DB9181
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Well… I had plans to upgrade the 29g to a 75g – Got one for free from a buddy and had it all set up. Then I got an offer for a nearly free 120g, I obviously couldn’t resist and jumped on it.
It’s a 60x18x26 120 gallon tank w/ 2” plastic center brace. The stand that It came with was more of an entertainment stand, and could only house maybe a 29g sump, so I decided to build my own custom stand.
The stand is 62x22x36 – I designed it so that a 55gal sump would could slide in/out from the side between the stand legs incase the sump ever needed to be removed. Well…after fudging around for several hours I figured out it was impossible to use the 55g as a sump and the new skimmer I picked up due to min/max water level. So I ditched the 55g, and turned my 40B into a sump/fuge. However, It no longer can slide through the side, so I designed the front Panel of the stand to be removable (4 screws) giving me entire access under the stand. The 40B sump/fuge will also allow for a 10gal tank to fit as a Top Off, as well as other equipment.
Below are some pics of the stand build:
(Pictures will be added later tonight/tomorrow)
Tank will be a mixed Reef, focusing on primarily zoa/palys with LPS and softies and some SPS mixed in.
Tank specs:
Tank: 60x18x26 120 gallon w/ 2” plastic center-brace
Stand: 62x22x36 custom built. Entire front panel is removable to allow full access under the tank.
Lights: 2x Evergrow 24" LED Units / Custom Layout / 120* Optics
Unit is programmable and fully customable for Ws, Bs, Cs (red/green), and moonlights for 0%- 99%. LEDs will be controlled by unit for sunrise through sunset. T5s are on 2 switches, which will be on timers or through RKE if I have an open outlet.
Since my tank is 5’ (not standard 4’) I needed to raise the unit higher off the water to get enough spread to the far ends. I will be checking PAR Readings to dial the unit in to the perfect height.
Plumbing/Overflow: Glassholes.com 1500gph overflow kit – 2 1.5” bulkheads in overflow box, 2 3/4” returns w/ locline and flare nozzles at either end of the tank w/ a 1000gph odyssey return pump
Flow: 2 Koralia 1050s, 2 JBJ 1600s on wavemaker duo (opposite ends alternating every 10secs) plus pretty decent flow from returns. Even w/o the ruturns on it’s ton of flow. I may program them to be ‘calmer’ at night via RKE.
LR/LS: roughly 75lbs of live sand from 75gal tank (I will probably add a little more), roughly 90-100lbs of LR in DT – there will also be 10-20lbs in the sump/fuge.
Skimmer: Euro-Reef rs180 rated up to 450gals – realistically, rated 180g lightly stocked, 135gal heavily stocked. I also have a 8” scrubbie which is awesome! I will have it set to turn on 4-6x/day which will clean/squeegee the neck of the collection cup. This will allow for better/more effective skimming, greatly increasing its effectiveness and reducing the frequency of emptying/cleaning the skimmer.
Sump: Pictured below – 40B Tank w/ acrylic baffles. Fuge section is roughly 15x18x12 which is 12-14gals. I have 10lbs of Miracle Mud and cheato. I recently also added 1000pods from reefs2reefs.com (1000pods in DT as well). I will also be hooking up a Two Little Fishes Phosban 150 to run carbon. Maybe tinker w/ an Algae Turf Scrubber.
ATO: Float-values controlled by RKE and timer (backup) with 10gal reservoir. (Still need to set up)
Controller: DA Reef-Keeper Elite w/ 2 PC-4s.
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Current Stock:
Current Fish:
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[TR]
[TD]Desjardini Sailfin Tang
[/TD]
[TD]Blue Hippo Tang
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] B/O Osc. Clown
[/TD]
[TD] O/W Osc. Clown
[/TD]
[TD] Melanurus Wrasse
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Female Blue Star Leopard Wrasse
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
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[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]***I will continue to update/add more pictures in the next few days***
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
It’s a 60x18x26 120 gallon tank w/ 2” plastic center brace. The stand that It came with was more of an entertainment stand, and could only house maybe a 29g sump, so I decided to build my own custom stand.
The stand is 62x22x36 – I designed it so that a 55gal sump would could slide in/out from the side between the stand legs incase the sump ever needed to be removed. Well…after fudging around for several hours I figured out it was impossible to use the 55g as a sump and the new skimmer I picked up due to min/max water level. So I ditched the 55g, and turned my 40B into a sump/fuge. However, It no longer can slide through the side, so I designed the front Panel of the stand to be removable (4 screws) giving me entire access under the stand. The 40B sump/fuge will also allow for a 10gal tank to fit as a Top Off, as well as other equipment.
Below are some pics of the stand build:
(Pictures will be added later tonight/tomorrow)
Tank will be a mixed Reef, focusing on primarily zoa/palys with LPS and softies and some SPS mixed in.
Tank specs:
Tank: 60x18x26 120 gallon w/ 2” plastic center-brace
Stand: 62x22x36 custom built. Entire front panel is removable to allow full access under the tank.
Lights: 2x Evergrow 24" LED Units / Custom Layout / 120* Optics
Unit is programmable and fully customable for Ws, Bs, Cs (red/green), and moonlights for 0%- 99%. LEDs will be controlled by unit for sunrise through sunset. T5s are on 2 switches, which will be on timers or through RKE if I have an open outlet.
Since my tank is 5’ (not standard 4’) I needed to raise the unit higher off the water to get enough spread to the far ends. I will be checking PAR Readings to dial the unit in to the perfect height.
Plumbing/Overflow: Glassholes.com 1500gph overflow kit – 2 1.5” bulkheads in overflow box, 2 3/4” returns w/ locline and flare nozzles at either end of the tank w/ a 1000gph odyssey return pump
Flow: 2 Koralia 1050s, 2 JBJ 1600s on wavemaker duo (opposite ends alternating every 10secs) plus pretty decent flow from returns. Even w/o the ruturns on it’s ton of flow. I may program them to be ‘calmer’ at night via RKE.
LR/LS: roughly 75lbs of live sand from 75gal tank (I will probably add a little more), roughly 90-100lbs of LR in DT – there will also be 10-20lbs in the sump/fuge.
Skimmer: Euro-Reef rs180 rated up to 450gals – realistically, rated 180g lightly stocked, 135gal heavily stocked. I also have a 8” scrubbie which is awesome! I will have it set to turn on 4-6x/day which will clean/squeegee the neck of the collection cup. This will allow for better/more effective skimming, greatly increasing its effectiveness and reducing the frequency of emptying/cleaning the skimmer.
Sump: Pictured below – 40B Tank w/ acrylic baffles. Fuge section is roughly 15x18x12 which is 12-14gals. I have 10lbs of Miracle Mud and cheato. I recently also added 1000pods from reefs2reefs.com (1000pods in DT as well). I will also be hooking up a Two Little Fishes Phosban 150 to run carbon. Maybe tinker w/ an Algae Turf Scrubber.
ATO: Float-values controlled by RKE and timer (backup) with 10gal reservoir. (Still need to set up)
Controller: DA Reef-Keeper Elite w/ 2 PC-4s.
_______________________________________________________________________
Current Stock:
Current Fish:
[TABLE="class: cms_table"]
[TR]
[TD]Desjardini Sailfin Tang
[/TD]
[TD]Blue Hippo Tang
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] B/O Osc. Clown
[/TD]
[TD] O/W Osc. Clown
[/TD]
[TD] Melanurus Wrasse
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Female Blue Star Leopard Wrasse
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: cms_table"]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]***I will continue to update/add more pictures in the next few days***
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
