Phanman's 120g Tank Build

Phanman · #1 02-25-2009, 07:59 PM

I thought I would create myself a tank journal to keep track of my own progress. Also ive never posted pics of my tanks before so thought I would share.

Pics are all taken from my camera phone so not the best quality. Need to borrow a friends Canon 40D to replace these pictures later.

I bought a used tank from a fellow reefer here about a 1.5 years ago but was waiting for my place to be built before I could set it up. I moved in april 08 but was pretty busy with the settling in etc. I finally started working on it in Dec during the holiday season when I had some free time. (Almost as bad as Tony, lol.)

During the wait for my house to be build, the tank was stored at a friends warehouse where we decided to paint the back of the tank with some black krylon fusion. Turned out pretty good I think.

I wanted to do something abit different then the usual rock stacking at the back of the tank so going with a few pillars instead for open space for fish to swim and coral to grow all around the pillars. I also decided to go barebottom

The tank has had water for 4 weeks now without live stock and 2 weeks since I added a small clean up crew.

The rocks have been cooking in a rubbermaid tub for about 1 year as well, so plenty "clean". When creating pillars it took me 5hrs to drill the rock slowly and I only broke my first piece but once I got the hang of it, it wasnt so bad. I used a 5/8 acrylic rod from industrial paints and plastics for the rod.

The sump is aprox 50gals (made by golds) that is predrilled for a humidifier float value that will be gravity fed. Im using a 350w stealth heater to supply the heat. I also have a backup heater ill be using but havnt hooked it up yet.

For the return Im using a Mag18 and 4 loclines that are fed back into the display. For more flow I used 1xKoralia 4 hidden behind the left pillar and 1 vortech MP40 for the right side. Hope this is enough as i want to keep the tank as clean as possible.

For lighting I decided to go with a Aquactinics Constellation 7x54W fixture. Bulbs I went with are Fiji Purples/New Gen/ATI Blue Plus. There wasnt much room within the canopy for the lights and return but it does fit snug and the canopy does have 2 industrial fans (1 blowin air in, and 1 sucking it out) for air movement to keep the unit cool. Without these fans I would really wonder if the unit would over heat as there is about and inch clearance from the top of the lights to the top of the canopy.

Anyways here is the display tank as is today without the canopy on. I have since cut down the middle acrylic rod to be flush with the top rock

I will try to add more pictures as I go along. Hope you enjoy and dont be too critical of my tank please, lol.

xenon · #2 02-25-2009, 08:00 PM

The first two pictures and the last picture does not load for me.

Phanman · #3 02-25-2009, 08:25 PM

Here are some random pics I took from my camera phone as well. Yes my camera phone sucks, lol. These corals are under 250W MH and in a couple 20gal frag tanks.

1 of the 20 gal tanks im fighting cyano right now so you can see it abit. Oops...lol.

Frogspawn on the right grew from only 2 heads and now is easily 20+ heads.

The Purple Deaths grew from 2 heads, dont mind the hair algea on the right. Was way worse but is starting to go away.

This colony started to RTN when i first got it so I had to frag it up before I lost it all. Ended up with 3 frags that survived but growing well now.

Dendro only had 1 head when i got it, now has 3 decent sized heads, and 3 baby ones.

Random zoo's

My chalice ive had since 1"

New additions this weekend from gold. It was half dead and covered in majano so i chopped it up to see if i can keep it alive.
Mummy eye chalice?

Phanman · #4 02-25-2009, 08:25 PM

In quarantine ready for the 120g

pair of blk/wht clowns

Leah · #5 02-25-2009, 08:45 PM

THAT IS REALLY NEAT.
Is everything including the corals in Q.T. and is it going into the tank
with the cool looking tall formation thing's. Hurry up more picture's please.
I think it is really amazing. Thumbs up!

Phanman · #6 02-25-2009, 09:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Leah

THAT IS REALLY NEAT.
Is everything including the corals in Q.T. and is it going into the tank
with the cool looking tall formation thing's. Hurry up more picture's please.
I think it is really amazing. Thumbs up!

Thanks Leah, everything is in 2x20 frag tanks, and the powder blue is in another 20gal tank. The powder blue has been in qurantine for 3weeks now so he will get put into a 30gal rubbermaid tub for cupermine treatment then into the 120gal tank. For the tang police out there I realize the quarantine is quite small for him but Im trying to keep the main tank from contamination. Will be getting a 31x31x16 tank soon which will be plumbed to the other 3x20gal.

All the SPS will be going into the 120g tank but still not sure about the rest of the corals yet.

i have crabs · #7 02-25-2009, 10:09 PM

id like to get some par reading from that light one day for comparison against 6 and 8 bulb tek lights, i work in airdrie once in a while so maybe one day i could stop by and check things out.

Phanman · #8 02-26-2009, 12:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by i have crabs

id like to get some par reading from that light one day for comparison against 6 and 8 bulb tek lights, i work in airdrie once in a while so maybe one day i could stop by and check things out.

Anytime... I usually dont get home till 5-6pm on weekdays but let me know and you can stop by whenever you like. The sump im using for the 3x20gal I bought from you