Brittany Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 (edited) Started Fall 2020 Ive always had tanks. Fresh water, live rock with brittle star, lion fish only but nothing fancy. I knew I didn’t want to give myself the option of giving up, so I went all in with my first mixed reef tank. I’ve spent the last two years dreaming of the day it would be worth posting a tank thread. Im not there yet, but decided to post anyway. Details: 120” x 30” x 30” Flow: 2MP60s one wave maker one tunze 960 Light: 5 Kessil 360x 4 reef brights Sump: details to follow Edited December 27, 2023 by Brittany New photos 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brittany Posted December 27, 2023 Author Share Posted December 27, 2023 (edited) output.m4v Edited December 27, 2023 by Brittany 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brittany Posted December 27, 2023 Author Share Posted December 27, 2023 Early photos 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefrun Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 Looks fantastic! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LavenderTi Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 Reef looks great! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obrien.david.j Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 Tank looks great. @Brittany - do you mind if I post the picture of you, with the tank, to show everyone Scale? All - these photos don't do justice to a 120" long tank. It looks Awesome in person! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brittany Posted December 27, 2023 Author Share Posted December 27, 2023 14 minutes ago, obrien.david.j said: Tank looks great. @Brittany - do you mind if I post the picture of you, with the tank, to show everyone Scale? All - these photos don't do justice to a 120" long tank. It looks Awesome in person! You can post any pictures you have and I’m going to get better photos when I catch it with full lights in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obrien.david.j Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 How's this picture for scale. This is a big tank! Super cool. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brittany Posted December 27, 2023 Author Share Posted December 27, 2023 14 minutes ago, obrien.david.j said: How's this picture for scale. This is a big tank! Super cool. Wow that’s a great photo. I forgot you took this. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveZ Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 (edited) Ya, those tank dimensions are epic. Would have been a post worthy setup even when dry or just newly put up! Well done on a great looking tank. I’m a tall and lanky guy but even 120x30x30 sounds like a maintenance challenge. Do you have any tongs or something you use to grab anything that falls into sandbed? Or an excuse to bust out a mask and snorkel? Edited December 27, 2023 by DaveZ Spell 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bicyclebill Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 Wow, the pic with you for scale really shows just how large a tank that is! That is huge! You need a snorkel and mask to work on that I'll bet. Great looking system. Cool looking stepstool too. I remember seeing something like that from Ryan from BRS on his epic home build. Also interested to learn what that fabric is handing down from your hanging canopy, looks like a brilliant solution. Let's talk her into hosting a meeting group! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obrien.david.j Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 17 hours ago, Bicyclebill said: Wow, the pic with you for scale really shows just how large a tank that is! That is huge! You need a snorkel and mask to work on that I'll bet. Great looking system. Cool looking stepstool too. I remember seeing something like that from Ryan from BRS on his epic home build. Also interested to learn what that fabric is handing down from your hanging canopy, looks like a brilliant solution. Let's talk her into hosting a meeting group! The step stool is actually why I took the picture. And Yes, the first place I'd seen one of these was BRS/Ryan's home tank videos. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexinverts Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 On 12/27/2023 at 9:34 AM, obrien.david.j said: How's this picture for scale. This is a big tank! Super cool. Wow! That's awesome. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brittany Posted January 3 Author Share Posted January 3 (edited) On 12/27/2023 at 10:01 AM, DaveZ said: Ya, those tank dimensions are epic. Would have been a post worthy setup even when dry or just newly put up! Well done on a great looking tank. I’m a tall and lanky guy but even 120x30x30 sounds like a maintenance challenge. Do you have any tongs or something you use to grab anything that falls into sandbed? Or an excuse to bust out a mask and snorkel? Haha I do have a snorkel. I’m short and I need my whole head in when I’m working. I love topics like “ don’t put your hands in”. I’m always wondering: what about hair and shoulders 🤪 I get really wet. Edited January 3 by Brittany Spelling 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DaveZ Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 19 minutes ago, Brittany said: Haha I do have a snorkel. I’m short and I need my whole head in when I’m working. I love topics like “ don’t put your hands in”. I’m always wondering: what about hair and shoulders 🤪 I get really wet. That is awesome! And ya, the “don’t put your hands in” argument is a good practice as most people have 20g tanks. Hand to water ratio on a nano is likely exponentially more than your upper body to water ratio in your tank. 🤣 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brittany Posted February 17 Author Share Posted February 17 (edited) My tank is finally coming into it’s own. Its looking good!!! Edited February 17 by Brittany 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obrien.david.j Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Looking good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexinverts Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krux Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 Looking awesome. It was great to meet you at the shop on Saturday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brittany Posted February 23 Author Share Posted February 23 On 2/19/2024 at 8:34 PM, Krux said: Looking awesome. It was great to meet you at the shop on Saturday! Great to meet you! I hope to see you again soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brittany Posted March 7 Author Share Posted March 7 Shout out @CuttleFishandCoral Last week I went to Vancouver to see a tank that had busted a seam. I wanted an elegance pictured. When I got there I realized 120 gallons of fish and corals had been placed in a 5 gallon tank and many were dying quickly. I was totally unprepared and I took the lot. Put all these poor critters in 2 gallons of yucky water. As I drove away I’m like that isn’t going to work. I live 2 hours away and I high tailed it to cuttlefish to get some advice and clean water. I pulled in at 5:55pm just before closing and Jeff was still there. 🤪 output.m4v Saved this purple tip elegance!! Thank you Jeff !!!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brittany Posted March 7 Author Share Posted March 7 …and this beautiful torch. U da best @CuttleFishandCoral output.m4v 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brittany Posted March 13 Author Share Posted March 13 Lights 1. 2 48” 50/50 reef bright 2. 2 48” blue reef bright 3. 5 360x kessil 4. 1 kessil 500x above my SPS rock 360x on with ramping cycle My problem is they are hung higher than recommended resulting in lower par than initial intended. I have done par meter twice, but not since adding the 500x. (So par does not include 500x) Sand is 80 (near edges) to 110 (center) top of water runs 80 (edges) -280 (center) 1/2 way down 80-120 im surprised that close to the sand runs a similar par than 1/2 way up on the sides. Depth does not decrease par substantially in my tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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