125 Gallon Saltwater Reef

**Fishfirst** · 03-07-2005, 06:20 PM

3/7/05 Today I found a 125 gallon tank to replace my 55 gallon and 20 gallon saltwater tanks... combining the two to form this beast of a tank. The tank tops and stand cost $300 used (some small scratches on the tank but I might be able to buff them out) I plan on making it my head board in my room for lack of room hahah. I'm doing a fishless cycle as soon as I get it set up and I'm probably going to be using argonite sand (hopefully playsand) substraight and seed some base rock with some live rock. I'm also getting a skimmer... not sure about what kind yet. Also planning on getting some compact florecents.

My stocklist includes

1 Yellow Tang - Corrine
1 Blue Tang - Bria
1 Christmas Wrasse - Tiki
1 True Percula Clownfish - Odysseus
2 Firefish - Aries, Tessa
1 Royal Gramma - Roxy
1 Flame Angel - don't have yet
12 Hermits
1 Green Serpant Star
2 Cleaner Shrimp
90lbs base rock
20lbs live rock
some mushrooms leather corals, and eventually an anemone

**Fishfirst** · 03-08-2005, 10:10 AM

3/8/05 - Well theres been a catch in the plan, the used power compacts I was going to get are gone, sold. Ugh...

**Fishfirst** · 03-09-2005, 06:56 PM

3/9/05 Buying it tomorrow! Going to haul it out to the rents house this weekend to start it up. (I gotta get rid of some of my furniture in the apartment hahah)

**Fishfirst** · 03-10-2005, 12:43 PM

3/10/05 Looking for a skimmer is harder than expected... I don't want a cheap one that doesn't work but I don't want a very expensive one thats overkill.

**Fishfirst** · 03-12-2005, 06:01 PM

3/12/05
I bought the skimmer from Liveaquaria.com should be here next week. It was a seaclone made for 150 gallons... should be sufficent. If I'm not satisfied I should be able to return it.

**Fishfirst** · 03-15-2005, 02:30 PM

3/15/05
The skimmer came today, can't wait to open the box and figure it out. Going to buy the tank and stand tomorrow... then moving it over spring break.

**Fishfirst** · 03-25-2005, 05:20 PM

03/25/05
Cleared out a spot for it in the basement of the rents house since it wouldn't fit anywhere in my apartment. I'm moving back there for the summer so I'll be able to work on it.

**Fishfirst** · 03-28-2005, 09:15 PM

03/28/05
I bought 50 lbs of tropical play sand, they only had one bag of the stuff I needed so I gotta go back to home depot when they get a new shipment in. My tank comes tomorrow, I can't wait now.

**Fishfirst** · 03-30-2005, 12:58 PM

03/30/05
Got water and sand in it, its pretty cloudy but it should settle. Now I will be making mods on the stand so it looks good.

**Fishfirst** · 04-05-2005, 02:47 PM

04/05/05
Decided to build my own stand this summer, the one I bought wasn't as saveable as I once thought. We supported it with some 2X4's and is waiting for the tank to be put on it. This weekend I'll be putting it on there and throwing in another 50lbs of sand. Also getting ready for base and live rock to go in.

**Fishfirst** · 04-10-2005, 09:23 PM

04/10/05
Getting base rock from hirocks.com, and getting liverock in a week or two. I have decided on a final wish list for the tank which is
1 Blue Tang
1 Yellow Tang
1 Christmas Wrasse
1 Fire Goby
1 True Percula Clown (although a pair of them is still in question)
2 Bengalli Cardinalfish
1 Royal Gramma
1 Jeweled Rockskipper
1 Yellow Watchmen Goby
(and if it isn't too crowded) 1 Coral Beauty
2 Cleaner Shrimp
3 Peppermint Shrimp
1 Pistol Shrimp
2 Brittle Stars
1 Serpant Star
1 Orange Sea Star
1 Blue Linckia Star
5 hermit crabs
3 Emerald crabs
50 Nassarius Snails
25 Turbo Snails
25 Asteraea Snails

**Fishfirst** · 04-17-2005, 08:43 PM

04/17/05
Got some live sand today, putting it in the tank and adding inverts this wednesday.

**Fishfirst** · 05-09-2005, 03:21 PM

May 9 2005
some inverts are in, 1 brittle star, 6 hermits, and whatever hitch hikers came with the 60lbs of liverock... I'm trapping this week to make sure no mantis is to be found!

**Fishfirst** · 05-27-2005, 09:00 PM

5/27/05
I got an automatic timer for the lights... sweetness.

**Fishfirst** · 06-27-2005, 02:17 PM

6/11/05
it becomes a reef. Picked up some corals at the frag swap. All doing good after a couple weeks. Fish in after 3 weeks.

03-07-2005, 06:20 PM	#1
Fishfirst Fish Guru Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Soon to be Northern Wisconsin Age: 24 Posts: 3,506	125 Gallon Saltwater Reef 3/7/05 Today I found a 125 gallon tank to replace my 55 gallon and 20 gallon saltwater tanks... combining the two to form this beast of a tank. The tank tops and stand cost $300 used (some small scratches on the tank but I might be able to buff them out) I plan on making it my head board in my room for lack of room hahah. I'm doing a fishless cycle as soon as I get it set up and I'm probably going to be using argonite sand (hopefully playsand) substraight and seed some base rock with some live rock. I'm also getting a skimmer... not sure about what kind yet. Also planning on getting some compact florecents. My stocklist includes 1 Yellow Tang - Corrine 1 Blue Tang - Bria 1 Christmas Wrasse - Tiki 1 True Percula Clownfish - Odysseus 2 Firefish - Aries, Tessa 1 Royal Gramma - Roxy 1 Flame Angel - don't have yet 12 Hermits 1 Green Serpant Star 2 Cleaner Shrimp 90lbs base rock 20lbs live rock some mushrooms leather corals, and eventually an anemone __________________ 210 Gal Reef w/ 55 Gallon Sump/Fuge, 125 Gal Fish Only, 65 Gal Seahorse-29 Gallon Sump, 55 Gal FOWLR, 54 Gal Corner FW Community, 20 Gal Nano FOWLR, 55 Gal Piranha, 29 gallon QT "All the yellow tangs and clownfish in the world can't save you now! hahahah" Peter from Family Guy

03-08-2005, 10:10 AM	#2
Fishfirst Fish Guru Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Soon to be Northern Wisconsin Age: 24 Posts: 3,506	3/8/05 - Well theres been a catch in the plan, the used power compacts I was going to get are gone, sold. Ugh... __________________ 210 Gal Reef w/ 55 Gallon Sump/Fuge, 125 Gal Fish Only, 65 Gal Seahorse-29 Gallon Sump, 55 Gal FOWLR, 54 Gal Corner FW Community, 20 Gal Nano FOWLR, 55 Gal Piranha, 29 gallon QT "All the yellow tangs and clownfish in the world can't save you now! hahahah" Peter from Family Guy

03-09-2005, 06:56 PM	#3
Fishfirst Fish Guru Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Soon to be Northern Wisconsin Age: 24 Posts: 3,506	3/9/05 Buying it tomorrow! Going to haul it out to the rents house this weekend to start it up. (I gotta get rid of some of my furniture in the apartment hahah) __________________ 210 Gal Reef w/ 55 Gallon Sump/Fuge, 125 Gal Fish Only, 65 Gal Seahorse-29 Gallon Sump, 55 Gal FOWLR, 54 Gal Corner FW Community, 20 Gal Nano FOWLR, 55 Gal Piranha, 29 gallon QT "All the yellow tangs and clownfish in the world can't save you now! hahahah" Peter from Family Guy

03-10-2005, 12:43 PM	#4
Fishfirst Fish Guru Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Soon to be Northern Wisconsin Age: 24 Posts: 3,506	3/10/05 Looking for a skimmer is harder than expected... I don't want a cheap one that doesn't work but I don't want a very expensive one thats overkill. __________________ 210 Gal Reef w/ 55 Gallon Sump/Fuge, 125 Gal Fish Only, 65 Gal Seahorse-29 Gallon Sump, 55 Gal FOWLR, 54 Gal Corner FW Community, 20 Gal Nano FOWLR, 55 Gal Piranha, 29 gallon QT "All the yellow tangs and clownfish in the world can't save you now! hahahah" Peter from Family Guy

03-12-2005, 06:01 PM	#5
Fishfirst Fish Guru Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Soon to be Northern Wisconsin Age: 24 Posts: 3,506	3/12/05 I bought the skimmer from Liveaquaria.com should be here next week. It was a seaclone made for 150 gallons... should be sufficent. If I'm not satisfied I should be able to return it. __________________ 210 Gal Reef w/ 55 Gallon Sump/Fuge, 125 Gal Fish Only, 65 Gal Seahorse-29 Gallon Sump, 55 Gal FOWLR, 54 Gal Corner FW Community, 20 Gal Nano FOWLR, 55 Gal Piranha, 29 gallon QT "All the yellow tangs and clownfish in the world can't save you now! hahahah" Peter from Family Guy

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03-15-2005, 02:30 PM	#6
Fishfirst Fish Guru Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Soon to be Northern Wisconsin Age: 24 Posts: 3,506	3/15/05 The skimmer came today, can't wait to open the box and figure it out. Going to buy the tank and stand tomorrow... then moving it over spring break. __________________ 210 Gal Reef w/ 55 Gallon Sump/Fuge, 125 Gal Fish Only, 65 Gal Seahorse-29 Gallon Sump, 55 Gal FOWLR, 54 Gal Corner FW Community, 20 Gal Nano FOWLR, 55 Gal Piranha, 29 gallon QT "All the yellow tangs and clownfish in the world can't save you now! hahahah" Peter from Family Guy

03-25-2005, 05:20 PM	#7
Fishfirst Fish Guru Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Soon to be Northern Wisconsin Age: 24 Posts: 3,506	03/25/05 Cleared out a spot for it in the basement of the rents house since it wouldn't fit anywhere in my apartment. I'm moving back there for the summer so I'll be able to work on it. __________________ 210 Gal Reef w/ 55 Gallon Sump/Fuge, 125 Gal Fish Only, 65 Gal Seahorse-29 Gallon Sump, 55 Gal FOWLR, 54 Gal Corner FW Community, 20 Gal Nano FOWLR, 55 Gal Piranha, 29 gallon QT "All the yellow tangs and clownfish in the world can't save you now! hahahah" Peter from Family Guy

03-28-2005, 09:15 PM	#8
Fishfirst Fish Guru Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Soon to be Northern Wisconsin Age: 24 Posts: 3,506	03/28/05 I bought 50 lbs of tropical play sand, they only had one bag of the stuff I needed so I gotta go back to home depot when they get a new shipment in. My tank comes tomorrow, I can't wait now. __________________ 210 Gal Reef w/ 55 Gallon Sump/Fuge, 125 Gal Fish Only, 65 Gal Seahorse-29 Gallon Sump, 55 Gal FOWLR, 54 Gal Corner FW Community, 20 Gal Nano FOWLR, 55 Gal Piranha, 29 gallon QT "All the yellow tangs and clownfish in the world can't save you now! hahahah" Peter from Family Guy

03-30-2005, 12:58 PM	#9
Fishfirst Fish Guru Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Soon to be Northern Wisconsin Age: 24 Posts: 3,506	03/30/05 Got water and sand in it, its pretty cloudy but it should settle. Now I will be making mods on the stand so it looks good. __________________ 210 Gal Reef w/ 55 Gallon Sump/Fuge, 125 Gal Fish Only, 65 Gal Seahorse-29 Gallon Sump, 55 Gal FOWLR, 54 Gal Corner FW Community, 20 Gal Nano FOWLR, 55 Gal Piranha, 29 gallon QT "All the yellow tangs and clownfish in the world can't save you now! hahahah" Peter from Family Guy

04-05-2005, 02:47 PM	#10
Fishfirst Fish Guru Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Soon to be Northern Wisconsin Age: 24 Posts: 3,506	04/05/05 Decided to build my own stand this summer, the one I bought wasn't as saveable as I once thought. We supported it with some 2X4's and is waiting for the tank to be put on it. This weekend I'll be putting it on there and throwing in another 50lbs of sand. Also getting ready for base and live rock to go in. __________________ 210 Gal Reef w/ 55 Gallon Sump/Fuge, 125 Gal Fish Only, 65 Gal Seahorse-29 Gallon Sump, 55 Gal FOWLR, 54 Gal Corner FW Community, 20 Gal Nano FOWLR, 55 Gal Piranha, 29 gallon QT "All the yellow tangs and clownfish in the world can't save you now! hahahah" Peter from Family Guy

04-10-2005, 09:23 PM	#11
Fishfirst Fish Guru Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Soon to be Northern Wisconsin Age: 24 Posts: 3,506	04/10/05 Getting base rock from hirocks.com, and getting liverock in a week or two. I have decided on a final wish list for the tank which is 1 Blue Tang 1 Yellow Tang 1 Christmas Wrasse 1 Fire Goby 1 True Percula Clown (although a pair of them is still in question) 2 Bengalli Cardinalfish 1 Royal Gramma 1 Jeweled Rockskipper 1 Yellow Watchmen Goby (and if it isn't too crowded) 1 Coral Beauty 2 Cleaner Shrimp 3 Peppermint Shrimp 1 Pistol Shrimp 2 Brittle Stars 1 Serpant Star 1 Orange Sea Star 1 Blue Linckia Star 5 hermit crabs 3 Emerald crabs 50 Nassarius Snails 25 Turbo Snails 25 Asteraea Snails __________________ 210 Gal Reef w/ 55 Gallon Sump/Fuge, 125 Gal Fish Only, 65 Gal Seahorse-29 Gallon Sump, 55 Gal FOWLR, 54 Gal Corner FW Community, 20 Gal Nano FOWLR, 55 Gal Piranha, 29 gallon QT "All the yellow tangs and clownfish in the world can't save you now! hahahah" Peter from Family Guy

04-17-2005, 08:43 PM	#12
Fishfirst Fish Guru Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Soon to be Northern Wisconsin Age: 24 Posts: 3,506	04/17/05 Got some live sand today, putting it in the tank and adding inverts this wednesday. __________________ 210 Gal Reef w/ 55 Gallon Sump/Fuge, 125 Gal Fish Only, 65 Gal Seahorse-29 Gallon Sump, 55 Gal FOWLR, 54 Gal Corner FW Community, 20 Gal Nano FOWLR, 55 Gal Piranha, 29 gallon QT "All the yellow tangs and clownfish in the world can't save you now! hahahah" Peter from Family Guy

05-09-2005, 03:21 PM	#13
Fishfirst Fish Guru Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Soon to be Northern Wisconsin Age: 24 Posts: 3,506	May 9 2005 some inverts are in, 1 brittle star, 6 hermits, and whatever hitch hikers came with the 60lbs of liverock... I'm trapping this week to make sure no mantis is to be found! __________________ 210 Gal Reef w/ 55 Gallon Sump/Fuge, 125 Gal Fish Only, 65 Gal Seahorse-29 Gallon Sump, 55 Gal FOWLR, 54 Gal Corner FW Community, 20 Gal Nano FOWLR, 55 Gal Piranha, 29 gallon QT "All the yellow tangs and clownfish in the world can't save you now! hahahah" Peter from Family Guy

05-27-2005, 09:00 PM	#14
Fishfirst Fish Guru Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Soon to be Northern Wisconsin Age: 24 Posts: 3,506	5/27/05 I got an automatic timer for the lights... sweetness. __________________ 210 Gal Reef w/ 55 Gallon Sump/Fuge, 125 Gal Fish Only, 65 Gal Seahorse-29 Gallon Sump, 55 Gal FOWLR, 54 Gal Corner FW Community, 20 Gal Nano FOWLR, 55 Gal Piranha, 29 gallon QT "All the yellow tangs and clownfish in the world can't save you now! hahahah" Peter from Family Guy

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06-27-2005, 02:17 PM	#15
Fishfirst Fish Guru Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Soon to be Northern Wisconsin Age: 24 Posts: 3,506	6/11/05 it becomes a reef. Picked up some corals at the frag swap. All doing good after a couple weeks. Fish in after 3 weeks. __________________ 210 Gal Reef w/ 55 Gallon Sump/Fuge, 125 Gal Fish Only, 65 Gal Seahorse-29 Gallon Sump, 55 Gal FOWLR, 54 Gal Corner FW Community, 20 Gal Nano FOWLR, 55 Gal Piranha, 29 gallon QT "All the yellow tangs and clownfish in the world can't save you now! hahahah" Peter from Family Guy

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