ReefingWhiteford's 120 gallon reef

[TheWhiteFord]

Hello Reef2Reef! My name is Gabriel and I have been keeping reef tanks for 4 years and I love it[emoji13].Some of you may have already spoken to me on this forum because I have been on it for about two months but I have neglected to introduce myself and start a build thread (lazy me) So here is my tank....


Current tank specs
120 gallon reef ready glass aquarium with a star fire front panel
Dimensions: 48" 18" 30"
40 gallon breeder dyi sump

Equipment
Skimmer: Skimz Monzter SM201
Lights: 2 gen2 ecotech radion Xr30w
Powerheads: 2 mp40w
Return pump: Classic Danner mag 1200gph
BRS dual reactor
Aquamax biopellet reactor
Emperor aquatics 40w UV
Controller: Digital Aquatics Reef keeper lite
2 BRS dosing pumps

Current Livestock

Fish
Achilles Tang
Purple Tang
Yellow tang
Flame angel
Coral beauty angel
Falco hawkfish
Four stripe damsel
Clarkii Clownfsh + pearl eye clarkii clownfish pair
2 pajama Cardinalfish

Inverts
Babylon Snail
Banded brittle star
Fighting conch
Various hermits
Various snails

Coral
Bicolor hammer
Duncan
Green hairy mushroom
Green stripe mushroom
Orange mushroom
Red mushroom
Green Dragon zoanthids


1/4/16

1/6/16

1/11/16 fish are out for a 72 day fallow period. Fallow period count down starts Feburary 1

I plan on making the tank a sps dominated mixed reef. Progression pics from March 2015 to now to come (got to find them[emoji3])

 

[TheWhiteFord]

Here is a picture of the 75 gallon QT

 

[TheWhiteFord]

Oh and @melypr1985 I started a build thread

 

[TheWhiteFord]

bump

 

[TheWhiteFord]

February 2015

I was gone a lot during the summer and fall, so Dino got a stronghold in my tank

11/15/15

11/28/15 Fish were taken out for a 30 day fallow period

12/29/15 Half of this fish went back in the tank

1/2/16 All of the fish return

 

[TheWhiteFord]

As you can see most of these pictures are crappy phone pictures I will upload pictures from my Canon Rebel T5i soon

 

[melypr1985]

Looks great! I'm obsessed with the achiles tang! That fish will probably be the sole reason I upgrade in the future.

 

[TheWhiteFord]

Looks great! I'm obsessed with the achiles tang! That fish will probably be the sole reason I upgrade in the future.

Lol I love my Achilles! He is my favorite fish[emoji3] But keep in mind he is the sole reason my fish are in qt for 76 days[emoji16]!

 

[melypr1985]

Better safe than sorry my friend! Especially with such a sensitive and pricey (to me) fish

 

[TheWhiteFord]

Better safe than sorry my friend! Especially with such a sensitive and pricey (to me) fish

Yep[emoji3]

 

[TheWhiteFord]

New additions!

Vrolik's Wrasse Male

Blood red fire shrimp
5 banded trochus snails
Rose bubble anemone
Green bubble anemone

 

[Josh King]

Achilles Tangs are awesome! Also very hard to keep happy, I had one years ago.

 

[TheWhiteFord]

Achilles Tangs are awesome! Also very hard to keep happy, I had one years ago.

Thanks[emoji1]! Yeah right now he pretty much only eats nori[emoji53] he gets 1 sheet a day and so far he has stayed fat

 

[TheWhiteFord]

The shrimp

The anemones

 

[revhtree]

Welcome and looking good!

 

[melypr1985]

Oh yeah! That wrasse is beautiful! Look'n good

 

[TheWhiteFord]

Thanks! [emoji1]

 

[TheWhiteFord]

Updated pick of the qt, added a tub of sand for the wrasse to sleep and 2 caves for the fish to hide in and add or more natural feel for them (more so than just pvc[emoji13])

 

[TheWhiteFord]

Unfortunately I lost my beautiful little yellow tang[emoji22]. RIP Zeus

 

[TheWhiteFord]

The Radions are up!