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:
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: