My tanks 1 year B-day

[trido]

Just thought Id share some pics and info of my 120G after it has been running for a year.
Here is a quick list of equipment.

• Return pump- mag 18
• CL pump -Sequence barracuda
• wave maker- OM super squirt
• The CL return is split in two, feeding the SS with two spray bars and eight 3/4" loclines, the other half feeds seven constant nozzels for a total of two spary bars behind the rocks and 17 nozzels up topside.
• 25G sump
• 30G DIY remote refugium
• 2) lumen arc with 250w 14k DE phoenix, icecap ballasts
• 3) 110w URI actinics, icecap 440 ballast
• DIY kalk reactor
• DIY dual chamber Ca. reactor
• DIY carbon reactor
• Dual ATO float switch for top off
• 2) 250w ebo jager heaters
• 4) dedicated 20amp circuits feeding 9 GFCIs all with seperate switches

There is more but that is the big stuff. And here are some pics
June 1st 2006

And today

Some close ups

this one died

 

[Curtswearing]

WOW!!!!

Happy Birthday!!!

 

[trido]

Thanks! Id bet my wife wont get me a present for the tanks B-day.:lol:

 

[class clown]

Stunning. What a difference a year makes ehh? sheeesh.

 

[Jan]

Looks awesome, Duane! That orange color on your monti-caps is gorgeous! I want mine to look like that. :lol:

 

[CCR]

Ya done good!!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY

 

[Snowboarda42]

Very Nice!

I'm gonna have to come buy some frags from you when I come over that side of the pass next!

 

[barrierreefcf]

Sweeet! Its looking really good. Love the S. hystrix.

 

[dailydriven911]

Happy birthday! Very inspirational tank you got there!

 

[Dr. Dee]

Wow that tank is sweet

 

[thumperss]

nice job keep it up

 

[louzoo51]

Thats realy nice!!!!!!Awesome tank...I cant wait to get my new 120 up and running,and this is good insiration...

 

[Damsel13]

*singing* Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday happy birthday to you!!!!!!!!

 

[brady816]

very nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11

 

[trido]

Thank all. Ive sure had my ups and downs in a year but love of my hobby (and tinkering) has made those few, stressful long nights not so bad. I cant wait to see what another year will bring in terms of growth.

 

[spongebob lover]

very nice dood ....happy b day tanky

 

[mark peacock]

happy birthday spot on pics

 

[louzoo51]

Those colors look great,what supplements do you use,and also can we get some pictures of your equiptment?I am setting up my 120 and could use some inspiration!!!!thanx,Lou.......

 

[Krish]

Tank is looking great man!!! Congrats!

 

[trido]

Those colors look great,what supplements do you use,and also can we get some pictures of your equiptment?I am setting up my 120 and could use some inspiration!!!!thanx,Lou.......

Honestly, I dont use any supplements . I use Kalk, a Ca. reactor and try to do a 10% WC every two to three weeks. I use a homemade blender mix of food consisting of clams, prawns, mysis, cyclopeze,baby brins shrimp and rotifiers. I feed one cube every night or every other night about an hour befor lights out. I figure I am feeding the eight fish and the rest of the tank gets the leftovers. The tank is pretty nutrient rich as I am always on the verge of a cyano outbreak and my corals, IMO are on the verge of being brown. I think most people tend to over worry cyano because, at least for me, it comes and goes fairly often. I quit worrying too much about it. If you ask a few people that have been to my house, I have great polyp extension. I think I have some pretty rapid growth as well. Some of these corals have been fragged many times already.
For a closer look at my tank there is a thread at RDO you can see here.
http://www.reefs.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=81996 For My DIY kalk and Ca. reactor the thread is here. http://www.reefs.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=95468