180g My Final Upgrade

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Well I am upgrading from my 120g to a custom 180g. Th tank is 4'x3'x2', staphire all around. It will be euro-braced w/ external overflow.

Now the equiptment.......

KZ S Skimmer
Red Dragon 8.2 return
2 vortech pumps
(When $$$ comes around in the future 2 more added)
Phosban reactor w/ PhosarHC
KZ Carbon
Wavyseays on the return line
1/2 HP Pacific Coast Chiller
Profulix Controller
Medusa controller on the chiller and heaters
2x 400w MH IC Electronic Ballast Reefflux 12K
Lumenbright reflectors
4x 4' T5's
IC Reflectors
Fiji Purple bulbs / KZ 14k
All new Marco Rock w/ some of my LR
Dialyseas

The stand will be made of 1.5" steel tube powder coated. Im gonna skin it w/ maple and try my best to match it to my cabinets. There will be 4 pieces to the skin.

Well while I am @ it I might as well list my SPS I have to transfer to the new tank

Oregon Tort
ORA Tort
Yellow w/ Blue polyp Austera
GH Aqua Delight
Kedds Limenade
Upscales Limenade
Tubs True Echinata
Blue Turaki
GCarrols Blueberry Stag
Yellow and blue tip Tenuis
ORA German Green w/ Blue polyps
Tubs Birdsnest
GARF Bonsai
Reverse Sunset Monti
Icefire Echinata (Now LE)
LE Ponape Birdsnest
LE Ponape Rosaria
LE True Undata Monti
LE Pink Lemonade
LE 20k Lokani
LE Purple Monster
LE sunset Monti
LE Appleberry Monti
LE Superman Monti
LE Rainbow Monti
LE Watermelon Chalice
LE Bazookajoe Chalice
Grape Watermelon Chalice
Pink Yuma Colony
Mixed Ricordia colony
Bunch of Acans and Micros

Tank should be ready April 22nd
Pick up the tank
Add the rock and sand

Test the water 2 days later for:
Amm/trites/trates/PO4

A week later add my clownfish and a big cleaning crew

Then test every week and as long as everything is going right every week add my fish back into the tank.
In one months time I plan on have all 15 fish back into the tank.
When all fish are in and all test show "0" (PO4 .03), I will then Start testing for :
Cal (415)
Alk (8.0)
Mag (1500)
Pott (380)

After there inline with the way they should be I will connect my Calcium Reactor and start adding all of my SPS and LPS into the tank.
I will then start to dose my zeo additives one at a time until I get the right dosings. Gonna be using
Amino Acid
Coral Vitalizer
Pohls Coral Snow
Pohls Coral +
B-Balance
K-Balance
Sponge Power
Pottasium Iodide
Iron
 
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Heres a shot of my 120g before I broke it down
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Heres are some pics of my lightrack I built for the tank
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The IC 400w ballast will be on here also
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This is all the plumbing parts
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This will be my background instead of paint since it is Staphire I didnt want to paint it
Plumbing2008_0316001.jpg
 
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Here are some pics of the 120g now that I moved it into my parents basement from my house. It is being used to hold my fish until the new tank is ready for them.
FishHoldingTank2008_0328001.jpg

I plumbed this into the 120g to hold the Idol and Achilles so that I know that there eating. So far the Idol is eating a ton of nori a day and picks clean every rock I put in there that has sponges on it. I figured ill keep them in here for 4 weeks and see if theres anything wrong with them and that there keep eating like they are.
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Well while I am @ it I might as well list my SPS I have to transfer to the new tank

Oregon Tort
ORA Tort
Yellow w/ Blue polyp Austera
GH Aqua Delight
Kedds Limenade
Upscales Limenade
Tubs True Echinata
Blue Turaki
GCarrols Blueberry Stag
Yellow and blue tip Tenuis
ORA German Green w/ Blue polyps
Tubs Birdsnest
GARF Bonsai
Reverse Sunset Monti
Icefire Echinata (Now LE)
LE Ponape Birdsnest
LE Ponape Rosaria
LE True Undata Monti
LE Pink Lemonade
LE 20k Lokani
LE Purple Monster
LE sunset Monti
LE Appleberry Monti
LE Superman Monti
LE Rainbow Monti
LE Watermelon Chalice
LE Bazookajoe Chalice
Grape Watermelon Chalice
Pink Yuma Colony
Mixed Ricordia colony
Bunch of Acans and Micros

WOW...super sweet collection
 
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After work tonight I went to feed my fish. Well first I feed prime reef flakes to the 120 and said ahhh leets trry the achilles and idol tank. BAM the Idol ate it. Then I fed sea veggie flakes to the 120 and said lets try this now and BAM the idol ate it :) I then fed my regular mysis the achilles always eats it but BAM the idol ate it :) I was so happy to see the Idol just eating everything
 

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After work tonight I went to feed my fish. Well first I feed prime reef flakes to the 120 and said ahhh leets trry the achilles and idol tank. BAM the Idol ate it. Then I fed sea veggie flakes to the 120 and said lets try this now and BAM the idol ate it :) I then fed my regular mysis the achilles always eats it but BAM the idol ate it :) I was so happy to see the Idol just eating everything

wow, that's awesome... :)
 

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After work tonight I went to feed my fish. Well first I feed prime reef flakes to the 120 and said ahhh leets trry the achilles and idol tank. BAM the Idol ate it. Then I fed sea veggie flakes to the 120 and said lets try this now and BAM the idol ate it :) I then fed my regular mysis the achilles always eats it but BAM the idol ate it :) I was so happy to see the Idol just eating everything

Tears to my eyes! For the Achilles not the Idol. :)
 
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O if your talkin about the achilles eating he is eating everything but seaweed. Hes a pig also ;)

Marvin I MUST get my hands on a few acan frags from ya ;)
 
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