Ricky's 120 Stony Coral Garden

[Rickyrooz]

It looks like my thread was deleted when NJRC switched web servers so here is my 120 gallon reef.

 

[Rickyrooz]

Equipment list

Tanks
120 Gallon Perfecto Glass Aquarium (48"x24"x24") with internal overflow
30 Gallon Sump (36"x12"x16")

Water Movement Equipment
One Danner Mag Drive 9.5 (950 GPH, 73 watts)
Loc-Line return hose (0.75")
Two Vortech MP-40w Pump (1,000-3,200 GPH, 7-33 watts)

Lighting Equipment
Two Lumenarc III mini Stealth Pendants (14.5"x14.5"x7")
Two 250 watt 14K Phoenix DE Metal Halide Bulbs
One 250 watt Lumatek Dimmable Electronic Ballast
One 250 watt Lumatek Electronic Ballast
One TEK II retrofit T-5 48" lighting 2x54watt (2 bulbs total)
Two ATI Blue Plus 54 watt T-5 Bulb
8 bulb LED blue lunar lights

Water Quality Equipment
6 Stage Melev's & Bulk Reef Supply Reverse Osmosis with Two DI Filters (100 GPD)
Vertex IN-180 Protein Skimmer (rated for up to 180 gallons)
CoralVue Bubble Blaster 3000 pump (400 GPH of air, 31 watts)
600mL NPX Biopellets
Phosban 550 Reactor
One Eheim Jager 200 watt Heater (15")
180 lbs. of Live Rock (Fiji, Tonga Fusion, Kaelini, Pukani)

Additives
Reef Crystals Salt Mix
Excel Calcium Chloride
Soda Ash (Alkalinity Buffer)
Mag Pellet (Magnesium Chloride)
CVS Epsom Salt (Magnesium Sulfate)
Seachem Strontium Chloride
Brightwell Lugol's Iodine
Bulk Reef Supply ROX 0.8 Activated Carbon

 

[Rickyrooz]

Here is my SPS stock list

ORA Cali Tortuosa
ORA Red Planet
ORA Chip’s Acropora
ORA Hawkin’s Echinata
ORA Pearlberry
ORA Purple Plasma
ORA Blue Millepora or Blueberry Special ?
ORA Plum Crazy
ORA Roscoe’s Acropora
Upscales Microcladus
Greg Hiller Aqua Delight
[FONT=&quot]Tub’s Pink Jade[/FONT]
Rainbow Nasuta
[FONT=&quot]ATL Shades of Fall[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Original Strawberry Shortcake[/FONT]
Tyree Pink Lemonade
ATL Rasberry Lemonade
Reefermadness Rainbow Nasuta
Tyree Orange Montipora Setosa
Tyree Purple Monster
[FONT=&quot]Ultimates Rainbow[/FONT]
30,000 Leagues Lokani
Lime Light Suharsoni
Banana Caroliniana
Skittles Granulosa
Purple Loripes
Green & Turquoise Granulosa
[FONT=&quot]Tyree Ponape Rainbow[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Tyree Icefire Echinata[/FONT]
Purple Turaki
Cra[FONT=&quot]yola Selago[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Blue Tenuis (Mr. Coral)[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Rainbow Tenuis (Happy Coral)[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Miyagi Tortuosa[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Blue Gomezi[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Blue Hoeksemai[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]ATL Ultimate Stag[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Green with Pink Tip Abr[/FONT][FONT=&quot]otanoides[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Purple & Mint Green Plana[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Purple Efflorescens[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Purple Tri-Color Cerealis[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Eggplant Nana[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Purple and Green Polyp Secale[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Moonlight Bonsai[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Fire & Ice “Rocket Pop” Acropora Hyacinthus[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Rommel’s Ultimate Stag[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Tub’s Mystic Blue[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Lime in the Sky Acropora[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Rainbow Millepora (Mr. Coral)[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Pink Millepora[/FONT]
Snipers Bubblegum Millepora
Willie Wanka Millepora
Tyree Orange Montipora Setosa
ATL Surf N’ Turf Parilis
[FONT=&quot]Christmas Sarmentosa[/FONT]

 

[Rickyrooz]

It has been six months since the tank has been set up, here is a video update.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTEDWb73hjc

 

[TanksNStuff]

Looking good Rick.

 

[Rickyrooz]

Banana Caroliniana

Green & Red Acan

Full Tank Shot

Male McCosker's Flasher Wrasse

 

[Rickyrooz]

ORA Pearlberry

Tyree Pink Lemonade

Reefermadness Rainbow Nasuta

ATL Shades of Fall

 

[malulu]

nice!!!

i loved the "Male McCosker's Flasher Wrasse" !!!!

 

[SHLUZER]

Is there a method to your placement choice for the frags ?

 

[Rickyrooz]

Is there a method to your placement choice for the frags ?

Yes, I placed the corals so that none of them had the same color next to one another. Once the coral grow in the colors should really pop out.

 

[falconut]

Looking good. Nice open layout.

 

[Rickyrooz]

Male Melanurus Wrasse

ORA Hawkins Echinata

Right Side

 

[Rickyrooz]

Male Filamented Flasher Wrasse

Tyree Purple Monster

Rocket Pop Hyacinthus

Pink Millepora

 

[howze01]

Looking at your awesome pics makes me realize that I probably won't be able to resist the call of the SPS for very long in my new tank. I really like that Rocket Pop Hyacinthus.

 

[Rickyrooz]

Yellow Tang & Mystery Wrasse

Pink & Red Acan

Purple Turaki

 

[SHLUZER]

Yes, I placed the corals so that none of them had the same color next to one another. Once the coral grow in the colors should really pop out.

Are there corals that don't like max light and max flow ?

 

[Rickyrooz]

I broke out the PAR meter today to take some readings, here are my results with two 8 month old 250 watt Phoenix 14K metal halides and two 8 month old ATI Blue Plus 54 watt T5's.

 

[Rickyrooz]

The PO4 is down from 0.65 to 0.13 after one week. I performed a 20 gallon water change, added live sand, new GFO and ROX 0.8 carbon, and made sure my skimmer is cleaned daily. The nitrates are still hovering at 50, until I get them down to 10 or below the lights will stay off so that I do not have another hair algae bloom. I also have three different macroalgaes coming on Tuesday for my refugium.

 

[jgraz]

Beautiful tank. I can't wait to upgrade. How about some new pics.

 

[REEFLECTIONS]

i really like your tank, the rock work and fish selection are very nice and create a wonderful visual effect... and the corals are ok... j/k...they are extremely nice.. lottsa l/e corals that will help with mainenance costs alot once they need trimming. can't wait to see how this tank developes...