greenonion`s 120 gal

well.... i figured its about time to post some info on my 120gal. i upgraded this tank from a AGA 65gal. i loved my old tank but unfortunately ran out of realstate in about a year thanks to sone and robin! i started the 65gal with a pre-made sump, HOB overflow box, and super skimmer 65. as i grew in the hobby i realized how planning and buying the right equipment the first time around will save you money in the long run. here's a pic of my old 65. RIP!!!!

 

not many corals in it when that was taken, but it was so full of rock i couldn't stick my hand in there( which i did far to often) without running into something!

Out with the old, in with the new!

I went with an AGA 120gal because i always like the dimensions, it had built in overflows, and was 50% off....so you can't beat that. i wanted the 120 to be my dream tank. i may go bigger later on but for now i was happy with the size. i also didn't want to buy equipment over and over again....so i decided to do everything right the first time. i was able to reuse all of the rock from the 65 and only have to buy an extra 30lbs. or so. for flow i went with a vortech mp40w (which i love) and a mag 12 for return. im a believer in little flow through the sump. skimmer is a reef octo extreme w/ sicce. the sump is pretty much a skimmer chamber, cheato tumbler, and return chamber. simple is always the best way imo. stand is AGA stand and canopy was built by adam at A.E. i stained it myself (first time for everything) so its a little mismatched but o well

left side


and my zoa garden on the right


with the field o chalices in the middle

 

the lighting is 2x 250watt 14k pheonix's in lumenmax elites, with 2x 54w t5's as supplements. i love the spread on of the lumenmax pendants, just wish there we more bulb choices for DE lol.

heres the hood


and heres the sump


with all the outlets and all in a cabinet to the right of the tank


and some shot of my stuff (that sounded weird)








and i just think this is a cool upshot

 

I just want to say the pics do not do this tank justice, as good as it looks, it looks 10x better up close. Nice tank joe, iam very envious.

 

thanks for looking, any comments would be more than welcome

thx joe

 

/DesktopModules/ActiveForums/themes/_default//emoticons/smile.gif did you get your AC working again mike?

 

yeah ended up having to replace it. nice and cool now.

 

that sucks, but at least its working now!

 

Looks good love the zoa garden. I can tell you have been to see sone I see a few of his corals in there.

 

His tank is quite amazing, tho I admit mine will be better, ha. I got alot of ideas from him and coral on top of that. Good guy wonderful tank, in that order of course /DesktopModules/ActiveForums/themes/_default//emoticons/wink.gif.

-box

 

great looking tank joe!

 

Nice job on the aquascape, Joe!  Also your setup looks very clean and well kept.  Please continue to update your thread with plenty of pics as your tank grows out; it should look very nice!

 

Great looking setup man! Your tank and "stuff" both look great!

 

Lookin good Joe!! Yuma's getting bigger.

 

thanks for all the compliments everyone /DesktopModules/ActiveForums/themes/_default//emoticons/smile.gif

Rick: yea, that yuma is growing like a boss!

 

Great tank!  Thanks for the inspiration and some ideas I picked up from the pics.

 

Hey, in your sump, how do you move the water from the taller tank to the shorter? Hole drilled that we can't see? That project is up next for me (sump) and I'm gonna rip off your design.

 

I think that's his top off water...

 

puuuurdy!

 

yep, its the top-off. tsunami ato with a little rio 50 pumping it to the sump.

thanks stew
i think its very puuuuurdy too!