120 gal tank build!

baseman422 · 11/22/2014, 09:20 PM

Well I have been out of the hobby for a little over a year. And I'm startng the process of setting up a new tank. I plan on taking somewhere around a year for planing and preparing.

The point of this thread is to assist that process. I would like to discuss every topic and get ideas from any member that would like to be apart of this venture, I know there are a lot of people out there with a lot more knowledge up than me.

Let me start with location, the tank will be built into the wall in my living room. I have a space that backs up to a large closet that will allow room for the sump and maintance. The plan is for a 120 gal display tank 48x24x24 and a 40b sump. I would like to use a beananimal drain set up. Not sure yet how I should to the overflow. I'm thinking about a coast to coast overflow box. About a 2" sand bed in dt and prob 120lbs of rock.

I'm thinking of doing three compartments in the sump. First would be the drain section with a filter sock and protien skimmer, second a fuge, and third the return pump.

I'm looking at these skimmers:
Reef octopus nwb200
Bubble Magnus curve7
Tunzie master doc 9410

Return pump: not sure yet, I really like Tunzie but haven't picked one out yet.

Here is a tank list I'm working on.

Soft coral
Toad stool mushroom leather
Thick finger leather
Flower tree coral

Mushrooms
Lavender mushrooms

Lps
Acan brain acanthastria echinata
Candy cane caulastrea furcata
Trumpet caulastrea curvata
Brain lobophyllia hemprichii
Button cynarina lacrymalis
Hammer coral euphyllia ancora
Frog spawn euphyllia divisa
Bubble coral plerogyra sinuosa
Brain trachyphyllia geoffroyi

Polyps

Bubble tip anemone

Maxima clam

Fish
2 Picasso clowns*
Yasha haze goby*
Chalk bass
Royal gramma*
Blue and gold Blenny
3 spotted cardinal*
Yellow tang
Purple tang
Carpenters flasher wrasse
Six line wrasse*
Fox face
Coral beauty angel
Desjardini sailfin tang

The * fish are my fav.

Please post suggestions and comments. There will be pics along the way.

I look forward to some good conversation!!

crimsoncoral · 07/29/2015, 04:38 AM

This is a little dated thread, but I'm planning something similar. I'm just wondering if you've made any progress on your build?

11/22/2014, 09:20 PM	#1
baseman422 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Moore, Oklahoma Posts: 11	120 gal tank build! Well I have been out of the hobby for a little over a year. And I'm startng the process of setting up a new tank. I plan on taking somewhere around a year for planing and preparing. The point of this thread is to assist that process. I would like to discuss every topic and get ideas from any member that would like to be apart of this venture, I know there are a lot of people out there with a lot more knowledge up than me. Let me start with location, the tank will be built into the wall in my living room. I have a space that backs up to a large closet that will allow room for the sump and maintance. The plan is for a 120 gal display tank 48x24x24 and a 40b sump. I would like to use a beananimal drain set up. Not sure yet how I should to the overflow. I'm thinking about a coast to coast overflow box. About a 2" sand bed in dt and prob 120lbs of rock. I'm thinking of doing three compartments in the sump. First would be the drain section with a filter sock and protien skimmer, second a fuge, and third the return pump. I'm looking at these skimmers: Reef octopus nwb200 Bubble Magnus curve7 Tunzie master doc 9410 Return pump: not sure yet, I really like Tunzie but haven't picked one out yet. Here is a tank list I'm working on. Soft coral Toad stool mushroom leather Thick finger leather Flower tree coral Mushrooms Lavender mushrooms Lps Acan brain acanthastria echinata Candy cane caulastrea furcata Trumpet caulastrea curvata Brain lobophyllia hemprichii Button cynarina lacrymalis Hammer coral euphyllia ancora Frog spawn euphyllia divisa Bubble coral plerogyra sinuosa Brain trachyphyllia geoffroyi Polyps Bubble tip anemone Maxima clam Fish 2 Picasso clowns* Yasha haze goby* Chalk bass Royal gramma* Blue and gold Blenny 3 spotted cardinal* Yellow tang Purple tang Carpenters flasher wrasse Six line wrasse* Fox face Coral beauty angel Desjardini sailfin tang The * fish are my fav. Please post suggestions and comments. There will be pics along the way. I look forward to some good conversation!!

07/29/2015, 04:38 AM	#2
crimsoncoral Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 69	This is a little dated thread, but I'm planning something similar. I'm just wondering if you've made any progress on your build?