enzo1028
Premium member
I’m very excited about this one, this is working out to be my dream build.
For the past few months I’ve been busy putting the pieces together like a squirrel gathering a bunch of nuts. And now it is time to share my nuts with the community.
I purchased a brand new, never wet, Marineland 120g tank, stand, and TS Ruby 36 sump off one of the Facebook groups. I have had my eye on this volume and dimensions since I bought my house last year.
I decided to plumb it and get it wet this weekend. I already have about 100lbs of Tonga cycling with Dr Tims for around 2 months. I will use that rock along with some rock from my current 60g cube build.
I’m a sucker for SPS, Zoas, and nems. The tank will be heavy on those for the coral stock, but I am going to try and keep other stuff I don’t currently have much of(shrooms, encrusting montis, chalices, etc). Current fish wishlist/stock is as follows:
- 2 Clowns
- Midas Blenny
- Flameback Pygmy Angel
- Royal Gramma
- Longnose Hawkfish
- Randall’s Goby
- Purple Tang**
- Blotched Anthias**
- Blue Star Leopard Wrasse x 2**
- Another wrasse, maybe Mystery**
I’m currently thinking about using 2 Coral Plus bulbs, 1 Purple Plus bulb, and 1 Blue Plus bulb for the T5 fixture. I’m new to T5 so please share any suggestions you may have. The fixture will by suspended by the included hanging kit. I will be painting a 2x4 white and securing that to my ceiling studs, then securing the wire mounts into the 2x4.
Plumbing will be fairly simple, straight pipe with a union for the overflow drain. 45 degree angle couplings with a ball valve union for the return line. I’m using BRS’s red PVC along with their grey couplings/unions.
Here is the list of equipment going into this build:
- Marineland 120g (with stand)
- Trigger Systems Ruby 36 Sump
- Reef Octopus 225INT
- Aquatic Life 48” Hybrid T5
- 2 AI Hydra 26 HD’s
- Neptune Apex 2016
- Neptune COR 15
- Neptune DOS w/ Seachem 2 part**
- 2 Neptune WAV powerheads**
**= not purchased yet, let me know if you have anything for sale
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For the past few months I’ve been busy putting the pieces together like a squirrel gathering a bunch of nuts. And now it is time to share my nuts with the community.
I purchased a brand new, never wet, Marineland 120g tank, stand, and TS Ruby 36 sump off one of the Facebook groups. I have had my eye on this volume and dimensions since I bought my house last year.
I decided to plumb it and get it wet this weekend. I already have about 100lbs of Tonga cycling with Dr Tims for around 2 months. I will use that rock along with some rock from my current 60g cube build.
I’m a sucker for SPS, Zoas, and nems. The tank will be heavy on those for the coral stock, but I am going to try and keep other stuff I don’t currently have much of(shrooms, encrusting montis, chalices, etc). Current fish wishlist/stock is as follows:
- 2 Clowns
- Midas Blenny
- Flameback Pygmy Angel
- Royal Gramma
- Longnose Hawkfish
- Randall’s Goby
- Purple Tang**
- Blotched Anthias**
- Blue Star Leopard Wrasse x 2**
- Another wrasse, maybe Mystery**
I’m currently thinking about using 2 Coral Plus bulbs, 1 Purple Plus bulb, and 1 Blue Plus bulb for the T5 fixture. I’m new to T5 so please share any suggestions you may have. The fixture will by suspended by the included hanging kit. I will be painting a 2x4 white and securing that to my ceiling studs, then securing the wire mounts into the 2x4.
Plumbing will be fairly simple, straight pipe with a union for the overflow drain. 45 degree angle couplings with a ball valve union for the return line. I’m using BRS’s red PVC along with their grey couplings/unions.
Here is the list of equipment going into this build:
- Marineland 120g (with stand)
- Trigger Systems Ruby 36 Sump
- Reef Octopus 225INT
- Aquatic Life 48” Hybrid T5
- 2 AI Hydra 26 HD’s
- Neptune Apex 2016
- Neptune COR 15
- Neptune DOS w/ Seachem 2 part**
- 2 Neptune WAV powerheads**
**= not purchased yet, let me know if you have anything for sale
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