Ricky's 120 Stony Coral Garden

Rickyrooz1 · 03/26/2011, 01:00 PM

My tank finished cycling in six days and yesterday I added my ten Green Chromis to make sure the tank is cycled before I return the larger fish. The rockscape is not as minimalistic as I would've liked but it will allow me to place more corals and there are a lot of openings within the structure to allow for good water flow. Here are a few pictures to show you what I've been up to.

Here is a link to my old thread.

Rickyrooz1 · 03/26/2011, 01:01 PM

I also have a youtube video from today.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5lSi...layer_embedded

Rickyrooz1 · 03/26/2011, 01:02 PM

Equipment list

Tanks
120 Gallon Perfecto Glass Aquarium (48”x24”x24”) with internal overflow
30 Gallon Sump (36”x12”x16”)

Water Movement Equipment
One Danner Mag Drive 9.5 (950 GPH, 73 watts)
Loc-Line return hose (0.75”)
Two Vortech MP-40w Pump (1,000-3,200 GPH, 7-33 watts)

Lighting Equipment
Two Lumenarc III mini Stealth Pendants (14.5”x14.5”x7”)
Two 250 watt 14K Phoenix DE Metal Halide Bulbs
One 250 watt Lumatek Dimmable Electronic Ballast
One 250 watt Lumatek Electronic Ballast
One TEK II retrofit T-5 48” lighting 2x54watt (2 bulbs total)
Two ATI Blue Plus 54 watt T-5 Bulb
8 bulb LED blue lunar lights

Water Quality Equipment
6 Stage Melev’s/Bulk Reef Supply Reverse Osmosis with Two DI Filters (100 GPD)
Vertex IN-180 Protein Skimmer (rated for up to 180 gallons)
CoralVue Bubble Blaster 3000 pump (400 GPH of air, 31 watts)
600mL NPX Biopellets
Phosban 550 Reactor
One Eheim Jager 200 watt Heater (15”)
180 lbs. of Live Rock (Fiji, Tonga Fusion, Kaelini, Pukani)

Additives
Reef Crystals Salt Mix
Excel Calcium Chloride
Soda Ash (Alkalinity Buffer)
Mag Pellet (Magnesium Chloride)
CVS Epsom Salt (Magnesium Sulfate)
Seachem Strontium Chloride
Potassium Chloride
Brightwell Lugol’s Iodine
Bulk Reef Supply ROX 0.8 Activated Carbon
Brightwell MicroBacter7

john90009 · 03/26/2011, 04:16 PM

yeaahhhhh budddyyyy

Falcao · 03/26/2011, 06:15 PM

tagging along!

adam87 · 06/19/2011, 09:54 AM

Updates?

Dr. Fish · 06/19/2011, 10:32 AM

Yes, need update

Rickyrooz1 · 06/19/2011, 04:32 PM

Corals are in, I will post pictures this week.

john90009 · 06/19/2011, 06:03 PM

nicee

adam87 · 06/19/2011, 06:36 PM

cool

Dynamic_Reef · 06/19/2011, 07:19 PM

Looking good so far! waiting for pics

Rickyrooz1 · 06/19/2011, 07:49 PM

For those who can't wait, here is a video of some fish swimming before the corals were added.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7dg2ux17aM

john90009 · 06/19/2011, 07:51 PM

chromis look so happy in there swimming with the current. wish they didnt beat up on each other till they kill each other.

reefinder · 06/20/2011, 01:06 AM

no offense but you say your tank cycled in six days. please tell me you don't believe you have a mature tank in six days?

Rickyrooz1 · 06/20/2011, 07:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by reefinder

no offense but you say your tank cycled in six days. please tell me you don't believe you have a mature tank in six days?

Of course the tank was not mature in six days but the parameters were stable to add some Chromis.

Rickyrooz1 · 06/21/2011, 03:46 PM

Here is an FTS and video of my 120 now with corals

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BZ9-s9czL8

john90009 · 06/21/2011, 04:48 PM

very nice i started to like your rockwork alittle bit more. did you get those blood red blastos on the bottom right from wendy?

Rickyrooz1 · 06/21/2011, 04:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by john90009

very nice i started to like your rockwork alittle bit more. did you get those blood red blastos on the bottom right from wendy?

No, I got them from eBay.

phillyfishguy · 06/23/2011, 02:44 PM

looks good ricky hopefully I can stop by this weekend and see it in person

RealReef7 · 06/23/2011, 04:18 PM

nice tank but do you think your going to have a problem in the future with some corals being to close?

Rickyrooz1 · 06/23/2011, 06:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RealReef7

nice tank but do you think your going to have a problem in the future with some corals being to close?

Of course, it is inevitable with every tank.

Rickyrooz1 · 06/23/2011, 09:52 PM

The corals have a lot more space between one another than how the picture portrays them. It took my last tank 5 years before I had to tear it down to start over so I'm guessing I'll have the same results this time around unless the growth is twice as fast

RealReef7 · 06/23/2011, 10:01 PM

well lets just hope it grows 2x fast

Rickyrooz1 · 06/28/2011, 05:47 PM

Here is a more clear FTS

wizardx322 · 06/28/2011, 07:52 PM

nice set up love all those frags

03/26/2011, 01:00 PM	#1
Rickyrooz1 Acropora Nut Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newtown, PA Posts: 2,453	Ricky's 120 Stony Coral Garden My tank finished cycling in six days and yesterday I added my ten Green Chromis to make sure the tank is cycled before I return the larger fish. The rockscape is not as minimalistic as I would've liked but it will allow me to place more corals and there are a lot of openings within the structure to allow for good water flow. Here are a few pictures to show you what I've been up to. Here is a link to my old thread. __________________ 120 Gallon Acropora dominated tank, barebottom, APEX Controller, ATI Sunpower 8x54w, Skimz SM163, Jebao DCT 6000 return pump & two Jebao OW-40. Current Tank Info: SPS Dominated

03/26/2011, 01:01 PM	#2
Rickyrooz1 Acropora Nut Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newtown, PA Posts: 2,453	I also have a youtube video from today. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5lSi...layer_embedded __________________ 120 Gallon Acropora dominated tank, barebottom, APEX Controller, ATI Sunpower 8x54w, Skimz SM163, Jebao DCT 6000 return pump & two Jebao OW-40. Current Tank Info: SPS Dominated

03/26/2011, 01:02 PM	#3
Rickyrooz1 Acropora Nut Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newtown, PA Posts: 2,453	Equipment list Tanks 120 Gallon Perfecto Glass Aquarium (48”x24”x24”) with internal overflow 30 Gallon Sump (36”x12”x16”) Water Movement Equipment One Danner Mag Drive 9.5 (950 GPH, 73 watts) Loc-Line return hose (0.75”) Two Vortech MP-40w Pump (1,000-3,200 GPH, 7-33 watts) Lighting Equipment Two Lumenarc III mini Stealth Pendants (14.5”x14.5”x7”) Two 250 watt 14K Phoenix DE Metal Halide Bulbs One 250 watt Lumatek Dimmable Electronic Ballast One 250 watt Lumatek Electronic Ballast One TEK II retrofit T-5 48” lighting 2x54watt (2 bulbs total) Two ATI Blue Plus 54 watt T-5 Bulb 8 bulb LED blue lunar lights Water Quality Equipment 6 Stage Melev’s/Bulk Reef Supply Reverse Osmosis with Two DI Filters (100 GPD) Vertex IN-180 Protein Skimmer (rated for up to 180 gallons) CoralVue Bubble Blaster 3000 pump (400 GPH of air, 31 watts) 600mL NPX Biopellets Phosban 550 Reactor One Eheim Jager 200 watt Heater (15”) 180 lbs. of Live Rock (Fiji, Tonga Fusion, Kaelini, Pukani) Additives Reef Crystals Salt Mix Excel Calcium Chloride Soda Ash (Alkalinity Buffer) Mag Pellet (Magnesium Chloride) CVS Epsom Salt (Magnesium Sulfate) Seachem Strontium Chloride Potassium Chloride Brightwell Lugol’s Iodine Bulk Reef Supply ROX 0.8 Activated Carbon Brightwell MicroBacter7 __________________ 120 Gallon Acropora dominated tank, barebottom, APEX Controller, ATI Sunpower 8x54w, Skimz SM163, Jebao DCT 6000 return pump & two Jebao OW-40. Current Tank Info: SPS Dominated

06/19/2011, 04:32 PM	#8
Rickyrooz1 Acropora Nut Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newtown, PA Posts: 2,453	Corals are in, I will post pictures this week. __________________ 120 Gallon Acropora dominated tank, barebottom, APEX Controller, ATI Sunpower 8x54w, Skimz SM163, Jebao DCT 6000 return pump & two Jebao OW-40. Current Tank Info: SPS Dominated

06/19/2011, 07:19 PM	#11
Dynamic_Reef Registered Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Garland , Texas Posts: 72	Looking good so far! waiting for pics __________________ Rammer Jammer....Yellow Hammer... Give'em Hell Alabama!!! ROOOOooooooL Tide ROLL!! Current Tank Info: 210 aga sps dominant, 3-400 w radiums, 4- ati bulbs 60" , tunze wavebox

03/26/2011, 04:16 PM	#4
john90009 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Brick Posts: 985	yeaahhhhh budddyyyy

03/26/2011, 06:15 PM	#5
Falcao Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Danbury, CT Posts: 341	tagging along!

06/19/2011, 09:54 AM	#6
adam87 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: IL Posts: 812	Updates?

06/19/2011, 10:32 AM	#7
Dr. Fish Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 146	Yes, need update

06/19/2011, 06:03 PM	#9
john90009 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Brick Posts: 985	nicee

06/19/2011, 06:36 PM	#10
adam87 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: IL Posts: 812	cool

06/19/2011, 07:49 PM	#12
Rickyrooz1 Acropora Nut Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newtown, PA Posts: 2,453	For those who can't wait, here is a video of some fish swimming before the corals were added. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7dg2ux17aM __________________ 120 Gallon Acropora dominated tank, barebottom, APEX Controller, ATI Sunpower 8x54w, Skimz SM163, Jebao DCT 6000 return pump & two Jebao OW-40. Current Tank Info: SPS Dominated

06/19/2011, 07:51 PM	#13
john90009 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Brick Posts: 985	chromis look so happy in there swimming with the current. wish they didnt beat up on each other till they kill each other.

06/20/2011, 01:06 AM	#14
reefinder Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 455	no offense but you say your tank cycled in six days. please tell me you don't believe you have a mature tank in six days?

06/21/2011, 03:46 PM	#16
Rickyrooz1 Acropora Nut Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newtown, PA Posts: 2,453	Here is an FTS and video of my 120 now with corals http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BZ9-s9czL8 __________________ 120 Gallon Acropora dominated tank, barebottom, APEX Controller, ATI Sunpower 8x54w, Skimz SM163, Jebao DCT 6000 return pump & two Jebao OW-40. Current Tank Info: SPS Dominated

06/21/2011, 04:48 PM	#17
john90009 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Brick Posts: 985	very nice i started to like your rockwork alittle bit more. did you get those blood red blastos on the bottom right from wendy?

06/23/2011, 02:44 PM	#19
phillyfishguy Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: philadelphia pa Posts: 233	looks good ricky hopefully I can stop by this weekend and see it in person

06/23/2011, 04:18 PM	#20
RealReef7 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: bikini island Posts: 954	nice tank but do you think your going to have a problem in the future with some corals being to close?

06/23/2011, 09:52 PM	#22
Rickyrooz1 Acropora Nut Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newtown, PA Posts: 2,453	The corals have a lot more space between one another than how the picture portrays them. It took my last tank 5 years before I had to tear it down to start over so I'm guessing I'll have the same results this time around unless the growth is twice as fast __________________ 120 Gallon Acropora dominated tank, barebottom, APEX Controller, ATI Sunpower 8x54w, Skimz SM163, Jebao DCT 6000 return pump & two Jebao OW-40. Current Tank Info: SPS Dominated

06/23/2011, 10:01 PM	#23
RealReef7 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: bikini island Posts: 954	well lets just hope it grows 2x fast

06/28/2011, 05:47 PM	#24
Rickyrooz1 Acropora Nut Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newtown, PA Posts: 2,453	Updated FTS Here is a more clear FTS __________________ 120 Gallon Acropora dominated tank, barebottom, APEX Controller, ATI Sunpower 8x54w, Skimz SM163, Jebao DCT 6000 return pump & two Jebao OW-40. Current Tank Info: SPS Dominated

06/28/2011, 07:52 PM	#25
wizardx322 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 56	nice set up love all those frags

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