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My 120 build!

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by Travis G, Sep 6, 2012.

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  1. Sep 6, 2012 #1
    Travis G

    Travis G Experienced Reefkeeper

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    Hey all. I picked up a 120 and am going to start getting it all set up soon. I am wanting to do a reef but am going to be taking it SLOW. Well slow for me anyways. Lol money is the key. Trying to sell off the last bits of stuff i have to consolodate to one BIG tank. So heres my list as follows.

    120 oceanic tank,
    stand,
    2 200 watt heaters,
    koralia 3 and 4,
    quietone 4000 return,
    Hopefully a 3x150 mh with 4/96 w pc,
    55gal sump,
    skimmer, and
    Uv sterilizer.


    100lbs sand, and
    100lbs rock.


    As far as livestock id like to do tangs. Iknow i know that they need 6'. Id love to have the following. Probably not all but just my dream list-

    Yellow tang,
    hippo tang,
    Koran angel
    bicolor Angel,
    2 per clowns,
    asst gobies ,
    and after a while a clam of some kind.


    Im open to input so let me know!
     
  2. Sep 6, 2012 #2
    ThyRaven

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    I dont have a hippo yet but want one. I had a yellow but my purple didnt like the yellow's nose up its butt all the time. My purple, sailfin, and kole tang are doing fine with my koran angel and coral beauty. Live stock list looks fine. May need to push the rock more towards the back of the tank to allow for swimming room. I also have a perc and tomato clown in my tank and they are fine together but they have their side of the tank lol. I don't know if I'd use the UV. Some corals like the water a little dirty but the hippo doesnt as much so if you plan to have mushrooms no hippo from what i've heard/read(I am more than likely wrong lol) A 55 for a sump? is that going to be in stand or sitting behind it? Also the 55s are narrow so not much room to get an in sump slimmer in them. You could do HOB but you'd probably need 2 of them with the water column or an external skimmer completely. What are you plans for the sump? Going to have a fuge to tumble cheato in? My setup isnt the greatest but I'm always willing to throw in what I'm doing and what I wish I did so others have things better off.
     
  3. Sep 6, 2012 #3
    Travis G

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    The 55 would be under it. I know that they are pretty narrow. Why i hate it. Lol but, if it doesnt sell ill use it. If it does then ill try and get a 40 breeder. Its either that or i use my 20g oceanic sump. Im not sure yet what im doin for a skimmer.
     
  4. Sep 6, 2012 #4
    Alex McG Altoona, IA

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    You should look at DIY LED. You will save money up front and in the long run.
     
  5. Sep 6, 2012 #5
    Travis G

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    Only problem there is to do a diy led itd still cost me 3-400 which is waaaayyyy outa my range for lights.
     
  6. Sep 6, 2012 #6
    Big D Center Point

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    lol yes it will . but will pay in time ..
     
  7. Sep 7, 2012 #7
    Travis G

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    How many leds would you guys suggest over a 5' x18"x22"?
     
  8. Sep 7, 2012 #8
    Actuary Adel, IA

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    Do you mean 6 foot instead of 5? Pretty sure a 5 foot would be 100 gallons and a 6 would be 120.
     
  9. Sep 7, 2012 #9
    Travis G

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    Nope. 120. Lol reef central tcalculator puts it a like 116.8 or somethin like that. Acounting for water loss from the overflows
     
  10. Sep 7, 2012 #10
    Bud West Des Moines, IA

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    L x W x H (in inches) / 2.31 = volume in gallons. This is how every tank size is calculated, except that is outer dims so a glass 120 24x24x48 comes out at 119.6g but it actually only holds about 105.

    It's a marketing trick. Kind of like how you buy a 100 GB hard drive only to find out it is actually only 93 GB because it's not 1024^3 bytes/GB, it's 1000^3 bytes/GB.
     
  11. Sep 8, 2012 #11
    Travis G

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    so i did the equation and it comes out to a little over 1100 gallons. Lol
     
  12. Sep 8, 2012 #12
    blackx-runner Cedar Rapids, IA

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    Those pesky decimal points. Put them in the wrong spot and the tanks just get huge LOL. I think its supposed to be 231.

    Try L x W x H x 0.004329
     
  13. Sep 8, 2012 #13
    Kpotter2 North liberty, IA

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    Its a 110 gallon Oceanic Reef Ready tank I think. Oceanic 110 is 5' x 18" x 24" high





    Reef calulater says 112.2 my money is its a 110gal reef ready. You have to take about an inch or more off for huge rims Oceanics have.
     
  14. Sep 8, 2012 #14
    Travis G

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    Comes out to 116.8 Gallons
     
  15. Sep 8, 2012 #15
    Bud West Des Moines, IA

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    Yes /231 not 2.31
     
  16. Sep 11, 2012 #16
    Travis G

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    Is a 2x150 mh with a 2x96 watt pc be ok to support corals and stuff?
     
  17. Sep 14, 2012 #17
    Travis G

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    Can I do my first fill with a garden hose?? And then do water changes on top of swith ro?
     
  18. Sep 14, 2012 #18
    dead fish Iowa City

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    I wouldn't. There's a lot of crud in that water that would cause you more probelms down the road than it'd be worth.
     
  19. Sep 14, 2012 #19
    Kpotter2 North liberty, IA

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    Yes light should be ok,but stay away from tap water.
     
  20. Sep 17, 2012 #20
    Travis G

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    Ok. So im looking for an ro. Hopin to find a used local . If i cant find one ill get a cheapie ebaly kne. Found one thats a 100gpd for 65.
     
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