trigger for a while, and possibly some anthias but for now i have no clue as to a final stocking list.
Thats all i can think of for now so on to some pics
heres a pic from the fire:
tank with all the overflow parts in it
side view, you can see the starphire front glass
marco rocks in the garage
rock again, sorry you can't see much
tank how it looks right now filling up with RODI water
equipment ready to go except the skimmer is working on the rock right now
kinda blurry but the vortech drivers
Ok thats all i have for now, i'll try to keep updating pics as i go along.
First a little background: I'm 16 years old and a sophmore. I've been into reefs for about 2 1/2 years now with a 92g corner before this one. No livestock was able to salvaged from the 92 because it caught fire in July. I was about to go crazy with no reef for these past months but finally i've got my 120 ready to get started.
The tank is a 120 Oceanic Tech tank with cherry trim. I went with the cherry stand also. For those not familiar with the Tech series the front panel is starphire glass. They used to have the front and sides starphire but now its just the front. I would have liked -to have all 3 sides starphire but i can only see two anyway with where its placed.
Equipment:
-I'm using my old sump from the 92 (it was in the fish room and was not affected my the fire)
-Also from the old tank is my skimmer, and ASM G3 with meshwheel mod. I'm hoping this can handle the tank, if not i will be upgrading to something better.
now on to the new equipment...
-GEO Ca reactor with 10lb tank and Pinpoint monitor
-two Vortech powerheads (the new wireless ones)
-Eheim 1260 return
-two 250 watt heaters
-Top off Unit (forgot the brand)
-Solaris I-series LED lights (48 inch)
The Plan:
The tank is going to be SPS dominated. I think the turnover i calculated is somewhere around 50 or 60x per hour so that should work well for SPS. I've got a starboard bottom in there already. I have 75lbs of Marco in a vat in the garage. I am going for an open aquascape on this tank with plenty of room for coral growth and swimming room. Fish wise I'm not quite sure yet but i do know I'd like to have a pair of gold striped maroons, longnose hawkfish, a tang of some kind, maybe a small young trigger for a while, and possibly some anthias but for now i have no clue as to a final stocking list.
Thats all i can think of for now so on to some pics
heres a pic from the fire:
tank with all the overflow parts in it
side view, you can see the starphire front glass
marco rocks in the garage
rock again, sorry you can't see much
tank how it looks right now filling up with RODI water
equipment ready to go except the skimmer is working on the rock right now
kinda blurry but the vortech drivers
Ok thats all i have for now, i'll try to keep updating pics as i go along.
