Ok as you all know I am in the process of upgrading my 90G to a 120 ... To be honest with you all ... I was starting to dislike the 90 simply because there was just not enough room ... not enough depth to the tank ... having 24" is so much nicer then only 18 ... especially for reef building.

Tank Specifics:

• 120G Custom made Starfire Glass RR Tank
• Lighting: 2x250W MH with 2x96W PC's Coralife Aqualight PRO
• Sump: 40G Sump with fuge (mixture of live sand and fiji mud ... fuge light reverse cycle)
• Skimmer: Euroreef CS8-2 with Sedra 5000 pump (gate valve has been modded)
• Flow: 2x Vortech MP40w
• MRC CR-2 Calcium Reactor
• Deltec Fluidized Reactor FR509 with Rowaphos
• 2x Phosban Reactors
• Return Pump: Eheim 1262
• JBJ Auto-Top Off (15 Gallon Reservoir)
• APC Battery Backup

• SPS Dominated Reef (with scattered LPS and softies)

• Salt: Neo Marine by Brightwell Aquatics
• Aquarium parameters: SG - 1.025-6, Nitrates - undetectable, Cal - 420-450ppm, Alk - 9dKH, Mag, 1300ppm, Temp - 76-78F, PH 8.1-2
• Cooling: 2 Small Honeywell Fans, One room fan

Lighting schedule:

• PC's: ON = 9am-12pm/7-9pm OFF = 12-7pm/9pm-9am
• MH: ON = 12pm OFF = 7pm
• LED's (Moonlight): ON = 9pm OFF = 1am (one set remains on all night)
• Fuge Light (LED's) Reverse Cycle 9pm-9am

Dosing:

• Brightwell NeoZeo - Zeolite Media
• Brightwell Aquatics MicroBater7
• Vodka (80 Proof)
• Brightwell Aquatics Reef Biofuel
• Brightwell Aquatics Potassion
• Brightwell Aquatics Neo Mag (Magnesium)
• Brightwell Aquatics Reef Code A and B (Calc & Alk) - although I have a calcium reactor I keep these on hands at all times.
• Brightwell Aquatics KoralColor
• Brightwell Aquatics Restor
• Brightwell Aquatics Lugol's Solution
• Brightwell Aquatics CoralAmino
• Korallen-Zucht Amino Acids
• Kent Tech M Magnesium
• Two little Fishies Kalkwasser

Feeding (fish and corals):

• Brightwell Aquatics Zooplanktos-S - Zooplankton (small) 50-300 micron
• Reef Nutrition Oysterfeast, Phytofeast and Arctipods
• Ocean Nutrition Formula Two Pellets
• New Life Spectrum Pellets
• Rod's Food
• Hikari Mysis Shrimp
• Cyclopeeze

Corals:

SPS:

• ORA Red Planet
• ORA Joe the Coral
• ORA True Oregon Tort
• ORA Verde
• ORA Miami Staghorn
• ORA Chips Acro
• ORA Purple Plasma
• ORA Pearlberry
• ORA Green Birdsnest
• ORA Blue Voodoo Staghorn
• ORA Plum Crazy
• ORA Hawkins Echinata
• ORA Bird of Paradise
• Tyree Purple Unknown
• Rommel's Rainbow Acropora
• Garf Bonsai
• Purple Monster
• Kedds Yellow Tabling Acropora
• Upscales Microladus
• Purple Staghorn
• Blue Tipped Staghorn
• Acropora Vermiculata
• Acropora Florida
• Acropora Yongei (Green Bali Slimer)
• Acropora Millipora (Pink with Green polyps)
• Blue Stylophora
• Icefire Echinata
• Pink Lemonade
• Green Tabling Acropora
• Royal Blue Tipped Tenuis Acropora
• Orange Based Purple/Green Polyp Birdsnest
• Montipora Setosa
• Tyree True Undata
• "Rainbow" Montipora
• "Sunset" Montipora
• "Chili Pepper" Montipora (proud of this one ... it completely browned out when I moved apartment and came back full force in the last couple months!)
• "Jedi Mind Trick" Montipora
• "Appleberry" Montipora
• Purple with Yellow Rim Encrusted Montipora (palawanensis?)
• Montipora Capricornicus (Purple, Orange, Leng Sy)

I have a number of other unnamed Acropora colonies in my tank ... some of them that are just simply gorgeous.

LPS:

• Duncans (Duncanopsammia axifuga)
• Elegance Coral (had it for quite a while now and growing like crazy)
• Frogspawn
• Various Acans
• Various Chalices (nothing really special ... but always looking for some! )

Zoanthids:

• Various polyps all over the sandbed ... lol ... Purple Hornet colony in there as well.)

I also have 4 clams ... 2 Croceas and 2 Squamosas (one nearly 13")

FTS: 2.8.10

Whoa, Looks like you need to REALLY clean that beasty out. Looks nice and wide open. Any Rockscape plans?

YAY!!!!! for new beginnings! This is going to be a masterpiece.



but, but...did you get rid of your jawfish? And are any of your wrasses sand sleepers (can't remember the technical term )?

Congrats, David!

~Anne

No I didn't ... lol ... I was thinking of building him a home in the rocks ... maybe that wouldn't be such a great idea ... I guess sand it is ... lol ... so much for that ... Both my Melanarus and Leopard Wrasses sleep in the sand too ... maybe just enough sand for them.

Whew! But yeah, it sounds like you need to keep your sand. I bet you could do the bed a couple of inches more shallow (shallower? less deep? too early for grammar, even for me) than what you've got in the 90, and they'll all be fine.

1-VICTORY IS MINE!!

2-As for the sandbed, so glad you decided to put sand in the tank. I am just not all that crazy about the BB look. I know it's a helluva lot easier to maintain but it just ain't that purdy!! So yay for sand!!

3-Good luck cleaning "The Beast" out! If you need any help, I can call a friend who lives a few blocks down from you...LOL who will work for pizza and booze!! Otherwise, good luck

I call bull####.





Naw, awesome D!!!!

Am I being volunteered? If so--yes. Sal and Carmines, please. Though did you hear, Sal died?

More thoughts:

1. Do NOT go bare bottom. Ugly ugly.

2. What the hell kind of rug is that?

Give me a call if you need help setting up Dave.

1. Ok ... lol ... Got some bags of sand lying around here.

2. It wasn't my choice ... ask Sakura




Yoooooo ... I will my friend ... PM me your number again ... I broke my phone since you bought the Biocube lmao ... it's just a given ... I need a new phone every 6 months

1-100% Agree!!

2-hey what's wrong with the rug...i picked it out from crate and barrel and got it for dave as a housewarming present

Congrats on the new tank. Looks like it needs a good scrubbing but I'm sure it will be sparkling clean in no time.

Looking forward to seeing it come along as you transfer things from the 90.

Thank you VERRRRYYYYYY much

Yeah ... it's cleaner then it was 20 minutes ago ... that's for sure. lol ... the coralline is coming right off at least. I can't wait for this sucker to be up and running!!!

We'll talk decorating styles over beers and grilled meat someday soon, guys

D, get that thing up and running quick - I got some hurtin' corals that need a temporary home, lol. I'll pay you with some beer or something.

NICE David!! I always loved the specs of the 120, it was my first large tank...but it was FW , Then I sold it when I moved to Colorado for a couple of years...I wish I had kept it

BIGger is bettah

now get to cleaning.

LoL ... good one Haut ... I am trying my best ... got a piece stuck at the moment trying to remove it ... damn it!!! lol



I love the 120 so much more ... I can see I will have an easier time keeping it organized ... the LFS here has a beautiful colony of blood red Acan Lords ... maybe my new centerpiece ... lol ... we'll see ... as long as they are not asking $2000 ... lol ... Maria I think it's time for you to upgrade ... can we say 240?

This will be a great tank.

Oh man, I gotta see this thing up and running...

Thank you very much ... I can't wait for this thing to be filled ... gotta start making the RO water ... lol ... YAY!!!



Yeah me too ... lol ... Come on DCG ... move faster and get it all filled up! lmao

Your killing me ova heya

is it filled yet?
is it filled yet?
is it filled yet?

LoL ... I smacking my RO unit around to work faster ...

are you wearing a wizard's hat while doing it?

Maybe ... who wants to know? You gots a problem with that?

What if I were to start this as a Zeovit tank? (haha ... I probably should have kept my mouth shut with this one ... lol ... too much fun though. )

That's one dirty tank dude.

I work for beer & pizza also.

If you need help building the leds lmk, I am after all a certified electrician.

LoLz ... Ok tank is now quite clean ... got most of that coralline algae (and some other unrecognizable goop) of the glass..

Certified electrician? Hmmmmmm ... I will keep that in mind seriously ... I was to build a couple of LED fixtures for this baby. Still trying to finish up the plumbing so that it doesn't leak. All seems to be going well so far! I hope to have the full system up and running by tonight ... or should I say EARLY Sunday morning. lol.

Hooray for progress!!


No one will ever accuse you of letting the grass grow under your feet, that's for sure!

YAY!!! lol ...

I am going to start a stocking list and try to keep to it this time ... Speaking for myself I buy fish impulsively so I would like to try and stop that this time around.

Ideas just to throw out there:

2x Bellus Angels (m&f)
1x Clown Tang (he is going to have to go with in the next year ... getting too big)
1x Purple Tang
2x Spotted Mandarins (mated)
2x Occ. Clownfish (gotta have the clowns ... lol)
1x Melanarus Wrasse
1x Firefish
1x Blotched Jawfish (Red Headed Jawfish)
2x Potter's Leopard Wrasse
1x Sunburst Anthias

I think that's what I got so far. Sounds like enough fish to me ... let's see how long this one lasts

Tell me what you all think

-David

i saw harry potter last night. i think david was in it.

Dude how was it?! Me in the film? Get out of here ... really? Who was I?

You were Harry, of course.

Like the stocking list, but wondering about your pink clown, can't imagine separating him from the frogspawn. Also wondering about the mystery, did you rehome him?

Snape, Snape, Severus Snape.

everybody at work seems to think im harry potter aswell

so that must mean me & dave look alike.



YES im an electrician.


Dont do the zeovit system, or i'll smash the butt of my beer bottle in your face!

Zeovit joking aside, I'm curious, Dave. Are you going to continue with the vodka dosing, or try to pare back to a simpler regime?

LMAO!!! I guess so

Oh I completely forgot about him ... he is still here ... I may get him/her a partner The Ruby Head Wrasse I still have ... he is a fully grown supermale ... so I am debating whether I find a larger system for him.




riiiiiiiiiiiigggggggghhhhhhhhttttttttttttt!!!



You sure we are not brothers?!

Ok ... I accept ... no Zeovits ... I want to keep all of my teeth.




I think I am going to switch to a simpler regime ... no more dosing the tank only myself ... Well ... in the end we'll see ... I saw great affects of the vodka/amino dosing ... but in the end I would prefer to cut them out ...

I like the idea of simpler. Glad the skunk is still a part of the plans, he seems to be such an integral part of your tank.

That's a great list I love Potters wrasse, I have been looking for one for a while...I saw one at my LFS and I didn't get it for $30 a while back...I only had the 46 and was at fishy capacity with no skimmer


Is it filled yet?

Woo my first ghost images

Yeah me too ... just basic set up ... Calcium Reactor, Skimmer ... I am thinking of ordering those reactors from Bulkreef ... the dual reactors they sell ... fill them up with GFO and Carbon.



Almost there ... Almost there ... I promise I promise!!!

Anyone have any info (well preferably first hand experience ) with the Sunbrite LED systems? I am thinking of adding 2 of them for now and slowly phase out the VHO's for LED's ... and possible the MH over time ... anyone have any thoughts on them?

THANKS GUYS!!!

I am a lighting nOOb ... I admit to it ... I have faith in my halides ... but I am really really curious to try LEDs.

I've heard bad things about the sunbrite system myself. Mainly significant drops in PAR over the first 12 months, Exotics even confirmed this one. Browning out of SPS due to perhaps not enough UV or light banding who knows. Nuisance algae growth as well. If you were going to get a LED system and not build it yourself I would go with Aquailluminations they make a awesome system using 3w Cree XRE LEDs but I think the biggest selling point of their system is their controller which can create passing clouds and lightning storms. Although the fixtures are pricey I think the positive reviews make them seem worth it.

http://www.reefgeek.com/lighting/LED_Light..._Light_Systems/

However, if you decide to build a fixture yourself come and visit the lighting forum and see what we've been up to. I just finished a LED array for the BC29 myself and it is looking pretty good. Although one of the solders came undone last night so half my white lights aren't working... sigh. It's my first time so cut me some slack. If you need some help setting up an DIY LED array give me a call.

woot 120 gallon!!!

wheres da wata?

Seriously man.. How does it take so long.. It's just a couple gallons to fill up..

Yeah DCG ... what the he!! is taking you so long?! Damn you!!!

what did i miss?dave, lmk if you need another hand.to hold beers!!!

Hey Makoy!!! For sure ... I definitely need someone to hold the ice cold beers while I get this tank filled up and aquascaped.

Is it filled yet?

LET THERE BE ... WATER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


I am filling up the tank as we speak ... I decided to switch out the old bulkheads ... better to be safe then sorry ... finished that around 2am ... after getting a saw and monkey wrench from AP123 ... Thanks Anne!!!

Ah man this is some BS I want a bigger tank.

Yay!!!!!!!! So glad the bulkhead fit, and you were able to get it done.


Let there be REEF!!

DO IT! 180 is a nice size ... I just don't think my landlords would appreciate it ... lol ... They are still under the impression that I have a little goldfish bowl ... little do they know ...........................
My doorman thinks it's hilarious how I snuck all of this cr@p in here ... although he would be guilty of aiding and abetting.




Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Project 120 is coming along nicely now! SWEET!!!

I was putting the rocks in and then realized ... wait I have a giant clam (no comment) ... Where the he!! is it supposed to go? I made some room on the side for it.