Ricco's 120 build

Ricco · May 18, 2018

This is my second tank after a quick 2-year trail I decided it was time to go bigger. So I'm moving from a 60 to a 120 would have like to go bigger but the lady said no and we didn't have the wall space but one day 300 ('ll call it Sparta) lol.

How did we get here; I was looking to upgrade to something bigger and let my friend talk me into buying a used tank from a guy (Pastor) who said he was selling a 180gallon tank for $400. This is what I got:

Needless to say, the lady was not happy therefor $400 lost and we started over again and got the beauty,

P-Dub · May 18, 2018

The lady was right. They always are...

Ricco · May 21, 2018

Continuing on...

After getting the tank in the house I started thinking about all the things I wanted to place in the tank and under it so I came up with this shopping list after watching countless youtube videos. Shoutout to CJ's Aquarium ( i sorta followed his aquascape ) BRS and Reefer Gill on curing (bleaching) dry rock.
1. 100 pounds of Pukani Dry rock ( should have gone with 80) I ended up giving some away and placing so in the sump.
2. Trigger systems Emerald Sump 39
3. Ehiem Jager heater ( this thing is huge)
4. IceCap 3k Gyre (3000 GPH) I have jebows on the old system and decided to give this a try since its cheaper.
5. Dr. Tims bacteria and ammonium
6. Vectra M1 DC (2000 GPH)