Mike's 120 reef ready build

[kingator]

Nice video's mike !!!!! and great plumbing job also buddy, keep up the amazing work your doing

 

[MikeC]

Nice video's mike !!!!! and great plumbing job also buddy, keep up the amazing work your doing

Thanks man :thrash:

 

[Jaftica]

It Looks better every time you post pics, keep up the good work, awesome tank!

 

[MikeC]

It Looks better every time you post pics, keep up the good work, awesome tank!

Thanks Rob :smokin:

 

[MikeC]

Settling tank / sump update

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7XARisrLtk&sns=em

 

[garys reef]

You my friend are nuts looks incredible things are settling down at work so hopefully this weekend u can come by

 

[MikeC]

You my friend are nuts looks incredible things are settling down at work so hopefully this weekend u can come by

Thanks man

 

[SteveZ15]

wow that is one sick tank,when you scaped the rock did you epoxy any of them together?

 

[MikeC]

wow that is one sick tank,when you scaped the rock did you epoxy any of them together?

Thanks Steve

No just don't stack your heavy rocks so little fish can't knock them over

 

[MikeC]

I went BB

In my pursuit to have a efficient setup to export nutrients from my sps reef crest tank a.s.a.p. (Remove organic compounds & prevent inorganic compounds)

I went bare bottom.

My setup:

I am currently running a 120 reef , sps dominant tank for about a year now.
I started out with live rock and 3 inch live sand bed.

I am currently dosing B-ionics w/BRS dosers for Ca & Alk.
I'm using Red Sea Pro salt and have yet needed to add Mag.
GFO BRS reactor.
Carbon BRS reactor.

Levels are:
Cal=420
Alk=9 DKH
Mag 1400

Temp 76.2-77.4
Ph 7.85-8.00

Flow:
2x Mp40,s
2x Mp10,s
1 6045 Tunzi
3 Maxi jet 1200
Mag 2400 as my return.
Returns are Herby method with 1 inch returns on each side that are split into two 3/4 lock line for each side.

Skimmer :ASM-G3
Apex-Neptune Controller.
4 AiSol with T5 supplement lighting
Tunzi ATO


Bio load:
1- Orange-Back Fairy Wrasse
1- Mystery Wrasse
1- Watchman Gobi
1- Sailfin/Algae Blenny
1- Royal Grammar
1- Picasso Clownfish
2- Blue/Green chromis
3- Maldives Lyretail Anthias

I was running a 40 breeder as a sump,refugium with 4 inch sand and trying to grow chato.

I have since removed my sandbed, chato and fuge.
I re- plumbed my tank and I now have a 40 breeder as a sump for my skimmer and I incorporated a 35gal settling tank with a conical bottom to remove detritus as soon as possible from my system (Remove organic compounds & prevent inorganic compounds)

I have no interest in having poop as a pet or feeding alge,micro alge,pods or anything except the higher up's

And yes it was a light bulb moment for me

I'm not saying a DSB can not work, with the right husbandry it can.
I also have no interest in getting into a debate about it, if you are happy with yours at the moment then that is great !!
"Happy Reefing"


Thanks for taking a look.
MikeC







My setteling tank:
I originally wanted to go with a cylinder type like Geoff's but opted for the larger volum and 28 inch length, figured the detritus would have more time to settel? That and I didn't have enough hight under my stand

I got my board from
http://www.cuttingboardcompany.com/
Great customer service and they had it to me in one day

Tank Before shot

Man this was a long day.

THANK YOU!!
MikeC

 

[jackson6745]

I don't even notice the bottom. It looks great!

 

[Tonyscoots84]

Looks great

 

[DCG1286]

You should be proud of that tank! Amazing what you have done with it. Congratulations!

 

[mbg75]

Incredible. Can't believe you got it back together that nicely in one day!
Looks great

 

[kingator]

love it Mike great job

 

[E.intheC]

I agree with the above. Excellent. That must have been a lot of work!

 

[piranhapat]

Awesome, black back ground show great color from coral. How are the wrasse do they like bare bottom?

 

[MikeC]

Thanks everyone I'm loving it

How are the wrasse do they like bare bottom?

They haven't said anything yet lol
I sucked the sand out little by little over the last month and a half so hopefully they found out how to deal with it

I herd of the tang police so hopefully there re no wrass police lol

 

[Jaftica]

Looks great mike, keep up the good work!

 

[Awibrandy]

Beautiful tank you have there!!! I love all the colors, bet one would find something new to look at every time.
Congrats!!!!!