DB9181
Community Member
Well… I had plans to upgrade the 29g to a 75g – Got one for free from a buddy and had it all set up. Then I got an offer for a nearly free 120g, I obviously couldn’t resist and jumped on it.
It’s a 60x18x26 120 gallon tank w/ 2†plastic center brace. The stand that It came with was more of an entertainment stand, and could only house maybe a 29g sump, so I decided to build my own custom stand.
The stand is 62x22x36 – I designed it so that a 55gal sump would could slide in/out from the side between the stand legs incase the sump ever needed to be removed. Well…after fudging around for several hours I figured out it was impossible to use the 55g as a sump and the new skimmer I picked up due to min/max water level. So I ditched the 55g, and turned my 40B into a sump/fuge. However, It no longer can slide through the side, so I designed the front Panel of the stand to be removable (4 screws) giving me entire access under the stand. The 40B sump/fuge will also allow for a 10gal tank to fit as a Top Off, as well as other equipment.
Below are some pics of the stand build:
(Pictures will be added later tonight/tomorrow)
Tank will be a mixed Reef, focusing on primarily LPS and softies w/ some SPS mixed in.
Tank specs:
Tank: 60x18x26 120 gallon w/ 2†plastic center-brace
Stand: 62x22x36 custom built. Entire front panel is removable to allow full access under the tank.
Lights: Prestige Gamma LED/T5 36†unit
T-5s: Front-to-Back
-Blue Plus
-True Antinic
-Purple Plus
-Blue Plus
Unit is programmable and fully customable for Ws, Bs, Cs (red/green), and moonlights for 0%- 99%. LEDs will be controlled by unit for sunrise through sunset. T5s are on 2 switches, which will be on timers or through RKE if I have an open outlet.
Since my tank is 5’ (not standard 4’) I needed to raise the unit higher off the water to get enough spread to the far ends.
At the top of my rockwork I am getting mid 300s, mid-tank (where my z/p frag racks current set) mid 200s, middle-sand bed 150-170ish.
Plumbing/Overflow: Gl*******s.com 1500gph overflow kit – 2 1.5†bulkheads in overflow box, 2 3/4†returns w/ locline and flare nozzles at either end of the tank w/ a Eheim 1262 return pump
Flow: 2 Koralia 1050s, 2 JBJ 1600s on wavemaker duo (opposite ends alternating every 10secs) plus pretty decent flow from returns. Even w/o the ruturns on it’s ton of flow. I may program them to be ‘calmer’ at night via RKE.
LR/LS: roughly 1 of live sand from 75gal tank (I will probably add a little more), roughly 110-130lbs of LR in DT – there will also be 10-20lbs in the sump/fuge.
Skimmer: Euro-Reef rs180 rated up to 450gals – realistically, rated 180g lightly stocked, 135gal heavily stocked. I also have a 8†scrubbie which is awesome! I will have it set to turn on 4-6x/day which will clean/squeegee the neck of the collection cup. This will allow for better/more effective skimming, greatly increasing its effectiveness and reducing the frequency of emptying/cleaning the skimmer.
Sump: Pictured below – 40B Tank w/ acrylic baffles. Fuge section is roughly 15x18x12 which is 12-14gals. I have 10lbs of Miracle Mud and cheato. I recently also added 1000pods from reefs2go.com (1000pods in DT as well). I will also be hooking up a Two Little Fishes Phosban 150 to run carbon.
ATO: Float-values controlled by RKE and timer (backup) with 10gal reservoir. (Still need to set up)
Controller: DA Reef-Keeper Elite w/ 2 PC-4s.
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Current Stock:
Current Fish:
Wishlist Fish:
TBA
Inverts:
75gallon ReefCleaners.org CUC w/ hermits – ReefCleaners.org always overkills so for now its holding up to the bio-load.
Coral:
Zs n’ Ps:
(There are some that will not listed due to pirates…)
I still got another 10-15 coming from a buddies tank including blue agaves, black hornets, wow's, etc
SPS:
A several others…. Need to get names later.
LPS:
Old FTS from March '13 - Ive added some more Rock for SPS at the top.
Here is the 120g with the new 20L frag tank that will soon be plumbed into it - Taken w/ iPhone Camera so LEDs look like crap. I built the 120g stand, middle door is normal on magnets.
My buddy came over with his nice camera... here are some of the pics - more to come.
ORA Red Planet
Rasta Goni
It’s a 60x18x26 120 gallon tank w/ 2†plastic center brace. The stand that It came with was more of an entertainment stand, and could only house maybe a 29g sump, so I decided to build my own custom stand.
The stand is 62x22x36 – I designed it so that a 55gal sump would could slide in/out from the side between the stand legs incase the sump ever needed to be removed. Well…after fudging around for several hours I figured out it was impossible to use the 55g as a sump and the new skimmer I picked up due to min/max water level. So I ditched the 55g, and turned my 40B into a sump/fuge. However, It no longer can slide through the side, so I designed the front Panel of the stand to be removable (4 screws) giving me entire access under the stand. The 40B sump/fuge will also allow for a 10gal tank to fit as a Top Off, as well as other equipment.
Below are some pics of the stand build:
(Pictures will be added later tonight/tomorrow)
Tank will be a mixed Reef, focusing on primarily LPS and softies w/ some SPS mixed in.
Tank specs:
Tank: 60x18x26 120 gallon w/ 2†plastic center-brace
Stand: 62x22x36 custom built. Entire front panel is removable to allow full access under the tank.
Lights: Prestige Gamma LED/T5 36†unit
T-5s: Front-to-Back
-Blue Plus
-True Antinic
-Purple Plus
-Blue Plus
Unit is programmable and fully customable for Ws, Bs, Cs (red/green), and moonlights for 0%- 99%. LEDs will be controlled by unit for sunrise through sunset. T5s are on 2 switches, which will be on timers or through RKE if I have an open outlet.
Since my tank is 5’ (not standard 4’) I needed to raise the unit higher off the water to get enough spread to the far ends.
At the top of my rockwork I am getting mid 300s, mid-tank (where my z/p frag racks current set) mid 200s, middle-sand bed 150-170ish.
Plumbing/Overflow: Gl*******s.com 1500gph overflow kit – 2 1.5†bulkheads in overflow box, 2 3/4†returns w/ locline and flare nozzles at either end of the tank w/ a Eheim 1262 return pump
Flow: 2 Koralia 1050s, 2 JBJ 1600s on wavemaker duo (opposite ends alternating every 10secs) plus pretty decent flow from returns. Even w/o the ruturns on it’s ton of flow. I may program them to be ‘calmer’ at night via RKE.
LR/LS: roughly 1 of live sand from 75gal tank (I will probably add a little more), roughly 110-130lbs of LR in DT – there will also be 10-20lbs in the sump/fuge.
Skimmer: Euro-Reef rs180 rated up to 450gals – realistically, rated 180g lightly stocked, 135gal heavily stocked. I also have a 8†scrubbie which is awesome! I will have it set to turn on 4-6x/day which will clean/squeegee the neck of the collection cup. This will allow for better/more effective skimming, greatly increasing its effectiveness and reducing the frequency of emptying/cleaning the skimmer.
Sump: Pictured below – 40B Tank w/ acrylic baffles. Fuge section is roughly 15x18x12 which is 12-14gals. I have 10lbs of Miracle Mud and cheato. I recently also added 1000pods from reefs2go.com (1000pods in DT as well). I will also be hooking up a Two Little Fishes Phosban 150 to run carbon.
ATO: Float-values controlled by RKE and timer (backup) with 10gal reservoir. (Still need to set up)
Controller: DA Reef-Keeper Elite w/ 2 PC-4s.
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Current Stock:
Current Fish:
| 5†Desjardini Sailfin Tang | 2†Blue Hippo Tang | 2†Caulk Bass |
| 1 ½†B/O Osc. Clown | 1 ½†O/W Osc. Clown | 3†Melanurus Wrasse |
| 2†Psychedelic Mandarin | Dragon Sleeper Goby | |
Wishlist Fish:
TBA
Inverts:
75gallon ReefCleaners.org CUC w/ hermits – ReefCleaners.org always overkills so for now its holding up to the bio-load.
| 2†RBTA | 3â€Flower Rock Nem | 5†Purple LTA | 5-6†Derasa Clam | 2 Sexy Shrimp |
| 3 Peppermint Shrimp | 2 Brittle Stars (5â€) | |||
Coral:
Zs n’ Ps:
(There are some that will not listed due to pirates…)
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SPS:
| ORA Red Planet | Ponape Birdsnest | ORA Green Birdsnest | Sour Apple Monti Cap |
| Green Slimmer Acro | Spongode Montipora | Rainbow Birdsnest | Red Monti Cap |
| Purple Table Acro | Pink Milli | Bird of Paradise | Green Monti Gap |
A several others…. Need to get names later.
LPS:
| Green/Purple Tip FrogSpawn | Pink FrogSpawn | Lemon-Lime FrogSpawn |
| WCR Yellow Torch | Multi-Colored Scoly | Duncans |
| Highlighter Candy-Canes | Dendros | Rics/Yumas/Shrooms |
| Tyree Green Toadstool | Black Sun Coral | MCF Scoly |
| RBTA (just split) | Quad-Rainbow BTA | Flowerpot Nem |
Old FTS from March '13 - Ive added some more Rock for SPS at the top.
Here is the 120g with the new 20L frag tank that will soon be plumbed into it - Taken w/ iPhone Camera so LEDs look like crap. I built the 120g stand, middle door is normal on magnets.
My buddy came over with his nice camera... here are some of the pics - more to come.
ORA Red Planet
Rasta Goni
