Jeepguy's 125... build thread after 11 years running

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so i figured i would start a build thread 11 years after my tank has been running


got a 125 gallon from craigslist.... found out that it was tempered glass and it couldn't be drilled, so i got an Eshoppes HOB overflow...

sump is a 40 breeder

stand made out of 2x4's and oak plywood
mag12 return pump
2 tunze 6055's.... tank originally had 2 korialia's in it
auto topoff direct from RO/DI on a solenoid

i found some old pics of the stand build

about 3 years ago i had a kalkwasser accident and nuked the tank.... killed almost everything except my green star polyps and mellon mushrooms....

i let them take over for a couple of years, and about the middle of last year got my interest back up in reefing when i closed my business and had more free time because i wasn't working 2 jobs..

now getting the tank back in shape, i just installed a Kessil H380 for my fuge, and got a new pump for my reef octopus 150 skimmer and an apex classic to control everything

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and the tank as it is today...

just built the floating hood to cut down on the heat from 3 250 watt radium MH

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WHEN REEFING GETS TOUGH, WHAT KEEPS YOU MOST INVESTED?

  • My livestock depends on me, so I keep showing up for them

    Votes: 14 56.0%
  • I look for small signs that things are improving

    Votes: 3 12.0%
  • I want to figure out what’s going wrong

    Votes: 1 4.0%
  • I remind myself that rough stretches will pass...just keep reefing

    Votes: 4 16.0%
  • I lean on other reefers for advice or encouragement

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • I simplify, step back from tinkering, and give the tank time

    Votes: 2 8.0%
  • Honestly, sometimes I wonder if I want to keep going

    Votes: 1 4.0%
  • Other (Post in the comments)

    Votes: 0 0.0%
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