120 Gal Build - Pictures Added

[toxic111]

Finally!! I am finally going to upgrade my 33gal mixed to a 120gal mixed. Picked up a 120gal (48"x24"x24") reef ready tank of Kijiji today with a stand. Looks unused, & no scratches I could see.

My plan so far is to drill a couple returns in the back glass, & paint it.

Equipment planed &/or ordered:

Lighting 2-Radion LED lights. Look good & a better deal than the AI SOL's
Skimmer, my Vertex In-100 for now, will be awhile before there will be much stock in it anyway.

Dual 300W heaters (for safety)

80lbs of Caribseas base rock

around 40lbs of live rock from my existing system

1 MP-40 to start with, probably add another one later if needed.

I need to figure out how big of sump will fit inthe stand & build that. Other than that things from my existing sytem will move over.

Future plans is a dosing pump of some sort, probably a proflix

A controller, most likely an Apex for budget reasons. With the radions, a profilx controller is probably over kill.

Right now I don't have much stocking plans. I do want a yellow tang, or a powder blue. Other than that it will be taking time & see how the SPS grows.

Watch for pictures to come.

[unclesalty]

Finally!! I am finally going to upgrade my 33gal mixed to a 120gal mixed. Picked up a 120gal (48"x24"x24") reef ready tank of Kijiji today with a stand. Looks unused, & no scratches I could see.

My plan so far is to drill a couple returns in the back glass, & paint it.

Equipment planed &/or ordered:

Lighting 2-Radion LED lights. Look good & a better deal than the AI SOL'sSkimmer, my Vertex In-100 for now, will be awhile before there will be much stock in it anyway.

Dual 300W heaters (for safety)

80lbs of Caribseas base rock

around 40lbs of live rock from my existing system

1 MP-40 to start with, probably add another one later if needed.

I need to figure out how big of sump will fit inthe stand & build that. Other than that things from my existing sytem will move over.

Future plans is a dosing pump of some sort, probably a proflix

A controller, most likely an Apex for budget reasons. With the radions, a profilx controller is probably over kill.

Right now I don't have much stocking plans. I do want a yellow tang, or a powder blue. Other than that it will be taking time & see how the SPS grows.

Watch for pictures to come.

Excellent choice and thinking on the lights as 2 Radions are perfect for a 120g

[toxic111]

Got the tank drilled for 2 returns on the back wall. Also got the back painted this evening, looking good. So for except for plumbing the tank is ready after a water test. Sump is another matter. Was in the middle of installing the baffles & while on the last one it fell over, taking the other 2 out. Silicone everywhere. Lots of cleaning tomorrow & then starting over again

[Nano]

Got the tank drilled for 2 returns on the back wall. Also got the back painted this evening, looking good. So for except for plumbing the tank is ready after a water test. Sump is another matter. Was in the middle of installing the baffles & while on the last one it fell over, taking the other 2 out. Silicone everywhere. Lots of cleaning tomorrow & then starting over again

lol that sucks sorry to hear it! try turning the tank tall ways, then using something to hold glass in place, do one baffle at a time, after a few hours you can move to the next one. might help?

[toxic111]

Got the sump cleaned and finished. Canopy built & ready for sanding and stain. Still have to confirm the radions size so I can cut the holes out for them. Need to find some help to move the tank so I can modify the stand to give a little more room in it for equipment. Getting closer to a water test now.

[toxic111]

Water test happening now. Luckily I have a heated garage and a hose bib near by!

[fishytime]

sounding good so far.....

Radions are 7 and 1/8" wide and 11 and 7/8" long.....that is the dimension of the top of the unit, it tapers down slightly from there to the bottom.....I cut my hole 6 and 5/8" x 11 and 1/2"....just to give the unit plenty meat to rest on

[toxic111]

Thanks... I did check out the measurements at the Reef Shoppe before building the canopy. The way I did it if I am wrong it is easy to change, but it should be a near perfect fit.

Once I get it upstairs plumbing & in place I will take some more pics...

[toxic111]

looks like I missed an update here, lol.

Anyway, got the canopy built & painted. Added 3 2" holes to the back of the canopy for ventilation. Will watch the temps, but with the LED's there shouldn't be that much heat gain.

I also modified the stand to give me a little more height & added a base for the sump.

Tonight I water tested the sump & function of the baffles, things are working the way they should. I also put about 17" of water in the tank for a water test & will be leaving that till tomorrow evening to double check for leaks & make sure nothing breaks.

The plan is to move it from the garage to its location this weekend & get everything plumbed & ready to fill. I want to aquascape the dry rock before filling it up. its looking good to be running in another week or 2.

[toxic111]

Got the tank upstairs today & mostly plumbed. Just short one bulkhead & a piece for the loc line. Going to maybe try & get the aquascaping started tomorrow.

The lights are on backorder anyway, so waiting for the peices is not a big deal. Luckily I had room in the house just to slide the 33gal over & have room for the new tank.

The only thing that sucks is the smell from the PVC cement... LOL

I'll try & get something set-up for pictures tomorrow

[toxic111]

Here are some pictures of the new tank & some of the corals that will be making the move.

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o258/toxic111/Reef%20Tank%202012/DSC_0426.jpg
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[toxic111]

Here is my tentative aquascape,83lbs of marco rock so far, there is about 40lbs or so to come from my current set-up.

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o258/toxic111/b0f0e046.jpg

[toxic111]

Spent a few hrs today separating dual pane glass to make a couple cube tanks for ro storage & salt mixing. Going to build 2 20"x20"x18" tanks. I drilled the bottom for a drain. Not sure how I am going to set them up yet. Be a stand if some sort. Still have to build them and water test anyway.

[toxic111]

Still waiting for taxes to finish the build (lights & MP-40) but picked up a RO/DI & took the glass I had sitting around and make 2 20"x20"x18" storage/mixing tanks.

Here are the photos:

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o258/toxic111/52b3830e.jpg
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http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o258/toxic111/4e51e15c.jpg

[tim the toolman]

Looking good man I see you have your HH caulking on hand lol good show

[toxic111]

With the possibility of my lights & MP40 being here tomorrow I hauled 24 5gal buckets of water up the stairs this evening & got the tank filled & running with RO/DI water. Will start mixing the salt in the tank tomorrow when I get a chance to grab a bucket. Thinking of maybe moving from my IO to Reef crystals... Thoughts?

[toxic111]

Tank full & running since thursday, added enough salt to bring it to 1.025 . Added a Finnex 300W heater for now, running it with a RKL unit. Water temp is sitting at 78F, much cooler than my 33 gal that tends to stay around 81F. Checked KH, Mg, & Ca this morning. KH around 10, Ca at 360 & Mg at 1110. I am trying to get Mg to 1300 & Ca to 420. will check things again tomorrow, hopefully lights show up & it will be time to move things over & then try and drain and clean up the other tank. Getting much closer!

[toxic111]

Radions arrived today!! Finally time to do the move of live stock. That will happen tomorrow eve.

[toxic111]

Man what a morning, needed to top up the 120 gal. Went & broke the bottom pane of the water storage tank when doing so. Ug..

[toxic111]

Now that I have everything from the 33gal transferred into the 120 I figured I should post a FTS:

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o258/toxic111/DSC_0468.jpg

[Madmak]

Looks nice!

I like your remote mixing tank idea too. I've been trying to find space near a drain and a couple pumps to make mixing and water changes easier.

[toxic111]

I should take a photo of mixing station version 2. The bottoms of both tanks cracked. So now I am just using a couple 26gal Rubbermaid garbage cans