My first reef 125g

[sharkreef]

How many pounds of rock did you use

 

[JPSika08]

Beautiful setup, very clean implementation, congrats!.

 

[PJS]

How many pounds of rock did you use

I have around 130lbs of Real Reef.

 

[PJS]

Beautiful setup, very clean implementation, congrats!.

Thank you! I'm loving it!

 

[PJS]

 Finished upgrading the water dispensement unit, big thanks to AquaFx.

 

[JPSika08]

Very nice, how many GPD it delivers?

 

[PJS]

Very nice, how many GPD it delivers?

It only has a 50gpd membrane, with my current setup I only require approximately 17 gallons per maintenance day. If the dream of a 300DD ever becomes a reality then I'll upgrade the membrane.

 

[PJS]

Thought I'd give a little update. My tank is about 16 months old now. I've had some successes and failures, all have equaled in some experience. Thanks to R2R and it's members for helping get this rookie this far, so much more to learn. Here's a recent Fts.

 

[FranklinDattein]

I like everything about this sump.

 

[Chrisfish]

Very nice set up!:)

 

[PJS]

Thank you! @Chrisfish

 

[iLLwiLL]

Real clean setup man. Is the return pump in the same compartment as the skimmer? How do you like having that water change dongle?

 

[PJS]

Real clean setup man. Is the return pump in the same compartment as the skimmer? How do you like having that water change dongle?

Thank you!
Yes the return Pump is in the same chamber as the skimmer, I have it in the far right back corner. The skimmer holds up several 2" sponge blocks for micro bubble traps.
That dongle has been really handy, I was on the fence whether to install one, for esthetic reasons, but I'm so glad I did!

 

[PJS]

Haven't posted anything on this thread in awhile so I thought I'd try to get a decent FTS.

 

[Daniel@R2R Verified Admin]

Haven't posted anything on this thread in awhile so I thought I'd try to get a decent FTS.

Beautiful! I love actinic shots!

 

[PJS]

Beautiful! I love actinic shots!

Thank you! The tank is just a year and a halfish old. It's been a bit of a roller coaster, some ups, some downs. I'm finally seeing some stability. I was over feeding for many months and it caught up with me, lots of GHA. The last several months I've cut back on the food and have seen vast improvements. I recently bought a Rev4 L4 ATS from Bud of Turbo Aquatics and hope to have it plumbed and running in the next week. I'm really looking forward to putting it to work. Between it and a tighter feeding routine I'm hoping for some advancements.

 

[bknapp]

Awesome sauce, great work.

 

[PJS]

Awesome sauce, great work.

Thank you!

 

[Kswish74]

Haven't posted anything on this thread in awhile so I thought I'd try to get a decent FTS.

Beautiful! I'm in the middle of making a reef tank as well! Keep us updated with more pictures!

 

[PJS]

Beautiful! I'm in the middle of making a reef tank as well! Keep us updated with more pictures!

Thank you!
How exciting , new tanks are enthralling! I hope everything goes as smoothly as possible for you .
Pictures are good! :)