120 reef tank at work

[groupergenius]

Thanks to salty-727 and Key00west I have a 120 in the front office. Actually the only thing I have used that I got from them was the tank itself. I made a S/S stand that opens on all sides. The mill shop next to us did the canopy for me and I skinned it with S/S.
Lights are aquacurrent 250 14K with icecap ballasts X2 and 2 VHO actinics.
return pump is 3600gph and also 2 tunzes for even more movement.
So far there is 103 lbs. of rock and 80 lbs of sand.
Also a huge thanks goes out to all the great folks at Fish and other Ichthy Stuff in Oldsmar, FL.

 

[groupergenius]

some more pics

 

[kynekke]

Oh it's beautiful! Great job!

 

[ameno]

nice tank

 

[groupergenius]

Thanks. Wish my tanks at home were this nice.

 

[itom37]

That looks incredible so far. Great setup.

 

[gnorman]

love how u did the plumbing, lookin real good

 

[coraljunky]

Too bad there isnt a smiley for jealousy
Looks great

 

[ledzep fan]

What are those bags for that go over the PVC piping?? I also wondered what they were for..I don't have one on my 120

 

[coraljunky]

Originally Posted by LedZep fan
What are those bags for that go over the PVC piping?? I also wondered what they were for..I don't have one on my 120
Filter socks, if thats what you're talking about.

 

[ledzep fan]

What do they do?

 

[coraljunky]

Originally Posted by LedZep fan
What do they do?
Its a water filter, micron sock

 

[ledzep fan]

Thanks

 

[triga22]

Beautiful tank! I love how you intergrated the fish into the canopy. Job well done!

 

[groupergenius]

Originally Posted by coraljunky
Its a water filter, micron sock
I also put one on the return line from the skimmer to catch those bubbles. Worked killer when the skimmer was working.

I turned off the BRAND NEW Euro Reef RS135 skimmer to clean the cup, and it wouldn't come back on.
I will resolve that issue and be happy. I have allways had great success with Euro's skimmers.

 

[groupergenius]

Originally Posted by TriGa22
Beautiful tank! I love how you intergrated the fish into the canopy. Job well done!
Thanks TriGa22. Our shop is in Tarpon Springs so I had to incorporate a Tarpon in there somewhere.

Plus it's part of our company name. My partner wants me to go out and catch a baby Tarpon to put in the tank, I told him this was as close as that would get.

They are actually backlit by the Halides and VHO's in the canopy.

 

[groupergenius]

Originally Posted by GNorman
love how u did the plumbing, lookin real good
The 3600gph return is awsome. Tons of flow. I had to utilize all 4 bulkheads in the overflows as drains. I got details on how to make Durso overflows from my favorite LFS.

 

[groupergenius]

Originally Posted by GrouperGenius
I also put one on the return line from the skimmer to catch those bubbles. Worked killer when the skimmer was working.

I turned off the BRAND NEW Euro Reef RS135 skimmer to clean the cup, and it wouldn't come back on.
I will resolve that issue and be happy. I have allways had great success with Euro's skimmers.
Skimmer up and running again thanks to my favorite LFS. The pump was missing a plastic guide for the impeller. Euro reef also contacted me and are sending a whole new impeller.
The guy that owns the LFS is often referred to as the "Fish Nazi". He won't let me buy any livestock for at least the first 4 weeks. No matter how good the water is. Which shows me that this is a place that cares about what they sell.

 

[gnorman]

bummer to hear about ur euro reef. but its good u got it working again and its also great that euro reef is standing behind their product. i have an RS 250 and i love it. pulls a ton of stuff out.
again, awesome tank and awesome plumbing.
thats sweet u have a LFS that actually cares about their livestock. sounds like all is going well, keep up the pics

 

[groupergenius]

Originally Posted by GNorman
bummer to hear about ur euro reef. but its good u got it working again and its also great that euro reef is standing behind their product. i have an RS 250 and i love it. pulls a ton of stuff out.
again, awesome tank and awesome plumbing.
thats sweet u have a LFS that actually cares about their livestock. sounds like all is going well, keep up the pics
Thanks, I have a Euro in my home 90 gallon reef and love it.
I know to wait for the cycle to take it's course, but my office manager is bugging me 10X a day...."We want fish". She is taping up pics of all kinds of fish on the outside of the tank everyday.

Dealing with my LFS, if the nitrites are .025 and nitrates 1, you still get no fish.

But when you do get a fish, you can pretty much rely on it surviving. They definitely care about their customers expenditure.