Awsome 120 by Pecan2phat
- Thread starter cali_reef
- Start date
- Location
- 11756
Thats a niceeee tank. Everythings so big and all colored up. Must of taken a lot of work to get it that way. Specs would be nice 
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- Location
- Howell, NJ
really really nice... the colors are simply awesome.. great job.. as nano said specs would be great. would love to no how it runs..
GREAT JOB
GREAT JOB
- Location
- 11756
Deanos said:
LMAOO!!!!!!
Pierce, I can barely make it out but do you have a pic of the clam thats sitting on the bottom right?
-Kris
Awsome,
i would like to know how much flow is going through there which all those returns or closed loops you have.
do you think that having a 2 foot depth required you to have flow coming not only from the back, but also front?...just curiouse, cause im also setting up a 120.
also i cant really tell, but is that starboard or a SSB
again beautiful tank!!!
i would like to know how much flow is going through there which all those returns or closed loops you have.
do you think that having a 2 foot depth required you to have flow coming not only from the back, but also front?...just curiouse, cause im also setting up a 120.
also i cant really tell, but is that starboard or a SSB
again beautiful tank!!!
- Location
- 11756
cali_reef said:
That sucks...those millis are crazy!!!! I wonder if he'd mind me stopping by to check out the set up
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- Location
- 11756
stingnyc said:
I wouldn't be depressed lookin at your tank Steve...I'd be depressed looking at mine
ctxmonitor
Senior Member
- Location
- Brooklyn, NY
cali_reef said:
WHAT? You should go home recharge and come back, lol
I knew warren tank was getting better and better. Everything looked like they have major growth on them!!
- Location
- Wallingford, CT
Wow, this was a surprise attack!
Got a call tonight that some reef buddies were prowling in the neighborhood, didn't see the camera coming.
Thanks for the compliments guys, I was actually inspired by cali_reef's tank a year ago when I met him and he invited me over to see his 180g. Didn't know the difference between an acro and a stylo then. But in all honesty, I've seen much better tanks then what I have and a lot of them are out there in MR land!
Pierce, Steve, Rich and David, you know that your tanks are awesome so stop the shoveling
Kasei, haven't seen your tank in pics yet but I'm sure it be a beaut.
Some specs on the tank:
Tank was purchased in Jan. '05 from Glass Cages and set up in Feb. '05. It's a 1/2" (but I call it a 7/16") euro-braced 120g with low iron glass on 3 sides. Center humungo over flow with two 1.5" holes drilled and two additional 1.5" holes drilled on the back wall for the closed loop drains. Simple canopy and stand is also from Glass Cages.
Lighting is dual XM 250 watt 10,000k SE bulbs run with Ice Cap ballast in two 24" PFO parallel reflectors for 6 hours and two URI 110 watt actinic VHO bulbs also with an Ice Cap ballast for 10 hours per day.
Closed loop is accomplished with a Reeflo Dart through an Oceans Motions 4-Way returning via four 1" returns over the top front corners and the back center on either sides of the overflow. I'm also using their 1" Flexi-Nozzles to direct the flow a little better then when I just had 45 degree elbows.
Tank drains into a standard AGA 30g long which was fitted with four baffles. Water is returned via another Reeflo Dart. The return manifold is branched to three lines, a 3/4" going to a Pacific Coast 1/4 hp chiller then to a 3/4" Sea Swirl, second branch is another 3/4" line that goes to the other Sea Swirl and the last branch goes to a 1" line that is further broken down into two 3/4" returns to a 102g tank that you don't see in the pics so the total water volume is about 220g. (The additional tank was done recently within the last month or so)
Now Rich will frown on this one:
Skimming is done with just a Deltec AP600. Pierce helped me tap the collection cup so that I don't need to empty it every three days. Now it just drains into an AquaC waste collector but I still clean the cup about every 10 days or so.
I run 120 grams of Phosband in a Phosband reactor and change out the media about every 4 months. I also run about a litre of Hydro Carbon in a MRC fluidized reactor and change that out when I do the Phosband.
Alkalinity & Calcium uptake is handled with a K2R Calcium reactor. I keep my alkalinity at about 9 DKH and the calcium at about 440. My nitrate levels have always measured low from near 0 to .02 ppm, my phosphate levels run about the same as the trates based on Salifert test kits. I keep my salinity between 1.025 & 1.026 and the temp between 78 to 81 degrees.
I use a Reef Keeper to control all the lights on both tanks, chiller, heaters and canopy/sump fans.
This is a BB tank with 1/2" star board/marina board. There is no refugium, just a bare sump that houses the heaters, probes and powerheads to feed the reactors & skimmer. With no sandbed or refugium, I am still able to maintain an 8.5 PH at peak and 8.2 at night.
Tank has 11 fishies and 6 more in the 102g that is plumbed in-line.
Joe,
The front and back returns are due to the OM 4-Way and the Sea Swirls, I would also say that multiple flow from different directions will create a chaotic flow pattern that is desired, so the 2' depth is not the reason why there are returns in the front and back. Yes that is starboard, no sand here.
Kris,
The clam is a blue dot Squamosa. This is an earlier pic but might be clearer:
I moved my other 5 clams into the 102g cause it was getting pretty crowded.
No problem with stopping by but I'm kind of far from ya!
Steve,
You change and upgrade equipment like I change underwear :lol:
You know you have a nice setup
Got a call tonight that some reef buddies were prowling in the neighborhood, didn't see the camera coming.
Thanks for the compliments guys, I was actually inspired by cali_reef's tank a year ago when I met him and he invited me over to see his 180g. Didn't know the difference between an acro and a stylo then. But in all honesty, I've seen much better tanks then what I have and a lot of them are out there in MR land!
Pierce, Steve, Rich and David, you know that your tanks are awesome so stop the shoveling
Kasei, haven't seen your tank in pics yet but I'm sure it be a beaut.
Some specs on the tank:
Tank was purchased in Jan. '05 from Glass Cages and set up in Feb. '05. It's a 1/2" (but I call it a 7/16") euro-braced 120g with low iron glass on 3 sides. Center humungo over flow with two 1.5" holes drilled and two additional 1.5" holes drilled on the back wall for the closed loop drains. Simple canopy and stand is also from Glass Cages.
Lighting is dual XM 250 watt 10,000k SE bulbs run with Ice Cap ballast in two 24" PFO parallel reflectors for 6 hours and two URI 110 watt actinic VHO bulbs also with an Ice Cap ballast for 10 hours per day.
Closed loop is accomplished with a Reeflo Dart through an Oceans Motions 4-Way returning via four 1" returns over the top front corners and the back center on either sides of the overflow. I'm also using their 1" Flexi-Nozzles to direct the flow a little better then when I just had 45 degree elbows.
Tank drains into a standard AGA 30g long which was fitted with four baffles. Water is returned via another Reeflo Dart. The return manifold is branched to three lines, a 3/4" going to a Pacific Coast 1/4 hp chiller then to a 3/4" Sea Swirl, second branch is another 3/4" line that goes to the other Sea Swirl and the last branch goes to a 1" line that is further broken down into two 3/4" returns to a 102g tank that you don't see in the pics so the total water volume is about 220g. (The additional tank was done recently within the last month or so)
Now Rich will frown on this one:
Skimming is done with just a Deltec AP600. Pierce helped me tap the collection cup so that I don't need to empty it every three days. Now it just drains into an AquaC waste collector but I still clean the cup about every 10 days or so.
I run 120 grams of Phosband in a Phosband reactor and change out the media about every 4 months. I also run about a litre of Hydro Carbon in a MRC fluidized reactor and change that out when I do the Phosband.
Alkalinity & Calcium uptake is handled with a K2R Calcium reactor. I keep my alkalinity at about 9 DKH and the calcium at about 440. My nitrate levels have always measured low from near 0 to .02 ppm, my phosphate levels run about the same as the trates based on Salifert test kits. I keep my salinity between 1.025 & 1.026 and the temp between 78 to 81 degrees.
I use a Reef Keeper to control all the lights on both tanks, chiller, heaters and canopy/sump fans.
This is a BB tank with 1/2" star board/marina board. There is no refugium, just a bare sump that houses the heaters, probes and powerheads to feed the reactors & skimmer. With no sandbed or refugium, I am still able to maintain an 8.5 PH at peak and 8.2 at night.
Tank has 11 fishies and 6 more in the 102g that is plumbed in-line.
Joe,
The front and back returns are due to the OM 4-Way and the Sea Swirls, I would also say that multiple flow from different directions will create a chaotic flow pattern that is desired, so the 2' depth is not the reason why there are returns in the front and back. Yes that is starboard, no sand here.
Kris,
The clam is a blue dot Squamosa. This is an earlier pic but might be clearer:
I moved my other 5 clams into the 102g cause it was getting pretty crowded.
No problem with stopping by but I'm kind of far from ya!
Steve,
You change and upgrade equipment like I change underwear :lol:
You know you have a nice setup
- Location
- Wallingford, CT
I think Kasei liked my Cross Hatch :icon16:
It's like a shark in a wading pool :bigeyes2:
Don't worry guys, he might be gone soon from his tight quarters, Aquarium Adventure offered me $195. They have a large female now priced at $699, so they'll probably price him at $899 if I decide to sell him to them.
It's like a shark in a wading pool :bigeyes2:
Don't worry guys, he might be gone soon from his tight quarters, Aquarium Adventure offered me $195. They have a large female now priced at $699, so they'll probably price him at $899 if I decide to sell him to them.
- Location
- Washington Heights, NY
I was just over at cali's and he was telling me about your tank. I wanted to stop over but it was late. Maybe next time if thats cool. Looks great though.
- Location
- Wallingford, CT
NP Paul,
I guess cali had a lot of visitors last night.
Frank,
The maker for the tank is Glass Cages, http://www.glasscages.com/
There are a couple of members that have ordered their tank from them. jackson6745, stingnyc, house & probably a few more. They were relatively not too expensive when it comes to buying a non-standard glass tank. The workmanship level is mesa, mesa to me but the only other choices were to pay a lot more and have the tank shipped vs picked up in White Plains or go to World Class Aquarium on Flatbush Ave. (I had my 90g built by them in '86)
I guess cali had a lot of visitors last night.
Frank,
The maker for the tank is Glass Cages, http://www.glasscages.com/
There are a couple of members that have ordered their tank from them. jackson6745, stingnyc, house & probably a few more. They were relatively not too expensive when it comes to buying a non-standard glass tank. The workmanship level is mesa, mesa to me but the only other choices were to pay a lot more and have the tank shipped vs picked up in White Plains or go to World Class Aquarium on Flatbush Ave. (I had my 90g built by them in '86)
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