My last tank.. for real this time... 120

GOSKN5 · 04/13/2016, 05:59 PM

Well I honestly believe this to be my last one for a really long time.. I absolutely love the dimensions and think a 120 4x2x2 is perhaps the perfect size 4 foot tank..

So I had my 74 tower for 6 months.. cool tank, but I missed the lateral swimming of the fish... caught my wife on just the right day and she said do it haha...

So went from this:

Bought this (150):

Decided I didn't want the 150 and wanted a brand new tank.. bought a 120 and got to work...

Thanks to my wife (who did all the painting, sanding, filling etc) ended up with this:

Took last weekend to transfer everything over, get the plumbing done etc. To get to this point:

Thanks to my LFS Tiki Corals on the suggestion on full syphon. Which is awesome and so quiet..

Sump:

Lights: (gonna add some T5 eventually)

Now it's time to stock it!!!

GOSKN5 · 05/12/2016, 08:42 PM

Took a few new shots that came out well..

Devaji108 · 05/12/2016, 11:09 PM

OH man love it! I know what you mean about length in tanks..I move way to much but I decided on a 3' 90 as my last tank for a while...haha sure bud we hear that all the time..

love the aquascape.

what gorgs is do you have? there becoming one of my fav. corals.
great to get the wifie in on the hobby now she is invested in the tank

what are your stocking plans?

Devaji108 · 05/13/2016, 12:28 AM

dbl post

Devaji108 · 05/13/2016, 02:00 AM

OH I forgot to say I think should my the 74 tower in to a sea horse tank...
it could be the wife's tank.

GOSKN5 · 05/13/2016, 04:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Devaji108

OH man love it! I know what you mean about length in tanks..I move way to much but I decided on a 3' 90 as my last tank for a while...haha sure bud we hear that all the time..

love the aquascape.

what gorgs is do you have? there becoming one of my fav. corals.
great to get the wifie in on the hobby now she is invested in the tank

what are your stocking plans?

Thank you... yea the 120 is perfect for me.. love the size..

I have 6 different gorgs right now.. all photosynthetic variety... there are several more I want to add...

As for stocking so far I have:
Pair of clowns
Orchid dottyback
Chalk bass
Bangaii card
Firefish

I plan to add a bristletooth tang (coming today actually), a blenny and/or goby, maybe a trio of anthias, and perhaps a wrasse or two... like to have about 10-12 fish when I'm done..

GOSKN5 · 05/16/2016, 03:55 PM

A few more that turned out pretty cool..

Blink2824 · 05/19/2016, 09:04 AM

Beautiful. I love the simple aquascape and open space! I've been interested in getting a "harder to keep" gorgonian... Do you find they are easier to keep than the descriptions on LA?

Jah2707 · 05/19/2016, 10:37 AM

That rock work is amazing! Probably a dumb question but what is the last picture? It appears to have a mouth like a mushroom or LPS.

GOSKN5 · 05/21/2016, 06:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blink2824

Beautiful. I love the simple aquascape and open space! I've been interested in getting a "harder to keep" gorgonian... Do you find they are easier to keep than the descriptions on LA?

Thanks.. these gorgs are all photosynthetic... they are what I would call almost easy... require no feedings etc.. most of the gorgs on the LA are the non photosynthetic ones that are tricky..

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jah2707

That rock work is amazing! Probably a dumb question but what is the last picture? It appears to have a mouth like a mushroom or LPS.

Thanks! The last picture is a space invaders pectina.. one of my favorites in the tank..

Devaji108 · 05/21/2016, 05:21 PM

love it! (sorry about the typos in one of the post above. not sure what that was about)
I am a big gorg. fan I get my from KP. where do you get yours?

GOSKN5 · 06/05/2016, 06:04 PM

Couple new pics.. have added a few small pieces...

cahonus66 · 06/05/2016, 08:30 PM

Beautiful tank. I like the 120 as well. Maybe someday I'll upgrade.

GOSKN5 · 08/30/2016, 02:39 PM

New FTS... added a few things and tank is about full now... time to let it grow in!

GOSKN5 · 08/31/2016, 06:21 AM

Wanted to also update my fish list.. I decided with this tank i wanted a lot of action and small fish... so you will notice all my fish are less than 3" although one or two may top out larger... I might add a flame angel otherwise I'm pretty much done for fish...

Black snowflake occy
Regular occy
Firefish
Chalk bass
Orchid dottyback
Starry blenny
3 saphire damsels
Green clown goby
Eyebrow barnacle blenny
2 stippled clingfish
Banggai cardinal
Masked goby

GOSKN5 · 09/17/2016, 01:40 PM

Snapped a few pics today that came out pretty cool...

Blasto, gorg and red macro algae in background..

Tubbs stellata montipora.. love this piece.. lavender with yellow green polyps..

Space invaders pectinia.. growing pretty good..

Toadstool and red macro algae..

GOSKN5 · 10/30/2016, 05:43 PM

Latest FTS... water was a little cloudy as my snails had a spawning event...

GOSKN5 · 12/26/2016, 06:56 PM

Few new shots

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Drblakjak55 · 12/26/2016, 09:41 PM

Great tank and pictures. Those two leds giving all your light still?

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nbelohlav · 12/26/2016, 10:30 PM

What brand is the tank?

GOSKN5 · 12/27/2016, 09:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Drblakjak55

Great tank and pictures. Those two leds giving all your light still?

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Thank you... nah I changed it up.. now running 4 T5s in the canopy and a 144w blue LED strip down the middle...

Quote:

Originally Posted by nbelohlav

What brand is the tank?

It's just a standard marineland 120

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davocean · 12/27/2016, 12:22 PM

Nice looking tank, growing out nicely and love all the gorgonians!
I'm looking to do somewhat similar w/ my own 120g.
Nice job on stand, looks clean!

GOSKN5 · 12/27/2016, 08:43 PM

Thanks!

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nursedude · 12/27/2016, 09:08 PM

Those are some great photos!

WantaBeReefer · 12/28/2016, 01:05 AM

Is that white starboard in the bottom? If so do you know where I can order some. Beautiful tank!!

04/13/2016, 05:59 PM	#1
GOSKN5 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 686	My last tank.. for real this time... 120 Well I honestly believe this to be my last one for a really long time.. I absolutely love the dimensions and think a 120 4x2x2 is perhaps the perfect size 4 foot tank.. So I had my 74 tower for 6 months.. cool tank, but I missed the lateral swimming of the fish... caught my wife on just the right day and she said do it haha... So went from this: Bought this (150): Decided I didn't want the 150 and wanted a brand new tank.. bought a 120 and got to work... Thanks to my wife (who did all the painting, sanding, filling etc) ended up with this: Took last weekend to transfer everything over, get the plumbing done etc. To get to this point: Thanks to my LFS Tiki Corals on the suggestion on full syphon. Which is awesome and so quiet.. Sump: Lights: (gonna add some T5 eventually) Now it's time to stock it!!!

12/27/2016, 12:22 PM	#22
davocean Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 14,655	Nice looking tank, growing out nicely and love all the gorgonians! I'm looking to do somewhat similar w/ my own 120g. Nice job on stand, looks clean! __________________ There's a fine line between owning your tank and your tank owning you! Current Tank Info: SCA 120g RR Starfire, Tunze silence 1073.02 return, 40g sump w/ fuge, SWC Extreme 160 cone skimmer,Geismann reflexx 4xT5, 2x Panorama Pro LED strips, Vortech MP40QD

12/27/2016, 09:08 PM	#24
nursedude Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Montrose, Co Posts: 95	Those are some great photos! __________________ "The problem with internet quotes is that you cant always depend on their accuracy" -Abraham Lincoln, 1864 Current Tank Info: SCAquarium 66 gallon rimless

05/12/2016, 08:42 PM	#2
GOSKN5 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 686	Took a few new shots that came out well..

05/12/2016, 11:09 PM	#3
Devaji108 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Jackson Hole Wy Posts: 3,430	OH man love it! I know what you mean about length in tanks..I move way to much but I decided on a 3' 90 as my last tank for a while...haha sure bud we hear that all the time.. love the aquascape. what gorgs is do you have? there becoming one of my fav. corals. great to get the wifie in on the hobby now she is invested in the tank what are your stocking plans?

05/13/2016, 12:28 AM	#4
Devaji108 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Jackson Hole Wy Posts: 3,430	dbl post

05/13/2016, 02:00 AM	#5
Devaji108 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Jackson Hole Wy Posts: 3,430	OH I forgot to say I think should my the 74 tower in to a sea horse tank... it could be the wife's tank.

05/16/2016, 03:55 PM	#7
GOSKN5 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 686	A few more that turned out pretty cool..

05/19/2016, 09:04 AM	#8
Blink2824 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Posts: 52	Beautiful. I love the simple aquascape and open space! I've been interested in getting a "harder to keep" gorgonian... Do you find they are easier to keep than the descriptions on LA?

05/19/2016, 10:37 AM	#9
Jah2707 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: springfield Posts: 889	That rock work is amazing! Probably a dumb question but what is the last picture? It appears to have a mouth like a mushroom or LPS.

05/21/2016, 05:21 PM	#11
Devaji108 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Jackson Hole Wy Posts: 3,430	love it! (sorry about the typos in one of the post above. not sure what that was about) I am a big gorg. fan I get my from KP. where do you get yours?

06/05/2016, 06:04 PM	#12
GOSKN5 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 686	Couple new pics.. have added a few small pieces...

06/05/2016, 08:30 PM	#13
cahonus66 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: SoCal Posts: 64	Beautiful tank. I like the 120 as well. Maybe someday I'll upgrade.

08/30/2016, 02:39 PM	#14
GOSKN5 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 686	New FTS... added a few things and tank is about full now... time to let it grow in!

08/31/2016, 06:21 AM	#15
GOSKN5 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 686	Wanted to also update my fish list.. I decided with this tank i wanted a lot of action and small fish... so you will notice all my fish are less than 3" although one or two may top out larger... I might add a flame angel otherwise I'm pretty much done for fish... Black snowflake occy Regular occy Firefish Chalk bass Orchid dottyback Starry blenny 3 saphire damsels Green clown goby Eyebrow barnacle blenny 2 stippled clingfish Banggai cardinal Masked goby

09/17/2016, 01:40 PM	#16
GOSKN5 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 686	Snapped a few pics today that came out pretty cool... Blasto, gorg and red macro algae in background.. Tubbs stellata montipora.. love this piece.. lavender with yellow green polyps.. Space invaders pectinia.. growing pretty good.. Toadstool and red macro algae..

10/30/2016, 05:43 PM	#17
GOSKN5 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 686	Latest FTS... water was a little cloudy as my snails had a spawning event...

12/26/2016, 06:56 PM	#18
GOSKN5 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 686	Few new shots Sent from my SM-G935V using Tapatalk

12/26/2016, 09:41 PM	#19
Drblakjak55 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Posts: 183	Great tank and pictures. Those two leds giving all your light still? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

12/26/2016, 10:30 PM	#20
nbelohlav Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Appleton, WI Posts: 268	What brand is the tank?

12/27/2016, 08:43 PM	#23
GOSKN5 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 686	Thanks! Sent from my SM-G935V using Tapatalk

12/28/2016, 01:05 AM	#25
WantaBeReefer Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: VA Posts: 204	Is that white starboard in the bottom? If so do you know where I can order some. Beautiful tank!!