Monkey's 125g work in progress

monkey4life · 10/14/2015, 08:40 AM

This thread will be a log/build thread for my 125. This was started about 4 months ago. Picked up the tank/stand/hood, plus 200lbs rock and a ton of misc items.

equipment-
125 RR with 29 sump and durso overflows
Reefkeeper lite with PH
3ea 165w blackbox LED
200/300w ehiem heaters
ASM G3 skimmer
DIY Moonlight
Avast ATO with kalkwasser (5g capacity)
Rio 2500 return pump
Jaebo RW20, with two koralia 1200s for flow

I acid dipped the rock, cleaned up the tank, and built a 2x6 riser as the stand was only 28" tall (too short for my taste). Plumed up with a 29 gallon diy sump, with an ASM G2 skimmer I traded some coral for.

let it settle for 2 weeks, then transferred the contents of my 29 gallon tank/20L sump to this system.

Started filling out with all the corals that were cramped up in the 29, and now it's looking pretty nice. I've played with the rockwork several times, and finally where i want it. only have 30ish lbs of sand in it at the moment, but as soon as i can i'll be shooting for a 2" sandbed throughout.

Sump as it sits now

monkey4life · 10/14/2015, 09:03 AM

Light mounting. Will be creating a front swing hood using the frame as my hinge point

My daughter loves the tank!

10/14/2015, 08:40 AM	#1
monkey4life Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Colorado Posts: 146	Monkey's 125g work in progress This thread will be a log/build thread for my 125. This was started about 4 months ago. Picked up the tank/stand/hood, plus 200lbs rock and a ton of misc items. equipment- 125 RR with 29 sump and durso overflows Reefkeeper lite with PH 3ea 165w blackbox LED 200/300w ehiem heaters ASM G3 skimmer DIY Moonlight Avast ATO with kalkwasser (5g capacity) Rio 2500 return pump Jaebo RW20, with two koralia 1200s for flow I acid dipped the rock, cleaned up the tank, and built a 2x6 riser as the stand was only 28" tall (too short for my taste). Plumed up with a 29 gallon diy sump, with an ASM G2 skimmer I traded some coral for. let it settle for 2 weeks, then transferred the contents of my 29 gallon tank/20L sump to this system. Started filling out with all the corals that were cramped up in the 29, and now it's looking pretty nice. I've played with the rockwork several times, and finally where i want it. only have 30ish lbs of sand in it at the moment, but as soon as i can i'll be shooting for a 2" sandbed throughout. Sump as it sits now __________________ 125g display/37g sump mixed reef

10/14/2015, 09:03 AM	#2
monkey4life Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Colorado Posts: 146	Light mounting. Will be creating a front swing hood using the frame as my hinge point My daughter loves the tank! __________________ 125g display/37g sump mixed reef