Darth Vedder's 120 Gallon Build - Page 3

Darth Vedder · 04/10/2012, 12:35 AM

Yeah, the phosban reactors have rubber 99s that just pop off and I can take it comp,etely out of the sump before taking the top off.

The picture doesn't do it much justice as there is quite a bit of depth to the rock work so there is a lot of room on top for coral.

I am a little concerned about the fish hiding places. There are a lot of small caves on the backside but am not sure if there are enough. I have a bunch of rock in the other tanks that I suppose if this ends up as an issue I can put more in the DT

Thanks for the compliments btw

Darth Vedder · 04/17/2012, 08:12 PM

Just a few more updates:

I installed an apex controller and will need to get up to speed so I can program it

I also got my auto topoff installed and working

The system has been cycling a little over a week. My ammonia readings never got much higher than 0.5 (from best I can read being color blind with the salifert kit), nitrites are at 2 ppm, nitrates at around 17, so I assume it's doing it's thing

Darth Vedder · 05/17/2012, 07:28 PM

It's been a while since I've updated my progress so here is where I am at..

The tank cycle is just about complete. Nitrites are at 0.2 ppm and I should be doing a water change this weekend to help bring the nitrates down a bit. I have a skunk cleaner shrimp and a blood red fire shrimp happily living in my barren reef and I hope to have my lights built this weekend.

Everything is wired and tested, but I still need to finish the enclosure and hang them and program the Apex to sunrise and sunset

I also have lighting over the remote refugium and have chaeto growing. I've seen about a dozen micro brittle stars inhabiting my rock that hiked in with the chaeto. Next step is to set up my QT tank and start buying fish

04/10/2012, 12:35 AM	#51
Darth Vedder Sith Lord Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Saint Charles, MO Posts: 481	Yeah, the phosban reactors have rubber 99s that just pop off and I can take it comp,etely out of the sump before taking the top off. The picture doesn't do it much justice as there is quite a bit of depth to the rock work so there is a lot of room on top for coral. I am a little concerned about the fish hiding places. There are a lot of small caves on the backside but am not sure if there are enough. I have a bunch of rock in the other tanks that I suppose if this ends up as an issue I can put more in the DT Thanks for the compliments btw

04/17/2012, 08:12 PM	#52
Darth Vedder Sith Lord Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Saint Charles, MO Posts: 481	Just a few more updates: I installed an apex controller and will need to get up to speed so I can program it I also got my auto topoff installed and working The system has been cycling a little over a week. My ammonia readings never got much higher than 0.5 (from best I can read being color blind with the salifert kit), nitrites are at 2 ppm, nitrates at around 17, so I assume it's doing it's thing

05/17/2012, 07:28 PM	#53
Darth Vedder Sith Lord Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Saint Charles, MO Posts: 481	It's been a while since I've updated my progress so here is where I am at.. The tank cycle is just about complete. Nitrites are at 0.2 ppm and I should be doing a water change this weekend to help bring the nitrates down a bit. I have a skunk cleaner shrimp and a blood red fire shrimp happily living in my barren reef and I hope to have my lights built this weekend. Everything is wired and tested, but I still need to finish the enclosure and hang them and program the Apex to sunrise and sunset I also have lighting over the remote refugium and have chaeto growing. I've seen about a dozen micro brittle stars inhabiting my rock that hiked in with the chaeto. Next step is to set up my QT tank and start buying fish