FishyGurl's 125G Tank Diary!!! =)

fishygurl

fishygurl

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Ok so as you can tell I have a 125 gallon tank. I was trying REALLY hard to not post anything till i got all the equipment for it, but that didn't work out very well...
I guess I am too excited to get it set up after so long of trying to save up money.
So heres a little story, I woke up one christmas morning (best christmas EVER!!!) and I got soo many things I wanted but was kind of sad since I kept saying i wanted a 125-210G but then my mom and her bf got out a camera and turned it to video and made me follow these fish pictures on the floor all the way downstairs (I knew I was gettin a tank at this point and was really excited to see how big it was) so I acted surprised and screamed and danced all over the place just staring at my tank with a big red bow on it (which I kept) So ya...
Thats how I got it and some things happened in "real life" and put a delay to it but now me and my mom are trying to get it up and running (hopefully have almost all my fish in by my next b day which will be the best b day ever!!!) So we ordered I think almost all of the equipment I dont remember what everything is called its on a piece of paper somewhere but I have to find that...Then I will post it and see what you guys think
Right now I have my 72G up and running I only have 2 clownfish, 1 yellow wrasse, and 1 purple firefish which has decided to hide all the time(hopefully it will come out more once i add it to the 125 and will have more fish moving around) it used to come out all the time.
I also have my 125G with a stand and a couple weeks ago we got my metal halides!!! =) I also am switching to reef crystals salt since my instant ocean did not have like any calcium in it and i heard that reef crystals is supposed to be better for reefs? Well this is getting long... Sorry for all you guys that dont like reading a ton of writing at one time!!! I hope I didnt scare anyone away!!! lol im just Soo excited!!!

If you have any questions or comments please post!!!
 
matt b

matt b

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I dont feel like reading it all but I saw something about a 125 diary so I am going to watch
 
fishygurl

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Ok well I guess I will start with the Fish Wish List =)
Fish Wish List:
1 Flame Wrasse
2 Clownfish (I have in my 72)
1 Yellow Wrasse (also have in my 72)
1 Yellow Tang
1 Mandarin Dragonet
1 Blue Hippo Tang
1 Blackcap Basslet
1 Sailfin Tang
1 Purple Firefish (and I have in my 72)
3 Yellow Headed Jawfish
See any problems with this? I will make sure and add the sailfin and yellow tang at the same time. I will add the Mandarin when the tank is ready 6 months+ and for the 3 jawfish how deep should the sand bed be? is 2 inches ok?
 
veni vidi vici

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I think for this thread to be properly started we need to see the vid of you following the fish pic.... Congrats! on the new tank.
 
fishygurl

fishygurl

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Originally Posted by Veni Vidi Vici
http:///forum/post/2571772
I think for this thread to be properly started we need to see the vid of you following the fish pic.... Congrats! on the new tank.
lol Im pretty sure I was in my PJ's till we had to leave and go visit family... and im not really supposed to share any personal info...moms too protective
... lol
But anyways thanks! I am hoping to get it up and running in a couple of weeks!
Right now we are waiting for the sump/refugium to come in we got a custom one since all the other sumps that go under the tank had really tiny refugiums, so the custom one has a 16"X16"X16" refugium on it which was bigger than any of the other ones we saw, btw does anyone know what size refugium that is in gallons?
 
dah-nah

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Right now we are waiting for the sump/refugium to come in we got a custom one since all the other sumps that go under the tank had really tiny refugiums, so the custom one has a 16"X16"X16" refugium on it which was bigger than any of the other ones we saw, btw does anyone know what size refugium that is in gallons?
That's almost 18 gallons
 
dah-nah

dah-nah

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According to the Aquarium capacity calculator that I use online 16"x16"x16" works out to;
U.S. gallons: 17.73
U.K. gallons: 14.76
Litres: 67.12
 
fishygurl

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ok so if its almost 18 gallons do you think that is a good size for a refugium for a 125G if its underneath it?
 
fishygurl

fishygurl

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20-30 Tongan Nassarius Snails
10-50 Hermits (how many do you guys think??)
2 Cleaner Shrimp
2 Fire Shrimp
3-5 Peppermint Shrimp(or do you think this would be too many shrimp?)
20 Astrea Snails
A couple Feather Dusters(do you think all the fish wouldnt bother these? What about those smaller ones?)
Red Linkia Star (will be added 6 months + is there anything i should know about it? I will ask again 6 months from now but anything i will need to have in my tank for it?)
Some Clams Maxima maybe some others
And thats all I can think of atm... Any ideas or comments??
 
fishygurl

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I will try to get a picture of it once i can find my camera (I just moved downstairs (so i could be closer to my tank!))
Anyways I found the list of equipment that we will be getting if you guys dont have any better ideas for equipment
Equipment:
Mag Drive 700 x2
Acrylic Refugium with sump
Stealth Heater 200 watt x2
Bulkheads x2
Reef Aragonite Sand (40lb) x3 am i going to need more for the 3 jawfish??
Coralife PC 36 watt light (refugium light)
Hamilton Timers x2
Coralife light suspension kit
eggcrate covered in mesh cloth(for a top of the aquarium)--will this have any chance of being caught on fire or someting from the halides??
We have:
Kent Calcium
125 gallon tank
Stand
Reef crystals
Tunze skimmer
Any other suggestions, ideas, comments,changes are welcome!
 
fishygurl

fishygurl

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Originally Posted by socal57che
http:///forum/post/2573164
How about a pic of the empty tank?
Here are some pics...im not sure if they will turn out or not because i have only posted pics like once or twice on here before, but i am planning on posting many pics when new things happen to this tank

1 the tank
2 a third of the lights
3 the stand (i love how there was no brace inbetween the 2 doors makes it alot easier to get a bigger sump/refugium
4 my purple firefish
5 the clown with more black (i think this one will turn into the female)




 
fishygurl

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here are some more...
1 the 3 fish that i have that are always out
2 the clown without a lot of black (i think this one will be the male)
3 i think my purple firefish looks mad that i caught him out and snapped a few pics =)
4 purple firefish again...im so happy he has come out a lot today again!!!



 
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azul1994

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Nice fish! Those lights look awesome! This is deffinitely going to be a thread to keep track of.
 
fishygurl

fishygurl

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Originally Posted by azul1994
http:///forum/post/2573912
Nice fish! Those lights look awesome! This is deffinitely going to be a thread to keep track of.

Aww thank you!!! Another person that is gonna watch my thread

UPDATE:
btw(by the way) we are still waiting for the guy at the fish store to call us when the custom sump/refugium is coming in... Along with all the other equipment i mentioned above so if you think i should change anything or just have any comments on the equipment part please post asap!!! post if u have any comments on anything else too though
 
matt b

matt b

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Originally Posted by FishyGurl
http:///forum/post/2573886
Here are some pics...im not sure if they will turn out or not because i have only posted pics like once or twice on here before, but i am planning on posting many pics when new things happen to this tank

1 the tank
2 a third of the lights
3 the stand (i love how there was no brace inbetween the 2 doors makes it alot easier to get a bigger sump/refugium
4 my purple firefish
5 the clown with more black (i think this one will turn into the female)
Now thats the stuff a thread needs
Looks GREAT
 
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