125 build

Jruss54 · Jan 13, 2020

Did some plumbing had leaks at all bulkheads. Biggest mistake is that I did not vent the over flows. I will be cutting some pipe and making some corrections to hopefully get it up and going very soon.

Jruss54 · Jan 24, 2020

Fixed the plumbing issue. Hope to get the doors on the stand this weekend. Will add more rock in near future. Looking to have it cycled by the frag swap in March.

Jruss54 · Jan 26, 2020

Got the doors on the cabinet.

btmedic04 · Jan 26, 2020

looks great! After seeing one in person, I discovered that I really like the dimensions of the 125

Jruss54 · Feb 2, 2020

Finishing up the stand and plan to hand 3 viparspectras in the canopy.

Jruss54 · Feb 8, 2020

Lights are in and stand is painted. I have 2 gladiator clowns, a rusty angel, and a royal gammon. I think the next fish will be a blue powder tang and some type of wrasse.

Mrod · Feb 9, 2020

Looks great so far. Nice that you are handy to save some money with the stand & plumbing and make it exactly as you want.

Jruss54 · Feb 17, 2020

Added a new fish to my existing stock and added a few corals.

Jruss54 · Feb 22, 2020

Current sump setup.

PacoPetty · Mar 2, 2020

Great looking tank and I love the DIY stand and sump!

Jruss54 · Mar 18, 2020

Indy frag swap was cancelled for corona, but still got out and got some frags.

Jruss54 · Mar 23, 2020

Did a 3 day blackout to help with a Dino bloom. Had my birdsnest broke off and some of my other frags knocked off, but seem to be doing fine. The nasty stuff isn’t visible now, but we are going to be dosing kalkwasser to see if that helps too. If anyone has anything that has worked for them in regards to Dino’s, feel free to share.

Jruss54 · Mar 23, 2020

Also upgraded the water station. Eventually, the washer and dryer will be stacked and there will be a 55 gallon barrel below it on a cart for easy mobility.

Jruss54 · May 8, 2020

A lot has happened since my last update. All of my fish died from what is believed from parasites. I have been about a month with no fish and just corals. I have added a few new corals to the tank. I have started organizing my cabinet and added a jaebo dp-4 doser. Currently trying to bring my alk up. Will continue to go without fish for at least another month.

GILLty Guppy · May 8, 2020

Corals are looking great !!

Jruss54 · Jun 23, 2020

Added some new coral to the tank. Looking at getting a couple fish in a few weeks.

PacoPetty · Jun 23, 2020

Jruss54 said:
Added some new coral to the tank. Looking at getting a couple fish in a few weeks.

Looks amazing!

Jruss54 · Sep 26, 2020

It’s been a few months since I have updated this thread. I Have gotten 3 new fish and my corals are starting to grow.

Jruss54 · Oct 11, 2020

Have added some new coral and have the 2 clowns I bought, but the blue hippo has died. I’m pretty sure my tank has ich. I took some pictures when the whites were on.

Jruss54 · Oct 27, 2020

A few coral I have added. Now I plan on letting everything grow and maybe add a hammer here and there. I’m going to attempt to frag my gobstoppers and make a couple new frags.