Matt's 120g Build

mattfrancis

mattfrancis

Member
Hello All,
I have here a 120 gallon AGA. It's drilled, got the whole deal. It has a 4 bulb T5 fixture, two Korilla 4's, a 30 gallon sump, a skimmer rated for 250 gallons, and a mantis tank attached to the sump. The egg crate is down and I'm making water as we speak. My dream stock list is:
1x Hector's Goby
1x Kole Tang
1x Midas Blenny
1x Neon Dottyback
1x Sailfin Tang
1x Sixline Wrasse
1x Yellow Watchman Goby
2x False Percs
2x Firefish Gobys
3x Green Chromis
3x Lyretail Anthias
3x Pajama Cardinals
What're your opinions on this stock list? I made sure to get a huge skimmer for the tangs. And I'll have lots of LR and about an inch of LS. Any ideas would be really appreciated

Thanks,
Matt
So here at the pictures:




 
nissan577

nissan577

Active Member
i would like to say yur stocklist is to much but again the fish that you want only one in are tiny little critters. i wish someone may correct me and say its fine.
anyway the tank is looking super amazing! great job on everything you did!
im sure gonna follow this baby to see how it comes out!
 
btldreef

btldreef

Moderator
Originally Posted by MattFrancis
http:///forum/post/3215015
Hello All,
I have here a 120 gallon AGA. It's drilled, got the whole deal. It has a 4 bulb T5 fixture, two Korilla 4's, a 30 gallon sump, a skimmer rated for 250 gallons, and a mantis tank attached to the sump. The egg crate is down and I'm making water as we speak. My dream stock list is:
1x Hector's Goby
1x Kole Tang
1x Midas Blenny
1x Neon Dottyback
1x Sailfin Tang
1x Sixline Wrasse
1x Yellow Watchman Goby
2x False Percs
2x Firefish Gobys
3x Green Chromis
3x Lyretail Anthias
3x Pajama Cardinals
What're your opinions on this stock list? I made sure to get a huge skimmer for the tangs. And I'll have lots of LR and about an inch of LS. Any ideas would be really appreciated

Thanks,
Matt
The stock list is large. It's pushing it, but doable. We've chatted about this before. IMO, I would cut out the chromis or the cardinals and just keep two groups of schooling fish, not three.
Is there a lid on this tank? If not, rethink the firefish, they are known jumpers.
Again, stock list is doable, just add S L O W L Y !!!!!!! And make sure you have a good CUC and a strong skimmer.
 
nissan577

nissan577

Active Member
Originally Posted by BTLDreef
http:///forum/post/3215042
The stock list is large. It's pushing it, but doable. We've chatted about this before. IMO, I would cut out the chromis or the cardinals and just keep two groups of schooling fish, not three.
Is there a lid on this tank? If not, rethink the firefish, they are known jumpers.
Again, stock list is doable, just add S L O W L Y !!!!!!! And make sure you have a good CUC and a strong skimmer.
thankyou. you put it in better words then i couldve
 
novahobbies

novahobbies

Well-Known Member

Originally Posted by nissan577
http:///forum/post/3215043
thankyou. you put it in better words then i couldve

He did put it in better words....and he used better grammar than you did, too. Seriously, am I gonna have to tell Meowzer that her son isn't studying his English homework??

Looks like a beautiful tank. I would also advocate cutting a few out. Lose the Chromis school. You won't miss it.
 
rblcori07

rblcori07

New Member
i wish i was close to you bc i have a sail fin tang that im getting rid of.. the wife decided that she doesnt like it any more so im getting rid of it...
 
meowzer

meowzer

Moderator

Originally Posted by novahobbies
http:///forum/post/3215070
He did put it in better words....and he used better grammar than you did, too. Seriously, am I gonna have to tell Meowzer that her son isn't studying his English homework??

Looks like a beautiful tank. I would also advocate cutting a few out. Lose the Chromis school. You won't miss it.
LOL...Believe me...I SEE EVERYTHING!!!!
Where is your Live rock as you are setting up the tank?
 
btldreef

btldreef

Moderator
Originally Posted by MattFrancis
http:///forum/post/3215083
Thanks guys. I'll probably cut out the firefish. I like the chromis's. Any advice?
Thanks,
Matt

Cut out the PJ's and the firefish. You won't miss them.
The Anthias and the Chromis are going to swim around and add more life to the tank than the PJs and the firefish will.
 
meowzer

meowzer

Moderator
Originally Posted by BTLDreef
http:///forum/post/3215090
Cut out the PJ's and the firefish. You won't miss them.
The Anthias and the Chromis are going to swim around and add more life to the tank than the PJs and the firefish will.
TRUE about the pj's....all they do is hover in a corner....WELL....they do come out at night
 
btldreef

btldreef

Moderator
Originally Posted by meowzer
http:///forum/post/3215093
TRUE about the pj's....all they do is hover in a corner....WELL....they do come out at night

I hate mine and am sorry I bought them. They hide in the back of the tank and barely swim. I've actually never even seen them eat.
 
nissan577

nissan577

Active Member
Originally Posted by meowzer
http:///forum/post/3215093
TRUE about the pj's....all they do is hover in a corner....WELL....they do come out at night

true. my bro has 3 PJ and all they do is the left corner the whole time. boring fish.
and mom
 
btldreef

btldreef

Moderator
You know, I only wanted one PJ, but everyone told me and everything I read, said that they need to be in groups of 3 or more. So I added two more to my one. At first they schooled and were out in the open. Now they're lame, sit in the back and do NOTHING but add to the very large bioload in my tank
 
mattfrancis

mattfrancis

Member
My LR is currently at the fish store :) I'm considering ordering BRS reef saver dry rock and seed it with a few small pieces of actual live rock. And I was only gonna do the PJs because I thought they were a cool fish, Ill just put them in my nano. :)
-Matt
 
meowzer

meowzer

Moderator
The only reason I have the pj's is they were a free gift from SWF...LOL
Although BTLD...mine do eat :) But they then hurry back to their corner LOL
good, that means your rock is cured then...right? What is BRS reef saver dry rock?
 
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