My 125G build

[JoshuaG]

I know I know! By next week I will have it hanging!

 

[Bdimas]

Looking great man!!!

 

[phizzle]

you've got skills man. i might have to hit you up down the road with helping with a future led build

 

[JoshuaG]

T5's only, can't decide if I want to finish wiring the LED drivers tonight or wait till tomorrow.

 

[jeff209]

That's hella nice. Great build

 

[Bdimas]

Man that looks great!!!

 

[Fern68]

Very impressive!!!!

 

[TinyMouse559]

Wow!!!!! Thats an awesome tank!! :eek1:


How much did all of this cost you??

 

[JoshuaG]

Thanks guys! Tiny, I try not to think about it:wildone:

 

[RiOnRoxXx]

I'm coming over soon Josh, gotta see this thing up and running for myself

 

[Fern68]

I'm coming with Ryan. He said I must see this in person.

 

[RiOnRoxXx]

Josh, PM or text me a good day and time me and Fern can come over

 

[JoshuaG]

Question for ya guys, and gals! I have two media reactors from BRS to run GFO and carbon. I bought some fittings to where I can run them right off my return pump. Question is, the water coming out of the reactors would go back into my fuge area, which would then go into the return pump area again. In my head it almost defeats the purpose, some of the same water would be going back into the reactors that is just spit out.

Am I making any sense? Would it be ok to run them like this? My other option is to pump water from my fuge section thru the reactors and have it exit in the return, but for that I would need another pump and would not be able to use my return.

Throw out an opinion if you have one, thanks all!

 

[jeff209]

do the second option.

 

[Bdimas]

I thought the same thing with my reactor, so i run a maxijet in my sump which pulls from the drain side and exits right next to my return pump.

 

[RiOnRoxXx]

The reactors run a slower flow rate then what will actually be returned to the DT. Yes you will have some water that might make it back into the reactors but with the slower rate more likely it'll be pumped back in. The GFO and Carbon don't really need that much flow to work.

I'm going to plumb my return to reactors just to cut cost on power. Running a seperate pump would be ideal, but that's also just one more thing consuming power. Also You don't need to have the reactor inline 24/7. Just whenever you feel as your Phosphates and other nuissance metals/chems are in the system.

 

[RiOnRoxXx]

I see you have some corals in your tank yea...I'm stalking you now buddy

 

[JoshuaG]

I see you have some corals in your tank yea...I'm stalking you now buddy

Corals?! You are crazy!:hammer:

I ended up plumbing the reactors into my return, just didn't feel like setting up another pump.

Does anyone know what type of fish this is? Anthias of some type I am assuming, Lyretail maybe? Anyway, beautiful fish, they were at Tropical Haven.

 

[jeff209]

Lyretail

 

[JoshuaG]

I'm planning on getting a group of Anthias, curious to hear some input from you guys. I think I have narrowed it down to two.

The Bicolor

Barlett

I love both, can't really make up my mind. Would also like to hear how many you think I could keep? Would 4-5 be possible?