Ron`s 120 Reef (redrover)
 

I thought id start a thread to show the progress of a friend of mines tank.

He`s done an excellent job of stocking, maintanence and husbandry here and it shows.

The tanks an all glass 120, with a custom back overflow and sump.
The main system pump is a Dart that also feeds an integrated refugium and H&S skimmer.

Additional current is provided by a Vortech, and a Tunze wave-box.

Lighting is dual H/O t-5 54w , and 2- 250w D/E`s in lumenmax reflectors, mounted on adjustable hangers.

The front of the Cabinet has a opening cut out of the right hand door to get a full view of the integrated refugium.

Ozone is dosed, but he`ll have to fill you in on it.

Heres some pics he gave me of it...ill see if he can update us with some more.

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j2...e/DSCN0258.jpg

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j2...e/DSCN0255.jpg

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j2...e/DSCN0293.jpg

:D

very nice tank. and very clean...how old?

Grimreefer thanks for your comment...waiting for my H&S reactor to come from Montreal then I'll add some hard coral's.
Thanks to Marc [ Superfudgre ] for all his hard work.





"Making" a 'Living' is not the same as 'Making a Life'

Yes, super nice! :cool: How long has the tank been setup? It has that "super clean look" to it :) (ie. no coraline in the corners ;) )

Thanks Delphinus
 

Tank has been up and running about 8 months.
Clean glass every second day [ brush and scrapper ]
Don't care for coraline on the glass, how long this will last I don't know??





"Making" a 'Living' is not the same as 'Making a Life

I don't really care for the coraline on the glass either, do you want to come over and clean my glass? I tried to keep the back as well as the front clean on my tank and it lasted all of 2 weeks :redface:
Very nice tank by the way :biggrin:

ron the tank looks awesome buddy. nice job

Thanks again Colin and to everyone at Hidden Reef.
All the question I've asked since I started with my 45gal. bow front freshwater turned to salt...Everyone has been a big..big help

If ya have a chance to stop by on sunday, ill help ya with some more pics...you aint gettin off that easy. :D


Hey!, is that a little chunk of Colins confusa i see in the upper left ?....
Marc.

Hey Marc that be it!
Thanks for the invite...Will be out around 1130hrs.
Laterrrrrrrr: RJ

GORGEOUS TANK and gorgeous fish! I really like your black tang! Very nice. I'd like to find one myself!

Thanks to all...Got black tang from Hidden Reef in Abbotsford..they had him in their desplay tank...He's about 4/5 years old.
Laterrrrrrr; RJ

Looks great Ron. Really like the sinularia, the stand/hood looks nice too.

Ed

In Sump H/S Skimmer with integrated Refugium
Home thttp://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k8...2/DSCN0253.jpgo 2-Seahorse's--1-Sponge Crab

Lightinghttp://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k8...DSCN0158-2.jpg

looking good ron. keep this pics coming. it got kind of jumbled. do you have seahorses in your refugium?

Hey Colin, yes I have two Seahorse's...One Sponge Crab
Got to find out to down size Pic's..Me thinks there a little on
the large size, say what?

the picture size is good. dont change it

Beautiful tank. Very aesthetically pleasing, well thought-out, etc. :)

Seahorseshttp://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k8...2/DSCN0365.jpg

Sponge Crabhttp://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k8...2/DSCN0367.jpg

Rock drop into cave on front part of left tower and you guessed it all ended up on the sandbed...Recovering from eye surgery I called on my friend Marc from Hidden Reef for help [ sight not that great ]...One never get back the way it was, but Marc did his thing and it looks like nothing happened.
Will post the new look later

Sweet!

Excellent shots Ron !

Sure i can make some rock look pretty, but it takes a true hobbiest to keep it lookin like that my freind.

Good Job...I still think you need some moooooore shots tho. :lol:


Marc.

Looks great Ron!
I must be sleep'n on the job to have missed this thread so far. Nice to see it up and running. How about a shot with the doors closed to show how the refugium looks that way.

Thanks Drew thanks for your kind words in regards to my tank, having said that all in all the credit goes to Marc [ SuperFudge ] as his work top of the line. If one ever needs anything built in regards to the above he's your man.....
Custom Sumps...Refugiums....Plumbing....Overflows...Prob holders...

Thanks Dale...I'll get the camera out of the bag today and give you a look of the tank doors closed

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k8...2/DSCN0454.jpg

Cl-650 Micro Compact Chiller
1/4 HP
Pump outflow 476gal. /HR
Recommended up to 180gal.
Temp. before hook up 85f..3hrs later 82f

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k8...2/DSCN0457.jpg


Dale this is the only pic. I could find
Camera broke down...can't open shutter...take it back...
Only had for 8 months

Nice tank. How long have you had that big frogspawn?

Thanks Stinky...Frogspawn couple years give or take, does take up a lot of room now...down the road it will have go before it takes up the right hand side of the tank

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k8...2/DSCN0463.jpg
http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k8...2/DSCN0465.jpg
Dinner time for seahorses
New home for my orange shoulder tang, he's shy

Nice tang and horses!

I love the tank! Its so very clean and crisp looking.

I take it you watch a lot of sports?

Swimming With My Friends
 

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k8...2/DSCN0468.jpg


Orange Shoulder Tang swimming with a few of his friends

W.O.W beautiful Aqua scaping.

I have to ask a silly question, How on earth do you keep the corraline algae off everything like the overflow and the returns ?

Marie it's called elbow every day brush and scrapper
I'm a retired firefighter so evry morning I give it a little clean, about half hour
I don't like corraline, how long this will last, one never knows