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tbittner · 11-20-2007, 11:05 PM

I figured it was time to start my own chronicle. I have two tanks. A 120g reef and a 150g predator. This chronicle is for my 120g reef. I'll throw in a couple pics of the predators on occasion too.

First off, I wanted to provide the purest water I could for my buddies so I built a HUGE sump/fuge to help with purifying the water.

This is where the water dumps into the sump/fuge. My reef is on the first floor and the sump/fuge is in my basement. First stage is a 35g closed container to slow down the water and contain the salf spray. I have bags of charcol in this container.

My skimmer tub is also where I'm dosing b-ionic calcium and alkalinity. I love that stuff. The skimmer is a EuroReef RS 250 and it does a FANTASTIC job. I also have two phosban reactors hitting the water that flows through this tub. My Teco SeaChill chiller is plumbed into this water. It has a chiller/heater/UV all built into it.

Sitting beside the skimmer tub is my refugium. The front part has an 8" DSB and the back part currently has 100 lbs LR and I'm cooking another 200 lbs which is almost ready to go in. I have the flow through here at around 400 gph.

Both of these tubs dump into my sump. It's a 100g closed container and I'm in the process of hooking up the ATO to it. Therefore, the wires but they aren't hot at this point. I have a Sequence Barricuda to pump the water back upstairs to the reef. I have around 1200 gph flowing through this setup.

And now for my tank. Lights are out so it's just the moonlight. Oh yeah, did I mention that my camera sucks? Santa sure does know.

And here are a couple beautiful corals I picked up at Mr Corals grand opening. These really have amazing color to them which of course a crappy camera can't capture.

And my sun coral which is just starting to wake up. I've had this coral for around 4 months now.

Now that I have the sump/fuge done, now it's time for the FUN part. Bringing my reef alive!

11-20-2007, 11:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
tbittner Watch this Ma! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern VA Posts: 5,562 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Terry's 120g money pit I figured it was time to start my own chronicle. I have two tanks. A 120g reef and a 150g predator. This chronicle is for my 120g reef. I'll throw in a couple pics of the predators on occasion too. First off, I wanted to provide the purest water I could for my buddies so I built a HUGE sump/fuge to help with purifying the water. This is where the water dumps into the sump/fuge. My reef is on the first floor and the sump/fuge is in my basement. First stage is a 35g closed container to slow down the water and contain the salf spray. I have bags of charcol in this container. My skimmer tub is also where I'm dosing b-ionic calcium and alkalinity. I love that stuff. The skimmer is a EuroReef RS 250 and it does a FANTASTIC job. I also have two phosban reactors hitting the water that flows through this tub. My Teco SeaChill chiller is plumbed into this water. It has a chiller/heater/UV all built into it. Sitting beside the skimmer tub is my refugium. The front part has an 8" DSB and the back part currently has 100 lbs LR and I'm cooking another 200 lbs which is almost ready to go in. I have the flow through here at around 400 gph. Both of these tubs dump into my sump. It's a 100g closed container and I'm in the process of hooking up the ATO to it. Therefore, the wires but they aren't hot at this point. I have a Sequence Barricuda to pump the water back upstairs to the reef. I have around 1200 gph flowing through this setup. And now for my tank. Lights are out so it's just the moonlight. Oh yeah, did I mention that my camera sucks? Santa sure does know. And here are a couple beautiful corals I picked up at Mr Corals grand opening. These really have amazing color to them which of course a crappy camera can't capture. And my sun coral which is just starting to wake up. I've had this coral for around 4 months now. Now that I have the sump/fuge done, now it's time for the FUN part. Bringing my reef alive! __________________ Terry 150g predator tank full of killers. Soon to be upgraded to a 360g. 450g reef 300g sump.