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Frankie's 120 gal. reef.
Hello everyone.
My water volume is 190 so i think i can start this thread here. I have been reefing since 2004 and was fresh water since 1985. I am known in other great sites and felt it time i joined this awesome one also. My system is completly custom built by me. Its a 120 gal. tank that i tore down and rebuilt with a starphire front pane. The top brace is a stainless steel euro brace. I drilled this tank in the back and have a closed loop on it. The pump is an ampmaster 3000. The over flow i made also. Its a coast to coast made from 1/4" black acrylic. The sump is a 75 gal. tenacor that i modified into an elevated mud system of my own design. The refugium inside is about 50 gallons and the rest is for equipment. (skimmer, socks ect...) I have a 1/3 hp chiller, 25 watt uv sterilizer, 4 stage ro/di unit on an auto top off, pinpoint ph, 2xt5's atinic, 2xfloresent atinic and 2x175 watt MH's. Theres over 200 lbs live fiji rock, a bit of tonga and its a bare bottom system. This is an SPS tank and i keep aggressive fish atm. I just started to add corals and its kicking off real nice so far. The stand i made useing brazilian cherry, (was pine but i hated it) and bamboo. The bamboo is on the door panels. I still need to change the crown molding out and build the side panels. The canopy doors are tambor bamboo, (like a roll top desk). Well thats it for now i'll do my best to figure out how to upload some pictures for you all since thats what we all really like to see ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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this is my refugium
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very nice frankie...
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That tank is amazing! I plan on starting a 120 and I might be pm'ing your for suggestions.
I am very impressed with your stand, just stunning.
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Thanks guys!
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Very nice. The cabinet looks great! Any closeup pics of the tank?
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Sure! Heres a few inside pic's (my camera sux but i'll be getting a better one soon) and i finished the front wood work and crown. I'll be working on the side panes this weekend. Im just starting out adding corals to this system. Some of the corals were donated ones from the lfs that were rtn and are recovering nicely.
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FFrankie
Hi tank looks great!!! Your overfow is a coast to coast. Do you have two pipes leaving your tank into the sump? What is the flow coming out of your overflows? The reason I ask is that I'm planning a 120 buid and my sump room wi be 35' away with a slight 6' drop in elevation. I'm trying to plumb it were the sump is gravity fes from the tank. I'm really concerned with how much flow I get from my overflow. I was going to use the standard 1 built in overflow but am thinking I may need at least two drains to feed the return pump. I would like to flip the water over around 10x. Any ideas???????????
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very very nice bud, great woodwork, and nice fuge
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Thanks for the nice coments everyone. ![]() I recently added sand to the bottom (shallow) and rescaped. I also dumped all my fish except for the PB and added a school of firefish along with akindynos clown pair and a coris wrasse. I'll get some pictures going this weekend for you all to see. |
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very nice.
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I have neglected this thread for too long now. I am researching larger tanks now and will be going for a 300 acrylic this time. This tank has been an awesome way to learn. I will put it away for my daughter for when she grows up. Shess a freshing water kid still and has an awesome planted tank here in my home office. The saltwater nano was to much for her.
Here are some up dated pictures of my 120 system. It has been rewarding. The refugium [IMG] ![]() Changed out the lighting system to 2x250 watt reeflux 12k and 4x54watt t5's ![]() [IMG] ![]() Added a few clams [IMG] ![]() [IMG] ![]() The monti grew into a beast [IMG] ![]() [IMG] ![]() |
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Few more shots
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A side shot of the wood work
[IMG] ![]() A little plumbing [IMG] ![]() always a battle to keep it clean [IMG] ![]() |
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Tank is beautiful! Nice job
I love the picture with your dog- My Rotti lays like that - I call him frog dog when he does-
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Thanks a lot j4mypets!
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This is one top notch system....can't wait to see what you do when you get that larger tank you're planning on
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Checking up on me huh Booze
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Its been over a month now, I know you have some more to report on... New corals? change in aqua scape? new equipment?
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Just some great growth and two new acros. I am not upgrading this tank anymore. I am planing on upgrading this year to a 300. So far i have been working on building the Barr Ultra Beckett Skimmer. After that i will build a second calcium reactor then a new custom sump. Then i plan on putting in the order for the tank.
I will get some updated pictures tomorrow night. The Monti Cap has exploded with growth along with a few other fast growers like the clams. The Gigas has grown over an inch already. Thanks for inquiring James! It's good to know i haven't fallen off the map here ![]() |
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Nice cabinetry!
Who are you getting to build the 300 gallon?
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whats the little net box you have for the Mangrove? Is that DIY or did you buy it?
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Your setup looks nice.
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That's one sweet 120!
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It's just a cheap fish holder i bought when i first got my clowns. They were to small to put in my system with the flow and CL. I did the mangrove remote because my refugium is an up flow i designed. All the water rises up in the refugium area. Thanks danskim, it is al Brazilian cherry flooring leftovers from jobs. ![]() I plan on Envision to build the tank. James is pretty incredible with the systems he builds and his care in design is a big seller to me. Thanks Bax and mtome! ![]() |
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