PIMPALA
Well-Known Member
This is where I plan to chronicle my new 120 gallon reef.
Specs and equipment list so far:
48x24x24, 120 gallon tank
45 gallon custom acrylic sump
ASM GX3 skimmer
Jetstream calcium reactor
GFO Reactor
Carbon Reactor
Pair of MP40
Mag 18 return
pair of coralvue true lumen reflectors, and 250w ballasts.
Radium 20k bulbs
VHO Actenics
Royal blue LED Supplement
LED Moon lights
100lbs of BRS Reef saver dry rock
A few pieces of live rock from my existing system
Seaflor special aragonite dry sand
Lots of frags.
I'm starting everything in this tank as a frag. The plan, is to start with nothing, and capture all growth on camera, weekly or monthly (depending on growth) then make a time lapse video after a year or so.
Oh, and the stand is a custom piece built by a friend of mine. Found all the right accents, and it's now all put together, just need to put a few more coats on it and let it cure.
Stand has one big door that comes completely off, and is held on by magnets. There is also one on the end to match for ease of working under the stand.
The canopy is 3 sided. Lights are to be suspended from an "arm" attached to the rear of the stand made from 2x4s. That way the canopy comes completely off (it weighs about 40lbs) and the lights stay in place, so if I need to work in the tank, there is plenty of room. The piece you see on the back side in the pic, is just a fish jump guard that will mount on the light arm.
The canopy also has a nice removable panel for feeding and light maintenance.
Here are the lights. They are 20" in diameter, so I'm obviously only able to use 2 of them:
More pics as stuff gets done and put together!!
Specs and equipment list so far:
48x24x24, 120 gallon tank
45 gallon custom acrylic sump
ASM GX3 skimmer
Jetstream calcium reactor
GFO Reactor
Carbon Reactor
Pair of MP40
Mag 18 return
pair of coralvue true lumen reflectors, and 250w ballasts.
Radium 20k bulbs
VHO Actenics
Royal blue LED Supplement
LED Moon lights
100lbs of BRS Reef saver dry rock
A few pieces of live rock from my existing system
Seaflor special aragonite dry sand
Lots of frags.
I'm starting everything in this tank as a frag. The plan, is to start with nothing, and capture all growth on camera, weekly or monthly (depending on growth) then make a time lapse video after a year or so.
Oh, and the stand is a custom piece built by a friend of mine. Found all the right accents, and it's now all put together, just need to put a few more coats on it and let it cure.
Stand has one big door that comes completely off, and is held on by magnets. There is also one on the end to match for ease of working under the stand.
The canopy is 3 sided. Lights are to be suspended from an "arm" attached to the rear of the stand made from 2x4s. That way the canopy comes completely off (it weighs about 40lbs) and the lights stay in place, so if I need to work in the tank, there is plenty of room. The piece you see on the back side in the pic, is just a fish jump guard that will mount on the light arm.
The canopy also has a nice removable panel for feeding and light maintenance.
Here are the lights. They are 20" in diameter, so I'm obviously only able to use 2 of them:
More pics as stuff gets done and put together!!
