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Good morning all.

I am a new member to the site but google has brought me here many times over the last few years. I have had a 75 gallon fish only tank for about 2.5 years and I just recently got a 5' long 120 that I am swapping over to tomorrow. The tank is a CL special marineland that I drilled for a bean overflow then built a steel stand and wood cabinet faces (still in process). The tank and 40B sump have been running all week and I added the salt and sand a few days ago to let it settle down and stabilize. The specs are as follows:

  • 60" 120 Gallon
  • Custom steel stand (2x2x.120 tubing and C4x5.4 Channel)
  • poplar cabinet sides and canopy (held on with magnets)
  • DCS-12000 return pump
  • Bean overflow
  • Jebao D700 skimmer (for the price i had to try it)
  • about 80lbs of rock (moving from the 75 so I will see what fits and looks good)
  • 1 marinepure block
  • 140 lbs marco rocks sand
  • Photon 48 Long Light
  • ATO (forgot what kind but float style)

As of now the fish list is:

  • 2 ocellaris clownfish
  • lawnmower blenny
  • diamond goby
  • scarlet cleaner shrimp
  • coral beauty
  • flame angel
Here is a picture of the setup as of yesterday when I was finishing up getting the salt just right. I added the salt slowly to the drain area (far right) in the sump with a small PH to ensure it mixed fully before entering the tank.
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IF YOU HAD TO OPERATE EVERYTHING ELSE MANUALLY, WHICH AUTOMATED SYSTEM WOULD YOU KEEP?

  • Auto top-off

    Votes: 60 57.7%
  • Automated dosing

    Votes: 6 5.8%
  • Mechanical filtration / roller filter

    Votes: 4 3.8%
  • Automated water testing

    Votes: 3 2.9%
  • Automatic feeding

    Votes: 1 1.0%
  • Lighting schedule

    Votes: 20 19.2%
  • Controller and remote monitoring

    Votes: 4 3.8%
  • Leak detection and emergency shutoff

    Votes: 2 1.9%
  • Automatic water changes

    Votes: 3 2.9%
  • None. I prefer to operate everything manually

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Something else (explain in the comments)

    Votes: 1 1.0%
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