So before this I had a 55 gallon tank that I somehow had running successfully with a hang on filter and no skimmer. This time around I am going with 2 hang on filters and will be adding a skimmer in a few weeks.
As of right now I have had the 125 setup since last sunday 11/22 and everything is doing very well. I have moved about 35 lbs of live rock and about 30 lbs of live sand from the old tank. Also I put about 30 gallons worth of water out of the established tank to get things off to a good start.
For filtration I have a hang on filter rated for about 75 gallons and a bio wheel 400 with carbon inserts and bioballs. (not running the actual bio wheels.)
For lights I am running kind of a ghetto setup temporarily until I get the money around for a 72 inch quad t5 setup or 72" led. The current setup consists of 2 36" dual t5 fixtures that are side by side and a 48" dual t5 centered behind those.
For livestock I have a 2.5" eibli angelfish, 3.5" Vlamingii Tang, 3 green chromis , Coral banded shrimp and a few snails. And for coral all I have is a small frog spawn frag and a rock with some zoas and what looks to be some kind of acan lps.
Hope to have some followers on this build as I will be trying to add things as often as possible.
Also sorry for the crappy quality on the pictures. I got stuck taking them with my iphone.
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As of right now I have had the 125 setup since last sunday 11/22 and everything is doing very well. I have moved about 35 lbs of live rock and about 30 lbs of live sand from the old tank. Also I put about 30 gallons worth of water out of the established tank to get things off to a good start.
For filtration I have a hang on filter rated for about 75 gallons and a bio wheel 400 with carbon inserts and bioballs. (not running the actual bio wheels.)
For lights I am running kind of a ghetto setup temporarily until I get the money around for a 72 inch quad t5 setup or 72" led. The current setup consists of 2 36" dual t5 fixtures that are side by side and a 48" dual t5 centered behind those.
For livestock I have a 2.5" eibli angelfish, 3.5" Vlamingii Tang, 3 green chromis , Coral banded shrimp and a few snails. And for coral all I have is a small frog spawn frag and a rock with some zoas and what looks to be some kind of acan lps.
Hope to have some followers on this build as I will be trying to add things as often as possible.
Also sorry for the crappy quality on the pictures. I got stuck taking them with my iphone.
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