My $100 Dollar 125 Gallon Reef

[pallidamors]

Long story short......some guy on craigslist was looking for $400 bucks for the tank, buyer never showed....called me back the next day and told me to take it for $100 bucks..guy was moving out that night lol


Here is what I got

125 aga aquarium with corner overflow
Stand
Canopy
3x150 watt current usa mh with 4x96 watt pc
35 gallon or so refugium/sump
little giant pump


All I had to do to get the tank ready was paint the stand and canopy black

I have no idea how old the mh or pc bulbs are and will be replacing those pretty soon, but a great deal methinks

[tkeracer619]

sweet!

[kripas]

You should play lottery

[pallidamors]

PICS!!

Now there are some odds and ends that need finishing up, but overall Im happy with the set-up

Also....all livestock came from my old 90 gallon


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[pallidamors]

tank has some scratches, but overall Im super happy!!!

[89Foxbody]

Wow, wish I had that kind of luck lol. Awesome find.

[pallidamors]

thanks everyone!!!

I have a ton of questions and look forward to the more experienced members input

[rbennett15]

thats awesome!! i wish i had that kind of luck

[pallidamors]

thanks again everyone....more pics tonight

[ski360]

That's awesome, sweet deal! Wish I could find deals like that!

[Surf&turf]

Great deal!

Tank looks nice as well.

[brycerb]

I love craigslist, wish I could get my gas and groceries on craigslist.:rolleyes:

[bif24701]

Way cool!

[SpencerG]

That was a serious score! Sounds like you have the golden horseshoe.

[papagimp]

I'll give you $110 for it right now! that's a $10 profit for YOU! what a win/win situation uh? :)


very nice find. I love when that happes (got my 58g complete system for free, a 110 for $50, and a 220 for less than $600, can't complain )

[Jeremy Blaze]

Shorten the pipe on the intake for your return pump, you need some space so the cooling fan on the pump can get some air.

[lordofthereef]

Grats on the find!

I wouldn't be happy with the clear tubing being used for the return though, at least not from where I am looking. There doesn't seem to be a clamp, so I am guessing it is either cemented or glued. I am pretty sure none of the cement/glue on the market is made/rated for that tubing material. Just hoping to help avoid potential headache of a seal bursting or something like that.

[pallidamors]

havent posted in forever.........bump for some questions and new pics

1. Tanks been running for about 2 months now with NO skimmer.........I do 10% water changes weekly and everything seems happy. I have no plans at the moment for any SPS...........do I need a skimmer since Im doing weekly water changes?

2. The light that is currently on the tank is a 3x150 watt mh with 4 96 watt pc. The thing is that my buddy is setting up a 125 sometime this year and I agreed to sell him the light and I will be looking for something to replace it with. Im really a t5 guy, but cant find any 72'' t5 fixtures (fixtures that have 72'' bulbs) Do they exist? Opinions


Also, Ive been dosing vitamin c and my zoas are looking better than ever!!

[ski360]

You can always do 2 36" but I would just one 48 inch light and put my coral under it. just my 2 cents.

[pallidamors]

A few pics.

Id like to apologize for their quality..........Using a cheap $60 dollar digital camera

First few are the beginnings of my zoa garden

and the last one is a FTS

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[rucmd]

Nothing says you have to have a Skimmer. If the tank is running fine and you keep up on cleaning and doing water changes you should be fine.

[Reefing Newbie]

Man!!! I had to pay $1K for my 125 from craigslist!!! I didn't even get MH's... Lol the past few days I have been looking on CL to see if I should have waited, wish I did for 2k I could have gotten a custom 300 gallon with everything but sand... Gotta love CL though, always some great deals!

[rucmd]

By the way you have somme nize zoa colonies. i cant wait for mine to grow in

[tkeracer619]

I got my 360 with 300-500lb of rock. A bunch of random pumps and boxs of junk. Some lighting. A bunch of sand and enough red brick squares to make a patio for $500 off craigs. Guy wanted a gun safe and was in the absolute middle of nowhere :)

[harthag12]

very nice zoa's and fish in there, great deal to, craiglist can be great.

[pallidamors]

QUICK QUESTION

For some reason I can NOT keep chaeto alive!!

I had a ball of it in my sump and was using the reverse lighting method 12 hours daily and it just got smaller and smaller until their was nothing left.

Any ideas?

[pallidamors]

bump

[albano]

QUICK QUESTION

For some reason I can NOT keep chaeto alive!!

I had a ball of it in my sump and was using the reverse lighting method 12 hours daily and it just got smaller and smaller until their was nothing left.

Any ideas?
try leaving light on 24/7...I have to give the stuff away!