My 120 tank journey.

[amateurreefer]

Ive had my share of tanks. Starting with a 135 downsizing to a 40g breeder and then to my current 65g. Its time to go big again. I came up on a 120 5'long tank. The water test is complete. The frame of stand is complete. Its built out of 4x6s, 2x6s, and 2x4s. I will be skinning the stand and hopefully starting on the sump tomorrow. I scored on a 36g acrylic tank that I will be turning into a sump. I will be attaching my lights using 3/4 galvi bolted to the stand and coming up the back and over the top of tank. My equipment will be:
120 tank
36g sump
2 tao leds
3 wp25
Sca302 skimmer
Kent reactor
Please follow and add thoughts. This tank will be mostly lps.

 

[amateurreefer]

Added the skin to stand. Trim and wood filler tomorrow.

 

[TruRacr314x]

That's a beast of a stand! I eat you could park a car on that...

Congrats on the new tank/setup and thanks for sharing the build!

 

[amateurreefer]

Added trim, sanded, and ready for the paint booth today.

 

[amateurreefer]

Trim

 

[amateurreefer]

Lights holder

 

[amateurreefer]

Today I painted 2 coats and began working in the canopy. I will finish sanding the canopy and finish waxing the stand. Maybe ill drill my overflow holes into tank tomorrow. We'll see

 

[amateurreefer]

Today I waxed the stand. Painted 2 coats into canopy. I bulit sump, assembled the skimmer and tried out my new led. Stoked!

 

[amateurreefer]

My sump is complete. Picked up acrylic for my overflow weir box. Going to build a raw spill over with 2 overflows inside.

 

[amateurreefer]

The stabd, tank, and canopy are in place. What do you guys think

 

[jason g]

Awesome looking setup. Good job. Time for water?

 

[amateurreefer]

Can't wait to move everything to new tank. LEDs are going to be so sick

 

[amateurreefer]

New vs Old.

 

[amateurreefer]

Overflow box is all glued and ready for install.

 

[amateurreefer]

Would 2 wp25 be sufficient on this 5' tank? Or would it be better to run a 40 and a 25... help

 

[rayn]

Following along as I am working on a 120 5' tank as well. I am planning on three mp40 in my tank for flow. That said I have a 4' lobster tank with a single wp25 in it and it creates a wave just fine.

I would think two 25 would work, maybe a third or the 40 for additional flow.

 

[amateurreefer]

Yeah I was thinking of doing 1 on l/r wall. Then down the road maybe doing a 3rd on back glass.

 

[Dubble]

Looking great, following your build

 

[rayn]

Yeah I was thinking of doing 1 on l/r wall. Then down the road maybe doing a 3rd on back glass.

same as my thinking. I would thing the L/R could go in sync or anti-sync and the back wall could go opposite

 

[amateurreefer]

Think my sump is too short? Its 15" tall. When power is out I dont want to overflow.