pex Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 Hiya all! New guy to the forum here and freshly moved back to the PNW... sooooo glad about that! Anyway, here's my 120 that I'm cycling right now. The infos: 120 gallon AGA with the pine stand, no canopy 2 x 150 watt MH Catalina fixture 40 gallon AGA breeder for a sump/fuge 500 watt True Temp.Titanium heater with controller Reef Octopus 8 250 gallon Pinwheel Skimmer that won't fit under my stand into my sump! DOH! I have to modify the stand... (plotting) Quiet One return (~1200 gph- can't remember the model number) 2 Koralia Magnums with Wavemaker 4 Controller (Next paycheck. Anyone selling?) Haven't decided on the RODI yet, but that will be nxt paycheck too. Anyone selling? ~80 lbs Pukani LR ~3 inches white oolitic sand Homemade 1.25" Durso overflows (dead silent by the way. I'm very pleased, Mr. Durso!) And the pics... The original LR layout. About 60 lbs of Pukani. The arch piece across the top is from the 600 gallon DT at YourReef's store (some of you met John, the owner, at SeaMax the other weekend.) I used to live about a mile from YourReef and worked right across the street. The rest of the rock was also from YourReef- he gave me a hell of a deal. The BIG piece on the left is about 23 lbs and he sold it to me, fully cured, for about 3 bucks a pound. I'm really big on Pukani because of how well it locks together to allow REALLY stable but "impossible looking" connections between rocks that visually flow together well. Even in person, it's very difficult, even for me, to notice where one rock ends and the next one begins. BTW, the whole tank is only 4 individual pieces of LR. Here's the final configuration. The middle piece was moved slightly to the right to create more of a channel/tunnel that's very similar to a dive I did at "The Crevice" in Guam. The second pic down shows this better. Here I am, "filling up both tanks..." So anyway, I'm about a week and a half into the cycle. I seeded the tank with a cantaloupe sized piece of LR I kept in heated SW for the last 6 months from my last tank and it still has bacteria and coralline (the mixed blessing). My ammonia is about .5 and still climbing. I started getting my first algae and diatoms about 3 days ago, so it's looking like everything is going as it should. Love to hear any constructive criticism! And I'd love to hear someone close has a stand that my sump and skimmer will fit under for sale/trade!!!!(clap) Best, Pex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cmoore Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 looks good!!! welcome back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bswe22 Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 Welcome.. How's the diving in WA? Is it worth driving up there? I don't have a boat do it would have to be good shore dives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stylaster Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 Looking good, i think your off to a great start. Just remember to give it time to cycle before you add corals and fish. Also nice to see another fellow reefer in the Longview, Kelso area Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mohaynow Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 Nice rockwork! I really dig those deep dimension tanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reefsickness Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 Welcome back to the PNW thak looks good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pex Posted August 26, 2011 Author Share Posted August 26, 2011 Hi bs, I haven't gone diving up here, only in Guam (in the tropics and what actually got me into tanking), California lakes and the Persian Gulf. I don't do cold water too well, but I might dive here if I mended up meeting a diving buddy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrybeck Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 Aquascape looks fantastic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate213 Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 Aquascape looks fantastic! X2. It's going to look even better when it has some coral growth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grassi Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 Welcome back and nice looking tank! It must be a Longview thing to have only 2 big rocks in the tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hozer21 Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 Great start and like to aqua scape as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stylaster Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 lol hey now i have 5 big rocks in mine :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustin Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 For the koralias you might try petmountain.com and for the Rodi try purewaterclub I just got a 6stage with 2 DI for under 120 after being told about the site by cellowithgills who runs the same unit and is happy with it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePremiumAquarium Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 Looking good! Hit me up if I can help get you anything for the build or answer any questions. Great start thus far! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pex Posted August 29, 2011 Author Share Posted August 29, 2011 Thanks for the feedback and info, guys! I appreciate it and love just how much info everyone shares in this hobby. Part of our immediate family and us own racecars (we race up at South Sound Speedway) and I just hate how secretive and vindictive some people can be in that hobby, but the tanking community is so much more sharing and friendly... Just a small update: Diatoms and a type of GHA have started the whole algal succession cycle- glad to see things getting going! Funny thing though. I seeded with a canteloupe sized piece of LR that I've kept in heated SW for 9 months from my last tank. My ammonia won't go over. 25 though, and I started the cycle with some deli shrimp and last week even added some fish meat (about a damsel's worth). However, in the last two days, my trites have gone from 0 to .25, so I'm assuming that the seeding win the old LR is keeping the ammonia levels down instead of getting a hard spike, yes? I ask because I really didn't expect that much bacteria to survive in the old LR for so long with no food sources. Also- my trates are still at 0, which I expect at this point. And lastly, does anyone in the Longview/Kelso area have any chaeto that they will be harvesting soon? I'd love to buy a bag from ya! Pex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pex Posted August 29, 2011 Author Share Posted August 29, 2011 Can't wait to be able to add the CUC! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pex Posted August 30, 2011 Author Share Posted August 30, 2011 Wanted to say thanks to Nate213 for the chaeto! I shared some of it with Ken from your mom's work, too. Small world! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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