J Rog's 120 tech tank

[J Rog]

Hi everyone,

So i'm going to attempt my first tank thread ever. lol Im new on the site and have been excited to do one of these. I just upgraded tank about a month ago. I went from a 29 gallon biocube to a Oceanic 120 tech tank with the sapphire front glass panel. I love this tank and it has taken my addiction to a whole new level.. Unfortunately for the wallet.. lol But any way here is what im working with :smile:

Equipment

- Oceanic tech tank 120 gallon
- Coralife Pro light combo- 2 X 250w MH w/ 2 X 54w PC
- "My Reef Creations" Sump- 36" X 18" X 18"
- DIY Stand ( still in the works)
- 2 X Vortech MP 40's w es
- Skimmer- Reef Octopus Extreme 200
- Eheim 1262 return pump
- Dual GFO & Carbon Reactor (Bulk Reef Supply)
- JBJ Digital Heater 300 W
- Liter Meter 3 w/ 2 remote pumps. Doses ALK, Calcium, & Mag (bulk reef supply 2 part)
- Tsunami ATO
- Pinpoint PH meter
- 2 X TUNZE Aquawind fans

Fish
In the ( ) is where i got the livestock.

- Powder Blue Tang (WWC)
- Desjardini Sailfin Tang (Blue zoo Aquatics)
- Pair of ORA Black Ice clowns ( Aquarium Fanatics)
- Mystery Wrasse (WWC)
- Bicolor Blenny ( Blue Zoo Aquatics)
- 3 X Lyretail anthias (one male and two females. Male and 1 female from WWC & 1 female from Blue Zoo Aquatics)
- Niger Trigger ( still thinking about giving him up.. Blue zoo Aquatics)
- Target Mandarin (WWC)

Corals

SPS
- Ricks Green Slimmer Acro (TropicalReefCorals.com)
- LOISETTAE ACROPORA (TropicalReefcorals.com)
- Pink Milli (tropicalreefcorals.com)
-Joes Acro "I think thats the name they gave it.. (tropicalreefcorals.com)
- ORA Blue acro (tropicalreefcorals.com)
- ORA Red Planet (tropicalreefcorals.com)
- Blue Milli ( WWC)
-Orange digi (WWC)
- ORA Ruby red acro (Sea in the City) *not sure of the exact name..
- Orange Cap
- Red Poker birds nest. I don't remember where i got this one. But is doesn't look like the description to me..
- Rainbow monti
- Pink Stylo

LPS/ Softies

-Dragon Soul Favia (WWC)
- Neon Green torch- currently 3 heads (WWC)
- Duncan- currently about 17-20 heads
-GSP
- assorted FL Rics and 1 green yama ric. (most are from WWC)
- Scoly- Its a rescue mission.. (WWC)
- Acan- (Aquarium Fanatics)
- Lord of the rings Palys
- Pink Palys
- Blue Palys
- Purple cloves
-Dendro (Sea in te city)
- Eagle eye zoas thats in sorry condition at the moment
- Olive green zoas also in bad condition.. Trying to rectify the situation with both of these currently..

Inverts

- Tube anemone (WWC)
- Rock anemone ( Donavans reef) or somethin like that..
- 2 X Skunk cleaner shrimp (WWC)

Maintenance

Daily- Wipe alge off the tank walls with magfloat and inspect all live stock to make sure everything is lookin healthy

Weekly- 22 gallon water change, empty skimmer cup, and clean filter socks in washer with a little bleach. And make sure I have plenty of Alk, Calcium, and mag for the ML3 to dose..

Water Parameters

Temp- 78-80 degrees
PH- 8.0-8.1
ALK- 9.7
Mag- Long story.. Had an old test kit that kept reading low levels 1100. So i kept uping the dose.. Bought a new test kit and it read 1500!! In the process of lowering to 1350 little by little.. Nothing seems to be effected by this as of now..
NO2- indictable
NH4- indictable

Light Schedule

PC Actinics- 2pm- 11:40pm
MH bulbs- 2:30pm- 11m
Moon lights- 11:00pm- 2:30pm (next day)
Refugium light- 11pm- 2:30pm (next day)

Ok.. Now that i think i got all that stuff out of the way lets see some pics! Here are some progression shots.. They are not very well updated.. I will take updated pics tomorrow when all the lights are back on after work. Almost have the stuff I listed in livestock are not in these pics..But here is some starters..

Well thats it for tonight. I will try to post updated pics tomorrow of everything. I hope you all enjoy and any advice or criticism is greatly appreciated. I would love to hear what everyone thinks of the tank.

BTW all pics are off my iphone so they won't be the best.. Sorry : ( I will try to get my hands on a good camera eventually. :squigglemouth:

 

[J Rog]

Also, Is there a way to just upload a pic from my computer and not have to give a URL??

 

[clowns101]

Upload to photobucket and copy IMG code.You can get a i phone app and upload them that way!

 

[J Rog]

great! Thanks! Lets see if this works this time..

Just gettin her set up in this pic..

Sump/ refugium

With some stuff now

ORA Black ice clowns.

Lyretail anthias - Male and one female

PBT

And another of the King of the tank.

 

[MarvinsReef]

looks like a good start. keep up the good work.

 

[J Rog]

Thanks Marvin!

 

[RadReef]

Really nice tank!! That's one mighty looking overflow. How do you like the two vortechs? Are they right across from each other in the tank? It seems like if they are directly across from each other that they would cancel out some of their flowrate.

 

[J Rog]

Hi RadReef,

I have the Vortechs across from each other but one is towards the front of the glass and the one on the other side is further towards the back. I think the vortechs do a great job with the flow in my tank. I mostly just keep it on reefcrest mode and then they have a night time setting the kicks on automaticlly. I love these things! :smile:

 

[RadReef]

I have the Vortechs across from each other but one is towards the front of the glass and the one on the other side is further towards the back. I think the vortechs do a great job with the flow in my tank. I mostly just keep it on reefcrest mode and then they have a night time setting the kicks on automaticlly. I love these things! :smile:[/QUOTE]

Sounds like a great way to have them set up, it seems like most people keep their MPs on reefcrest mode. How do your corals respond to the flow? In the pics they look super happy.

 

[Hungriee]

very healthy looking fish!

 

[J Rog]

Everything seems to really love it. Most of the stuff in those pics came out of my 29 gallon biocube. Everything has been in there for a month and i have noticed most of the sps have grown and way better pyolp extension. My torch and duncan seem to really like it as well!

 

[J Rog]

Thanks Hungriee! I try to keep the them very healthy. I like to give them a veriety of foods. Most of the food i give them is also soaked in the Brightwell garlic extract before feeding. They are fed 2 times a day.

 

[skinz78]

Looking great! Are the measurements 4'x2'x2'?

 

[J Rog]

Looking great! Are the measurements 4'x2'x2'?

Yep :smile:

 

[skinz78]

Right on, I am currently in the build stages of my 120g!

 

[arnaldo]

hey j rod!!! love your set up !!!going to try to start my 120 threat during this weekend:bigsmile:

 

[J Rog]

Right on, I am currently in the build stages of my 120g!

Looks like a big project you got goin there! Good luck. I will be following along your thread. :tongue:

 

[J Rog]

hey j rod!!! love your set up !!!going to try to start my 120 threat during this weekend:bigsmile:

Thanks! start it up! Would love to see what you have goin.

 

[J Rog]

Here are some more pics i took last night. Just a few things that were not in the 1st round of pics i posted..

 

[J Rog]

This is weird.. Did the image uploader change overnight?? Its not letting me upload images from photobucket now..