Ricky's 120 Gallon Mixed Reef

[Henry C]

Sweet looking tank !!!!!!!! Love the huge colonies !!!!!!

 

[Rickyrooz]

I started moving corals from the 120 into my frag tank. I moved all of the LPS corals and some of the SPS corals. I plan to have all the SPS corals moved over within the next two weeks.

 

[Rickyrooz]

My buddy Jim came over today to build me a top down box, it came out great!

 

[MarvinsReef]

sweet man. now we'll see more topdown eye candy.

 

[skinz78]

Sweet pic's! Are they from your display or frag tank?

How come you are moving all your corals into the frag tank?

 

[Rickyrooz]

Sweet pic's! Are they from your display or frag tank?

How come you are moving all your corals into the frag tank?

Pic's are from both tanks. I'm breaking down the 120 to start fresh, I want to go bare bottom and make a rockscape similar to Mafia's on RC.

 

[skinz78]

Are you just starting over in the same tank or a new one all together? Reusing old rock or new?

 

[Rickyrooz]

Are you just starting over in the same tank or a new one all together? Reusing old rock or new?

Same tank, I'm going to dry out all my rock and start over.

 

[skinz78]

Right on, be sure to get some nice before and after pic's to show off!

 

[Rickyrooz]

Right on, be sure to get some nice before and after pic's to show off!

The 120 is almost torn down, there isn't much to see other than a few SPS that I don't plan to keep and a bunch of soft corals. The only positive is the fish love all their new swimming room! I'm going to make sure my next build has a lot more open area for corals to grow and fish to swim because the "rock wall" I made was cool back when I started but not anymore. I ordered the same epoxy that Ching Chang used in his 1,000 gallon reef, the bond is as strong as cement so I'm hoping I can make some cool arches.

 

[Julio C Romero]

awesome tank, what are you using for photos, awesome resolution.

 

[Rickyrooz]

awesome tank, what are you using for photos, awesome resolution.

Samsung point-n-shoot

 

[Rickyrooz]

Two more shots

 

[skinz78]

Very nice, is the first one a Bonsai and the second a chilli pepper cap?

 

[Rickyrooz]

Very nice, is the first one a Bonsai and the second a chilli pepper cap?

#1 is a no name Acropora Secale
#2 is the Season's Greetings, it is an encrusting coral but since it has no where to go it plates out.

 

[skinz78]

LOL Well I am learning I guess...

They are both very nice!

 

[Rickyrooz]

I finished my first treatment of Interceptor on Sunday in my frag tank and I started my first dip of ReVive today. Surprisingly after dipping 200+ corals only one had AEFW (Eggplant Nana). AEFW seem to love Tri-Color's. I still have a long way to go but this is a good start.

 

[MarvinsReef]

looking forward to the new set up. hope corals and fishes are doing well.

 

[Rickyrooz]

looking forward to the new set up. hope corals and fishes are doing well.

I plan to add a Mystery Wrasse, Powder Blue Tang, and a Female Flame Wrasse with the hope that it will turn male like my last two wrasse's. I would rather spend $80 for a female and watch it turn male then spend $150 for a male.

 

[Rickyrooz]

New goodies!