Ronj's 125g

[ronj]

here are some pics of my tank from the very beginning to present ... the first couple pics are my skimmer and sump pics..also the last pic is of my closed loop w/ a mag 12 return

 

[ronj]

here are some pics of my stand being built..i actually went back and doubled all of the bracing after the stand was finished

 

[ronj]

some more pics of the stand build

 

[ronj]

here are some of the stand after i stained it..also some pics after i started filling it with water

 

[ronj]

here are some after i put my rock in

 

[ronj]

this is what the tank looks like today..the last pic is the tank with actinic lights..

 

[ronj]

here are a few coral pics from the tank..i have about 10 leathers in the tank(no pics yet)..most of them are small frags right now that are growing really fast..i will have to get some pics of those.. i also have a yellow figi leather that will go in there in a few weeks

 

[bradreef]

I have been thinking hard about a 125. I really like the stand, closed loop and great all around setup.

 

[ronj]

thanks Brad..i had the stand built custom for me..i wanted to be sure i could get in it from any side..i have doors on both ends..i also made it tall enough to remove the skimmer cup..i wish it was about 3-4" taller..it is hard to work in there because of my plumbing..the stand is already very tall.. i was worried it would be too tall, but it is almost just right..i built a stand for the closed loop..it sits near the top of the tank, but out of sight..i put it near the top to eliminate head loss from the mag12

 

[spongebob lover]

the tank looks good dood

 

[ronj]

Thanks Gaby..it's the tang that made the tank look good!!!!

 

[brady816]

looking good ron keep the pics coming. I enjoy looking at everyones tanks

 

[ronj]

thanks Brady..i have some scattered pics of my tank that are here and there..i decided that i should start me a thread in the Showcase Forum..i will keep updating it..i will have a few fish in it after they get out of qt..i am also getting some VHO lighting here in a week or two..i will post some update pics

 

[Krish]

Very nice Ronj-arino! Very nice man...You've got one of my favorite tanks in terms of dimensions

 

[ronj]

Thanks Krish...you should talk your wife into letting you get one!!!

 

[shallowreef]

Looks really good there Ron! Have you started to see any bad algae start to grow yet?

 

[ronj]

yep...i just saw some yesterday..the floor is turning green..i siphoned out the sump..it was full of detritus..hopefully that will help some..i was also leaving my lights on for too long..i just liked looking at it

 

[ronj]

i just got my VHO's installed and the canopy is on the tank!! for some reason the lighting in the pics looks blue...i only have one actinic and it doesn't look blue at all "in person"..i have 2-10,000k's and 1 actinic...here are some pics..

 

[Krish]

Looks good Ron! For some reason it doesn't look like a 6 ft long tank though (LOL)

 

[ronj]

maybe i'll get Kimmy to stand beside it so you will have something to compare it to...LOL...the lights i got are only 60" ..i was trying to keep the ends just a little darker than the middle...it ended up lighting the ends up alot though..i am going to get one more ballast and add a bulb or two..i want some strong lighting for my figi leather..i will add them next week..they have been in qt for about4-5 weeks