Mikes 120 gal reef ready build

[naperenterprise]

Great looking tank! Very nice!!

 

[MJC]

120 reef tank Pluming update - YouTube

Mikes 120 reef update after hurricane Sandy - YouTube

 

[nanoreefing4fun]

Really nice setup & beautiful tank Mike ! Thanks for sharing

 

[MJC]

Really nice setup & beautiful tank Mike ! Thanks for sharing

Thank you

 

[tommyboynj]

Mike. I'm glad the tank came through ok. How long where you guys without power up there? Also, what camera are you using to film with?

 

[MJC]

Mike. I'm glad the tank came through ok. How long where you guys without power up there? Also, what camera are you using to film with?

Thanks Tommy we were out for 6 days, I shot these videos with the iPad 3

 

[iamurri33]

one of the nicest tanks i have seen!!

 

[theplantman]

Stunning tank, the array of colors is incredible. Well done!

 

[MJC]

Thanks for the compliments everyone

 

[Ashr]

Tank is looking great! Keep it up!

 

[MJC]

Settling tank sump update

Settling tank/ sump - YouTube

 

[lbiminiblue]

Re: Settling tank sump update

Nice tank, love the lights!! Got any vids of daytime mode??

 

[MJC]

Re: Settling tank sump update

Nice tank, love the lights!! Got any vids of daytime mode??

Video is so hard lol everything always looks so blue, that top video is actually in the day time but its hard to set the white ballance on a iPad.

 

[lbiminiblue]

Re: Settling tank sump update

oh ok...still looks great!

 

[MJC]

Tank up date

In my pursuit to have a efficient setup to export nutrients from my sps reef crest tank a.s.a.p. (Remove organic compounds & prevent inorganic compounds)

I went bare bottom.

My setup:

I am currently running a 120 reef , sps dominant tank for about a year now.
I started out with live rock and 3 inch live sand bed.

I am currently dosing B-ionics w/BRS dosers for Ca & Alk.
I'm using Red Sea Pro salt and have yet needed to add Mag.
GFO BRS reactor.
Carbon BRS reactor.

Levels are:
Cal=420
Alk=9 DKH
Mag 1400

Temp 76.2-77.4
Ph 7.85-8.00

Flow:
2x Mp40,s
2x Mp10,s
1 6045 Tunzi
3 Maxi jet 1200
Mag 2400 as my return.
Returns are Herby method with 1 inch returns on each side that are split into two 3/4 lock line for each side.

Skimmer :ASM-G3
Apex-Neptune Controller.
4 AiSol with T5 supplement lighting
Tunzi ATO


Bio load:
1- Orange-Back Fairy Wrasse
1- Mystery Wrasse
1- Watchman Gobi
1- Sailfin/Algae Blenny
1- Royal Grammar
1- Picasso Clownfish
2- Blue/Green chromis
3- Maldives Lyretail Anthias

I was running a 40 breeder as a sump,refugium with 4 inch sand and trying to grow chato.

I have since removed my sandbed, chato and fuge.
I re- plumbed my tank and I now have a 40 breeder as a sump for my skimmer and I incorporated a 35gal settling tank with a conical bottom to remove detritus as soon as possible from my system (Remove organic compounds & prevent inorganic compounds)

I have no interest in having poop as a pet or feeding alge,micro alge,pods or anything except the higher up's

And yes it was a light bulb moment for me

I'm not saying a DSB can not work, with the right husbandry it can.
I also have no interest in getting into a debate about it, if you are happy with yours at the moment then that is great !!
"Happy Reefing"


Thanks for taking a look.
MikeC







My setteling tank:
I originally wanted to go with a cylinder type like Geoff's but opted for the larger volum and 28 inch length, figured the detritus would have more time to settel? That and I didn't have enough hight under my stand

I got my board from
We are the premier manufacturer of high quality custom glass, bamboo, teak and plastic cutting boards as well as fine cutlery.
Great customer service and they had it to me in one day

Tank Before shot

Man this was a long day.

THANK YOU!!
MikeC

 

[PSU4ME]

Oh wow man that looks really awesome! Some geat equipment you have listed there as well. Do you have any flow dedicated to the bottom or is just the overall flow strong enough to keep anything from settling?

Great color in the pics as well. I love BB tanks but only when they are SPS tanks like yours......Sand is cool but a coralline cover star board does the trick as well.

Well done

 

[MJC]

Thanks PSU4ME I have 1 MP10 & 1 MP40 on each side (4 pumps) then behind the rocks I have 3 Maxi Jest 2 pointing at the bottom and 1 flowing acrostic left to right midway up and also a Tunzi 6045 flowing left to right on the bottom.
I mite Chang that Tunzi out for another Maxi Jet not sure yet?
The new flow setup is only two days old so I'm still adjusting, everything seems to be exiting to the setteling tank and if not it goes to the one inch space I left around the bottom bord. Ether way that should be easy to siphon out

 

[MJC]

It's been about 4 months since I started my BB conversion and I couldn't be happier!
(well.... I am a reefer so that might be a understatement lol) things are starting to balance out, colors are looking better and better and polyps are extending nicely.

The settling tank is a dream! All my detritus settles in the settling tank and only in one area of the DT, that is in the front left corner in the one inch gap around the cutting board (easily siphoned out each week)

Tank up date shots:

Red Goni

My watermelon

My Fish:
These are my new Platnums

My lone cromis

 

[MJC]

Some top down shots:

Full tank shots

 

[ReefingFun]

I was sitting here 5m looking at those pictures, called my gf to come and take a look. She was sitting here 5m to see the pics. We both looked at each other and were totally speechless!

Awesome tank!