my 125g pics and all!

AEreefer · 01/18/2006, 02:02 PM

tank: 125 gallon wide (72"L x24"w x18"h)
lighting:2x250w metal halide, hamilton 14k/2x65w pc actinics
refug: 55 gallon barebottom for debris removal, cheato
skimmer: corallife 220 needle wheel skimmer
stand: painted cinder blocks

fish:

5" yellow tang
2" purple pseudochromis
1.25" yellowtail damsel
1.25" honey chromis
1.6" scooter blenny
1.5" seaba clown

inverts:

flame scallop somewhere?
4" croceca clam
3 emerald crabs
2 camel back shrimp
1 coral banded shrimp
6 lg mexican turbos
1 trochus snail
100ish small hermits( zebras and bluelegs)

coral

green star polyps
marbled mushrooms
green mushrooms
hairy mushrooms
kenya tree
favia brain
gonipora
frogspawn
plate coral
green open brain
red meat coral
3x wesslissi(no clue how to spell) brains
galexia
encrusting montipora
green trumpets
trumpets
scrolling bubble
pumping xenia
green zoos
purple w/ pink center zoos
green kenya tree
green pincushion toadstool
hydronophora( no clue how to spell, green branching lps)
un ided plating sps
plating lps no id
green acro frag
button polyps

this tank has been setup for appx 7ish months. i recently did a massive water change/removal of old anerobic sand/rock cleaning and got a new skimmer and put my refug under my tank.

and lastly, i know the frogspawn shold be in the rocks. i have just found a spot for him and im going to put him up there tonight after i frag off those baby frogspawns!

tell me what you think!

AEreefer · 01/18/2006, 02:03 PM

Brad Black · 01/18/2006, 08:51 PM

Nice looking tank, lots of stuff added pretty quick, let me know how it develops. Can you elaborate on how and when you set it up, and the times you added all of the critters and so on? I would love to hear. A lot of times too much too soon can create problems down the road, or even sooner maybe, but others seem to have good luck that way. My brother says lots of people in his area are using tap water for reef tanks. I use RO, what about you? We will keep tabs on all who are not using RO to see how they do. Many in the know seem to think it is a big no-no. Good luck

rizkeeper · 01/18/2006, 09:00 PM

how long have you had the "flower pot" coral?

sean48183 · 01/18/2006, 09:08 PM

Nice tank. Like the open ends. Kind of looks like a reef rises out of the depths.

sean48183 · 01/18/2006, 09:12 PM

One other question. Has your psuedo ever messed with your shrimp. I lost a peppermint shrimp that had been in my tank for about a year a day after I added that dude. Kind of nervous to add a cleaner just in case he becomes an expensive snack!

Ritten · 01/18/2006, 10:14 PM

AEreefer, your tank looks great! I really like the aquascaping and now natural it looks.

zukihara · 01/18/2006, 10:24 PM

You misspelled "supplier"

SW1TCH · 01/18/2006, 10:27 PM

Nice looking tank also like the rock work!

AEreefer · 01/19/2006, 03:43 PM

thanks all

i have had the tank about 7 months and here is how the livestock additions go

month 1- liverock, turbos, purple pseudo, and yellowtail damsel some hardy corals like gsp and shrooms
month 2-just a few corals
month 3 a few brain corals, most lps in by this time
month 4 50 hermits, emerald crabs, honey chromis, scooter blenny and tang
month 5 most lps corals in by now
month 6 pretty much nothing except the clam and seaba clown
month 7 some frags, thats it

brad black- i havent added fast. you may have been thinking i added everything since i did the major cleaning on it but it was setup for a long time before that. i am using ro water

i have had the gonipora for about a month now, not long at all. it is doing great though. these pics were taken 15 minutes after the lights kicked on so the goni wasnt fully extended.

i have never had any problems with my pseudo.

not too bad of a setup for a 16 year old

Lpsfanatic338 · 01/19/2006, 03:54 PM

Nice

01/18/2006, 02:02 PM	#1
AEreefer Moved On Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: dayton, ohio Posts: 52	my 125g pics and all! tank: 125 gallon wide (72"L x24"w x18"h) lighting:2x250w metal halide, hamilton 14k/2x65w pc actinics refug: 55 gallon barebottom for debris removal, cheato skimmer: corallife 220 needle wheel skimmer stand: painted cinder blocks fish: 5" yellow tang 2" purple pseudochromis 1.25" yellowtail damsel 1.25" honey chromis 1.6" scooter blenny 1.5" seaba clown inverts: flame scallop somewhere? 4" croceca clam 3 emerald crabs 2 camel back shrimp 1 coral banded shrimp 6 lg mexican turbos 1 trochus snail 100ish small hermits( zebras and bluelegs) coral green star polyps marbled mushrooms green mushrooms hairy mushrooms kenya tree favia brain gonipora frogspawn plate coral green open brain red meat coral 3x wesslissi(no clue how to spell) brains galexia encrusting montipora green trumpets trumpets scrolling bubble pumping xenia green zoos purple w/ pink center zoos green kenya tree green pincushion toadstool hydronophora( no clue how to spell, green branching lps) un ided plating sps plating lps no id green acro frag button polyps this tank has been setup for appx 7ish months. i recently did a massive water change/removal of old anerobic sand/rock cleaning and got a new skimmer and put my refug under my tank. and lastly, i know the frogspawn shold be in the rocks. i have just found a spot for him and im going to put him up there tonight after i frag off those baby frogspawns! tell me what you think!

01/18/2006, 10:27 PM	#9
SW1TCH Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: North central Wisconsin Posts: 377	Nice looking tank also like the rock work! __________________ "Don't flip the Switch" V.O.A. M/C Current Tank Info: 75 gal aggressive 260 watts pc lighting. 72 bow front reef 460 watts of pc lighting.40 fowlr 80 watts lighting.

01/18/2006, 02:03 PM	#2
AEreefer Moved On Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: dayton, ohio Posts: 52

01/18/2006, 08:51 PM	#3
Brad Black Moved On Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cleveland-proper Posts: 465	Nice looking tank, lots of stuff added pretty quick, let me know how it develops. Can you elaborate on how and when you set it up, and the times you added all of the critters and so on? I would love to hear. A lot of times too much too soon can create problems down the road, or even sooner maybe, but others seem to have good luck that way. My brother says lots of people in his area are using tap water for reef tanks. I use RO, what about you? We will keep tabs on all who are not using RO to see how they do. Many in the know seem to think it is a big no-no. Good luck

01/18/2006, 09:00 PM	#4
rizkeeper Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: North Carolina Posts: 319	how long have you had the "flower pot" coral?

01/18/2006, 09:08 PM	#5
sean48183 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: michigan Posts: 1,577	Nice tank. Like the open ends. Kind of looks like a reef rises out of the depths.

01/18/2006, 09:12 PM	#6
sean48183 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: michigan Posts: 1,577	One other question. Has your psuedo ever messed with your shrimp. I lost a peppermint shrimp that had been in my tank for about a year a day after I added that dude. Kind of nervous to add a cleaner just in case he becomes an expensive snack!

01/18/2006, 10:14 PM	#7
Ritten Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 2,164	AEreefer, your tank looks great! I really like the aquascaping and now natural it looks.

01/18/2006, 10:24 PM	#8
zukihara Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Lakeland, FL Posts: 205	You misspelled "supplier"

01/19/2006, 03:43 PM	#10
AEreefer Moved On Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: dayton, ohio Posts: 52	thanks all i have had the tank about 7 months and here is how the livestock additions go month 1- liverock, turbos, purple pseudo, and yellowtail damsel some hardy corals like gsp and shrooms month 2-just a few corals month 3 a few brain corals, most lps in by this time month 4 50 hermits, emerald crabs, honey chromis, scooter blenny and tang month 5 most lps corals in by now month 6 pretty much nothing except the clam and seaba clown month 7 some frags, thats it brad black- i havent added fast. you may have been thinking i added everything since i did the major cleaning on it but it was setup for a long time before that. i am using ro water i have had the gonipora for about a month now, not long at all. it is doing great though. these pics were taken 15 minutes after the lights kicked on so the goni wasnt fully extended. i have never had any problems with my pseudo. not too bad of a setup for a 16 year old

01/19/2006, 03:54 PM	#11
Lpsfanatic338 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Oceanside, New York Posts: 364	Nice