120gal progress pics

[Emster]

Want to share the progress of this tank. The rock went in on 4/15/14 so a little over a year old. Here are some photos of this tank throughout the past year. It's just now getting mature and the acros are starting to take off so I will be sharing some more pics soon. I'm running two 250watt Radiums and dosing 130ml of alk and 130ml of calcium every day


6/10/2014

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8/21/14

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9/18/14

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c349/emh4th/IMG_1049_zpso4q2emhn.jpg (http://s30.photobucket.com/user/emh4th/media/IMG_1049_zpso4q2emhn.jpg.html)

11/25/14

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1/2/15

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c349/emh4th/IMG_1101_zpsoqfn2ohi.jpg (http://s30.photobucket.com/user/emh4th/media/IMG_1101_zpsoqfn2ohi.jpg.html)

3/22/15

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c349/emh4th/IMG_1155_zpsbounzdiw.jpg (http://s30.photobucket.com/user/emh4th/media/IMG_1155_zpsbounzdiw.jpg.html)

4/30/15

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6/2/15

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[Emster]

I have a itech 100 skimmer on this, running without socks, carbon, calcium reactor, GFO or dosing pump

[Emster]

Oh yeah I'm running 4 Sea Swirls 1/2"

[yellowRubi]

pics don't work for me

[Emster]

Are they working now?

[Canneddynomite]

Beautiful work, love the giant red goni (if that's what it is).

[Emster]

Yep giant red goni. Thanks

[hobbzz]

Wow. Where did you get that goni? How big was it when you got it? Do you feed it? Sorry for all the questions.

[nuxx]

All I see is red!

Looks great!

[Emster]

The red goni came from another reefer on here. I don't feed it just the fish but it grows like crazy. I've probably had it about a year but I've been cutting it so it gives me more room for other corals.

[Gig 'em]

Love that Goni, what a great centerpiece! I like the layout of your tank, reef shelves are my favorite. Looks great!

[Emster]

Thanks! When I added it to the tank it immediately started using 35ml of alk a day. I've been using Easy Alk Doser on this tank to deliver the alk to the water column every day. Google it if you have questions. I'm now dosing 130ml of each alk and calcium. I might switch over to a calcium reactor but not sure.

[CuzzA]

Emmett, make sure you rinse off the chain oil from the chainsaw when you're fragging that thing. Don't want to contaminate this system! :lmao:

Looks great man. Are the mollies still in there? How's the 180? It's been a while, but I'll be seeing you soon when my 300 is up and running. ;)

[davocean]

Holy cow I have never seen a red goni quite like that, and huge!
Way to go man!
Looks like you are in serious need of a frag tank.

[Emster]

Emmett, make sure you rinse off the chain oil from the chainsaw when you're fragging that thing. Don't want to contaminate this system! :lmao:

Looks great man. Are the mollies still in there? How's the 180? It's been a while, but I'll be seeing you soon when my 300 is up and running. ;)

Ha funny! Yeah I take it out to the backyard and cut it with an old tile saw. No joke. Yeah still have the mollies love them. Thanks for posting maybe see u soon

[CuzzA]

Holy cow I have never seen a red goni quite like that, and huge!
Way to go man!
Looks like you are in serious need of a frag tank.

I don't want to speak for Emmett, but I'm pretty sure that is basically the frag/grow out tank, plus another frag tank and the display.

But yeah, what the hell, setup another. Lol.

[GSMclowns]

sorry, I just don't fully understand this Sea Swirls thing.
So the Sea Swirl has a motor in it and it keeps on swinging back and forth. You need a return pump to power and provide water to the Sea Swirl right?

So what kind of return pump do you use to provide water to all 4 Sea Swirls?
Do you use one return pump for each Sea Swirl or 1 return pump for all 4 Sea Swirl?

Thanks

[CuzzA]

sorry, I just don't fully understand this Sea Swirls thing.
So the Sea Swirl has a motor in it and it keeps on swinging back and forth. You need a return pump to power and provide water to the Sea Swirl right?

So what kind of return pump do you use to provide water to all 4 Sea Swirls?
Do you use one return pump for each Sea Swirl or 1 return pump for all 4 Sea Swirl?

Thanks

No different then any other return except a synchronous motor turns the pvc pipe within the project box. Basically it's a pipe within a pipe with a few o rings to prevent leaks.

[Goby_Clarence]

Funny how we all key in on different parts of tanks that we love. Yes of course I saw the Wilson basketball a.k.a. goni in the middle, very impressive, but for me it was the encrusting SPS mounted on the returns. I saw that for the first time relatively recently and LOVE that idea! Gorgeous tank and some more great ideas for me!

Also, I currently use a (cheap) Powersweep pump by ZooMed in 2 of my tanks. The water pressure turns the gear that causes the nozzle to move back and forth. They have at least 2 output versions and I have both. They have been running about a year and cost about $25. Top of the line...uhh no. Helpful as a powerhead and variable water flow? Very yes.

Thanks.

[joshky]

Beautiful tank and what an incredible centerpiece that red goni is, love them. Thanks for sharing, post more pics. :)

[Charley Diesing]

update? I love your tanks!! I really loved your 90 gal totm!

[Patrick Cox]

6/2/15

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Love the Goniopora. I have one that is doing well and I had some questions. How to you take cuttings? (How low to you cut? And then how does this spread? Does it need to attach to rock like scans or does it just get larger itself like frogspawn?

THanks!

[Bent]

That is the biggest Goni I've ever seen...

[Emster]

Ok so here is a cell phone pic sorry glass is dirty. Remember I harvest these corals on a regular basis so not really much growth showing. Goni is finally a manageable size now.

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c349/emh4th/IMG_1356_zpsk3xjbqik.jpg (http://s30.photobucket.com/user/emh4th/media/IMG_1356_zpsk3xjbqik.jpg.html)

[Emster]

Love the Goniopora. I have one that is doing well and I had some questions. How to you take cuttings? (How low to you cut? And then how does this spread? Does it need to attach to rock like scans or does it just get larger itself like frogspawn?

THanks!

It's a pain to cut it's so big. I have a tile saw to cut it outside. It grows up in a round ball, just keep getting bigger. The key with gonis is finding them that are tank raised, your chances of them surviving long term are much much better.

[Patrick Cox]

It's a pain to cut it's so big. I have a tile saw to cut it outside. It grows up in a round ball, just keep getting bigger. The key with gonis is finding them that are tank raised, your chances of them surviving long term are much much better.


So do you cut it like an acan or similar?

[Emster]

I cut a strip all the way around about a 1/2" deep then I use a chisel and hammer to knock it off. Then I take it to the band saw and cut to size. If it's a small Goni you can cut it just like acans. Mine is very very hardy I've probably cut a couple hundred frags and never lost a frag even the very small pieces that end up floating around in the sand bed start to grow. I just pick them out and glue them to a frag plug. I've never seen anything like it