Ricky's 120 gallon Stony Coral Garden

Rickyrooz · Mar 26, 2011

My tank finished cycling in six days and yesterday I added my ten Green Chromis to make sure the tank is cycled before I return the larger fish. The rockscape is not as minimalistic as I would've liked but it will allow me to place more corals and there are a lot of openings within the structure to allow for good water flow. Here are a few pictures to show you what I've been up to.

Here is a link to my old thread.

Rickyrooz · Mar 26, 2011

I also have a youtube video from today.
YouTube - 120 Gallon Rebuild March 26, 2011

Rickyrooz · Mar 26, 2011

Equipment list

Tanks
120 Gallon Perfecto Glass Aquarium (48”x24”x24”) with internal overflow
30 Gallon Sump (36”x12”x16”)

Water Movement Equipment
One Danner Mag Drive 9.5 (950 GPH, 73 watts)
Loc-Line return hose (0.75”)
Two Vortech MP-40w Pump (1,000-3,200 GPH, 7-33 watts)

Lighting Equipment
Two Lumenarc III mini Stealth Pendants (14.5”x14.5”x7”)
Two 250 watt 14K Phoenix DE Metal Halide Bulbs
One 250 watt Lumatek Dimmable Electronic Ballast
One 250 watt Lumatek Electronic Ballast
One TEK II retrofit T-5 48” lighting 2x54watt (2 bulbs total)
Two ATI Blue Plus 54 watt T-5 Bulb
8 bulb LED blue lunar lights

Water Quality Equipment
6 Stage Melev’s/Bulk Reef Supply Reverse Osmosis with Two DI Filters (100 GPD)
Vertex IN-180 Protein Skimmer (rated for up to 180 gallons)
CoralVue Bubble Blaster 3000 pump (400 GPH of air, 31 watts)
600mL NPX Biopellets
Phosban 550 Reactor
One Eheim Jager 200 watt Heater (15”)
180 lbs. of Live Rock (Fiji, Tonga Fusion, Kaelini, Pukani)

Additives
Reef Crystals Salt Mix
Excel Calcium Chloride
Soda Ash (Alkalinity Buffer)
Mag Pellet (Magnesium Chloride)
CVS Epsom Salt (Magnesium Sulfate)
Seachem Strontium Chloride
Potassium Chloride
Brightwell Lugol’s Iodine
Bulk Reef Supply ROX 0.8 Activated Carbon
Brightwell MicroBacter7

Tabasco1 · Mar 26, 2011

Nice start. Can't wait to see what you are putting in, are you upgrading from another tank and already have some stock to move over?

Rickyrooz · Mar 26, 2011

Tabasco1 said:
Nice start. Can't wait to see what you are putting in, are you upgrading from another tank and already have some stock to move over?

I am using the same tank and I have lots of corals ready for this tank.

MarvinsReef · Mar 27, 2011

awesome man. looking forward to seeing the tank with the corals in.

arnaldo · Mar 27, 2011

looking really nice!!!

Rickyrooz · Jun 21, 2011

Here is an FTS and video of my 120 now with corals

YouTube - ‪120 Gallon Rebuild now with coral‬&rlm;

revhtree · Jun 21, 2011

Man when that baby grows out it is going to be full of goodies! Looks good!

Rickyrooz · Jun 21, 2011

revhtree said:
Man when that baby grows out it is going to be full of goodies! Looks good!

Thank you, it will look really nice. I have to be patient and enjoy watching everything grow.

Dowtish · Jun 21, 2011

patience is a virtue:nerd:

looks like an awesome start, did you upgrade on the lights this go around?

Rickyrooz · Jun 21, 2011

Dowtish said:
patience is a virtue:nerd:

looks like an awesome start, did you upgrade on the lights this go around?

No, same lights. I was thinking about using LED strips instead of T5's but I can always change that down the road.

Dowtish · Jun 21, 2011

what about a list of the new frags? anything you are really excited about?

Rickyrooz · Jun 21, 2011

This is what I currently have in the tank

[FONT=&quot]Fish List[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]7 Green Chromis (Chromis viridis) [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]1 Tail Spot Blenny (Ecsenius stigmatura)[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot][/FONT][FONT=&quot][/FONT] [FONT=&quot]1 Mystery Wrasse ([/FONT][FONT=&quot]Pseudocheilinus ocellatus)[/FONT][FONT=&quot] [/FONT][FONT=&quot][/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]1 Linespot Flasher Wrasse (Paracheilinus lineopunctatus) [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]1 Desjardini Sailfin Tang (Zebrasoma desjardinii) [/FONT]
1 Yellow Tang [FONT=&quot](Zebrasoma flavescens[/FONT])

[FONT=&quot]12 Fish [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Invert List[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]2 Scarlet Skunk Cleaner Shrimp (Lysmata amboinensis)[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]1 Blood Fire Shrimp (Lysmata debelius)[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Corals [/FONT]
55 SPS
ORA Cali Tortuosa
ORA Red Planet
ORA Chip’s Acropora
ORA Hawkin’s Echinata
ORA Pearlberry
ORA Purple Plasma
ORA Blue Millepora
ORA Plum Crazy
ORA Roscoe’s Acropora
Upscales Microcladus
Greg Hiller Aqua Delight
Rainbow Nasuta
Tyree Pink Lemonade
ATL Rasberry Lemonade
Reefermadness Rainbow Nasuta
Tyree Orange Montipora Setosa
Tyree Purple Monster
30,000 Leagues Lokani
Lime Light Suharsoni
Banana Caroliniana
Skittles Granulosa
Purple Loripes
Green & Turquoise Granulosa
Green Loripes
Purple Turaki
Mint Blue Turaki
Cra[FONT=&quot]yola Selago[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Blue Tenuis[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Rainbow Tenuis[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Miyagi Tortuosa[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Blue Gomezi[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Blue Hoeksemai[/FONT][FONT=&quot][/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]ATL Ultimate Stag[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Green with Pink Tip Abr[/FONT][FONT=&quot]otanoides[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Purple & Mint Green Plana[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Purple Tri-Color Cerealis[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Eggplant Nana[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Purple and Green Polyp Secale[/FONT]
Northwoods Tri-Color Valida
[FONT=&quot]Moonlight Bonsai[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Fire & Ice “Rocket Pop” Acropora Hyacinthus[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Rommel’s Ultimate Stag[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Tub’s Mystic Blue[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Lime in the Sky Acropora[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Rainbow Millepora[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Pink Millepora[/FONT]
Willie Wanka Millepora
Ultra Peach Millepora
[FONT=&quot]Sunset Millepora[/FONT]
Tyree Orange Montipora Setosa
ATL Surf N’ Turf Parilis
Green with Yellow Tip Verweyi
[FONT=&quot]Christmas Sarmentosa[/FONT]
Purple Insignis
Purple Formosa

13 LPS
Red Blastomussa wellsi
Red with Blue center Blastomussa wellsi
[FONT=&quot]Red with Neon Green center Blastomussa wellsi[/FONT]
Peppermint[FONT=&quot] Acanthastrea lordhowensis[/FONT]
After Burner[FONT=&quot] Acanthastrea lordhowensis[/FONT][FONT=&quot][/FONT]
Superman [FONT=&quot]Acanthastrea lordhowensis[/FONT]
Pink Center[FONT=&quot] Acanthastrea lordhowensis[/FONT]
Toxic Mint[FONT=&quot] Acanthastrea lordhowensis[/FONT][FONT=&quot][/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Over the Rainbow Acanthastrea lordhowensis[/FONT]
Green Lantern [FONT=&quot]Acanthastrea lordhowensis[/FONT]
Skittles [FONT=&quot]Acanthastrea lordhowensis[/FONT]
Green & Red[FONT=&quot] Acanthastrea lordhowensis[/FONT]
Green & Orange [FONT=&quot]Acanthastrea lordhowensis[/FONT]

My Mystery wrasse ate one of my Fire Shrimp