Arlin's 120
 

Hello!

Well ill start with the truth I was never ever into sps ....until I tried it about 2 years ago... ...Two and a half years later I'm starting a sps dedicated tank :rollface:

Well here we go!

Tank: standard 120
Stand: DIY
Sump: custom made
Controller: Apex
Light:ATI dimable sunpower (8bulb)
Skimmer:Alfa vertex 170
Return: wave line dc 10000
Flow: (2)mp40W-ES (1)tunze 6105
3 part: bubble magus doser w/ vertex containers.
Live rock: 100pounds -/+
Other filtration: WM bio pellets & Carbon.

Date started :June 4 2013

Ill let the pictures take care of the rest...

Stand
http://i1221.photobucket.com/albums/...ps63db8a76.jpg
After plumbing
http://i1221.photobucket.com/albums/...ps3ed8b609.jpg

Today
http://i1221.photobucket.com/albums/...ps2a2c36ee.jpg

More pics to come :wave:

Hey man. I love your current tank: so this can only be better! Look forward to this progressing. :thumbsup:

nice plumbing work! everything looks great. Where did you get the plumbing supplies?

Very clean set up. What did you coat the bottom if your stand with for occasional soils from your sump??

Bryan

Looks good, like the white stand and canopy especially.

Thanks buddy!

Thanks, Some I got from a good friend and some I bough from brs

Thanks, I used exterior paint inside and then used a clear silicon sealant hopefully ill keep it nice and clean :)

Thanks! I had a very good idea of what i wanted & also made sure all doors are removable for full access to the sump.

mini update: GOOD News & Bad News

on a good note: my cycle is complete its ready to go!

I Also did this ...finally

Before & After
(I did not want people to see my overflow so i covered it with limo tint)
http://i1221.photobucket.com/albums/...ps80b9eb29.jpg

On another note: My Ati sunpower has a problem with the balast so i have to send it back :headwally:

so it will be another week or so to start slowly transfering....

Well after bulb swapping & and a quick factory test the light fixture is working perfectly fine :)

Nice start. Question on your overflow. Does the rounded top on there designed to muffle the sound? How well does it work?

I believe it Desing to create a quick syphon, the wholes on the side are for air Intake to make it quiet & steady flow. It comes standard with the tank so I can't take credit for that . HTH

So far looks great, looking forward to updates!

Under the hood: i still have to do a seriouse wire managing

http://i1221.photobucket.com/albums/...ps63c07e8a.jpg

New Ato Box
http://i1221.photobucket.com/albums/...ps9f78bb9f.jpg

Small video

http://youtu.be/j8zrV59sUb0

Loving the aquascape!

A month later it has its first resident....
http://i1221.photobucket.com/albums/...ps427bc7ea.jpg

http://i1221.photobucket.com/albums/...psb549d427.jpg

http://i1221.photobucket.com/albums/...ps81ca2e4e.jpg

More to come..

Looks great so far! I am planning a 120 now as well so I will be following.

Very nice work

Beautiful set up, but I think it is a mistake to put this Tang as first fish. It is going to be very hard to add other fish without them getting beat up by him. Powder Blue are known to be very aggressive. Other then that I really like your sump area how clean and neat is. Great job.

Some fish:
http://i1221.photobucket.com/albums/...ps2b1dfaa0.jpg
http://i1221.photobucket.com/albums/...ps28197fec.jpg
http://i1221.photobucket.com/albums/...ps84df8c74.jpg

Corals getting transferred with in the next few weeks

Things are looking good!

Just a quick note regarding my personal experience, a PBT would be one of the last fish I introduce, as opposed to the first... they can be quite aggressive and beat up on any fish that are added afterward especially... yours looks nice and small so maybe that aggression hasn't shown up yet.

I missed that before I posted... +1 lol

PBT cough ick a few weeks back and Is getting treated outside of the tank .

All the fish are getting along we'll so far . The rest of the fish from the 60g tank are getting transferred this weekend. So hopefully everyone will get along and do well.

A very simple tank with a nice selection of fish. Looks great so far. I hope those tangs get along.

What I've been working on:

A side cabinet for "electrical stuff" / frag tank stand :D

1-cut wood to size
http://i1221.photobucket.com/albums/...psa9a8cb5d.jpg
2-top&bottom
http://i1221.photobucket.com/albums/...psc71ab511.jpg
3-frame
http://i1221.photobucket.com/albums/...psb01f1dd7.jpg
4-side panels
http://i1221.photobucket.com/albums/...psa955cc6b.jpg
5-better look
http://i1221.photobucket.com/albums/...ps68e18cfe.jpg
6-pre-sand & paint
http://i1221.photobucket.com/albums/...ps3afdd1f5.jpg

Finished product
http://i1221.photobucket.com/albums/...ps0a84e15c.jpg

All together
http://i1221.photobucket.com/albums/...psa0703299.jpg