120 gal finally....

blazehok68

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well my 120 has been up for about a month and a half now, and all the coral is doing very well. i upgraded from a 55. i had a hair algae break out that i am still combatting, and i think i am winning. little bit of red algae on the sand, but my diamond goby is sifting that away and making it all white again. pictures are a bit blurry, but whattyagonnado?




 

blazehok68

Active Member
yeah money is a little tight right now, but i will add more live rock. i have about 90 lbs right now, i would like to add 100-150lbs more. im also trying to keep my fish load low right now because of it also.
 

blazehok68

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yes it is. i have been battling it with some algae magic and it is starting to go away. also my newly aquired diamond goby has been sifting the hell out of my sand and all that cyano is gone. actually, the day after i took all of those pics, the goby had sifted it all away already.
 

nm reef

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Just curious...what did you use to take the photos?
Looks to be a well set up tank...obviously you have put a lot of thought and patience into it...keep us posted as it developes.....
 

blazehok68

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Thanks For The Compliments Nm....
I Took The Pictures With A Sony Cybershot 5.1. It Used To Take Much Better Pics, But It Is Not My Camera. It Is My Fiances Camera And I Think She Was Messing With The Settings, So There You Go.
The Tank Actually Took Me A Year To Put Together. Getting All The Money Together, And Learning About Building It While I Was Doing It. I Actually Plumbed It 3 Times Before I Got It Right. I Built The Overflows Myself. Let Me Tell You, If You Dont Have The Right Tools To Work With Acrylic, It Really Is A Pain In The But To Cut. My Lfs Drilled The Holes In The Tank For Me. I Had Them Drill 4 Holes, 2 For The Dursos In The Bottom Back Corners, And 2 For The Returns In The Middle Near The Top. I Actually Didnt End Up Using The Return Holes For Fear Of A Cyphon When I Lose Power, So I Plumbed It Over The Top, And Capped Those 2 Holes With A Bulkhead And A Pvc Cap. Eventually, I Am Going To Use Those Holes For A Mini Closed Loop, And Just Move The Return Lines To A Different Part Of The Tank. Which Brings Me To A Question.
Is There A Closed Loop Pump That I Can Hook Up To 2 Bulkheads Without Having Another Pump Hooked Up To It, I.e The Sump Return Pump? I Really Dont Understand Closed Loops Too Well So If Anyone Can Explain A Little Bit Id Appreciate It.
 
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