jetskikings 120g mixed reef

[jetskiking]

Ok its three in the morning here and I cant sleep. I figured why not put a post up about my tank so here goes. About six months ago I decided I wanted to set up a different tank. After recently helping NigerBang set up his 120 I decided that was the perfect tank for me. I wanted to condense a few of my smaller seperate systems into one larger single system. The 120 has so much potential. It is perfect demensions to utilize halide lighting perfectly with most reflectors. So I was off to order a new tank.
I decided I would build my own stand and canopy. I also decided to build a frag tank to plumb into the system. I use an oceanic 24x18x 13 tank. I built both stands to match and house my autotopoff resevior under the frag tank. So here are the current specs

• 2x250 pfo hqi pendants
• 2x250 pheonix 14k bulbs
• 2x39 t-5 ho actinics
• led moonlighting
• reef octopus 150 reciculating skimmer
• 18w coralife uv
• mix of koralias and maxijet mods for flow about 5500 gph
• reefkeeper
  40g custom acrylic eurobraced sump
  300w stealth heater
  quiet one 3000 pump
  auto top off
  frag tank175 watt pfo single end pendant
  aro 175 watt electronic ballast
  10k ushio bulb
  mag 5 return

The pics I have are a few months old now but I will try to get some more current ones later. I mainly like SPS but have some LPS softies also

 

[jas1]

WOW you did all that in one day and you can't sleep?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! j/k

Looks awesome man! Nice stands and hood

 

[abeandlulu]

awsome tank!! Great job with the stand and canopy!

 

[markw]

Yes. Awesome

. I love the black finish on the stand and canopy too. I think I might do that with my 75g coming in this weekend (hopefully). Did you just use regular indoor paint?
Mark

 

[jetskiking]

Originally Posted by Markw
http:///forum/post/3123230
Yes. Awesome

. I love the black finish on the stand and canopy too. I think I might do that with my 75g coming in this weekend (hopefully). Did you just use regular indoor paint?
Mark
Its actually exterior, but yes its standard latex. I used a satin finish so it didn't look too shiny.

 

[jetskiking]

Originally Posted by Jas1
http:///forum/post/3123196
WOW you did all that in one day and you can't sleep?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! j/k

Looks awesome man! Nice stands and hood

LOL, actually once I got the tank it only took me about 4 days to get water in it.

 

[meowzer]

Very nice...I love the side frag tank too....

 

[jetskiking]

Here are some of the livestock pics. I no longer have the powder brown. RIP

 

[jetskiking]

Originally Posted by meowzer
http:///forum/post/3123350
Very nice...I love the side frag tank too....
Thanks, I have actually been contemplating taking it down. I have decided to try and leave everything be and grow out. If I do take it off line I think I will keep it around because I have the feeling I will need it again in another 6 months.

 

[markw]

Im not sure what all you have in your tank, but how do you like the school of chromis? I was contemplating getting some for mine and I wanted some opinions on them as they are in the damsel family, but I hear theyre not bad. I also hear theyre not good as far as agression goes..very mixed reviews.

Mark

 

[jetskiking]

Originally Posted by Markw
http:///forum/post/3124151
Im not sure what all you have in your tank, but how do you like the school of chromis? I was contemplating getting some for mine and I wanted some opinions on them as they are in the damsel family, but I hear theyre not bad. I also hear theyre not good as far as agression goes..very mixed reviews.

Mark
I love my chromis. They add some great movement in the tank. The only aggresion they show is toward eachother.

 

[markw]

I read the same thing. I also hear the bgger the school, the less agression they show towards your other fish. I was going to get some of these guys or the blue reef chromis in my 75 when I get it up.
Thanks!
Mark

 

[jetskiking]

Originally Posted by Markw
http:///forum/post/3124172
I read the same thing. I also hear the bgger the school, the less agression they show towards your other fish. I was going to get some of these guys or the blue reef chromis in my 75 when I get it up.
Thanks!
Mark
Yes, you definetly want them in a school. I also have a couple blue reef chromis but I like the smaller green chromis more.

 

[bulldog123]

The frag tank is a great idea. Sweet acans! +1 on the green chromis. They are the first fish to go in my 120g. Do you have any problems with mixing of the clowns.

 

[troy989]

i like the yellow watchman goby!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[jetskiking]

Originally Posted by Bulldog123
http:///forum/post/3124222
The frag tank is a great idea. Sweet acans! +1 on the green chromis. They are the first fish to go in my 120g. Do you have any problems with mixing of the clowns.
Absolutly not. They are paired and sleep together in my GBT. One is a true perc and the other an B/W ocellaris. I have had alot of success pairing clowns in the past. this is my first mixed pair. Just make sure they are both not females. You will never see two fish fight like putting two female clowns together in the same tank.

 

[jetskiking]

Originally Posted by troy989
http:///forum/post/3124232
i like the yellow watchman goby!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks, he also has a pistol shrimp that I got to see for the first time in six months the other day.

 

[nigerbang]

YAY for spotting the pistol!!

 

[jetskiking]

Originally Posted by NigerBang
http:///forum/post/3124291
YAY for spotting the pistol!!
I'm tellin ya. I knew he was still in there because the borrows and I still heard the telltale popping at night.

 

[jetskiking]

Here is a current stocklist
Fish

• sailfin tang
• b/w ora ocellaris misbar
• true perc
• red head salon fairy wrasse
• yellow corris wrasse
• yellow watchman goby
• lawnmower blenny
• 4 green chromis
• 2 blue reef chromis
• royal gramma
• firefish
• pistol shrimp
• cleaner shrimp
• ORA maxima
  corals
• ORA pearlberry
• ORA hawkins bue
• ORA green birds nest
• ORA spongades
• ORA red planet
• ORA joe the coral
• ORA supernatural cap
• ORA bellina
• Tubbs birdsnest
• Cali tort
• Leng sy purple rim cap cap
• miagi tort
• garf bonzai
• green psammacora
• pink pocillapora
• superman monti
  true undata
  sunset monti
  purple haze monti
  orange cap
  ORA purple bottle brush
  Green acan lords
  bleu green acan lords
  agent orange acans
  red micromussa
  australian favia brain
  orange grey blasto wellsi
  blasto merletti
  purple tip frogspawn
  nuclear green candycanes
  green brown candycanes
  wellsophellia brain
  nuclear green zoas
  lunar eclipse zoas
  devils armor zoas
  radioactive dragon eyes
  ring of fire
  fire and ice
  blood reign
  rockstar supernovas
  rainbow pally's
  eagle eyes
  pucker pink
  eye of rah
  rasberries
  And a bunch of other unidentified acros and zoas

I'm sure I am fogetting some. Its alot to remeber off the top of my head. As you can tell I love ORA coals. I also have a weekness for the "LE" stuff.