DeBo's 125G Build!

Params have been level for a few days now.. ordered my CUC and moved everything over from the 37. Last night the girlfriend mentioned keeping the 37g and setting it up in my kids room. Was thinking a nem/clown tank since my kid loves nems so much.

Params
PH 8.2
Ammon 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate between 0 and 5

Crappy cell pic... I am using my t5's from the 37g until i get my lights

 

Nice is your coral in there too?

 

Yep.. frogspawn is actually doing better in the shallow tank.
Leather is spreading nicely. I lost my other head of frogspawn (andrea dropped a rock on it back when I had my ammonia issue in the 37g). Anthelia doesnt seem to like the new tank as much yet. I think its because of the flow though.

 

Update: Went to my buddies house.. we fragged some neon green zoas and star polyps. He also had two sandsifting stars so he gave me one of those as well.

Got my CUC in from reefcleaners.org ... (THANKS JOHN!) wow and it was a wicked deal. Got the bogo deal from him. 100 dwarf cerinth 48 florida... and 20 large nerite..
Ended up with about double of the dwarf cerinths.. all for $56 shipped. Gotta love that.

Also got some chaeto from a local club member full of pods.. so that should start my pod population.

 

Wow lots of updates.. I found a wicked deal on an MH fixture.. 2 250w mh, 4 65watt pc actinics.

I ended up getting a purple tang, 2 chromis, a perc, a 4" blue crocea clam, about 30 lbs of rock, about 80 polyps of eagle eye morph zoas, about 50 mushrooms, and other various things for $250. Wickkkked deal. Me and my friend ended up splitting some of it.

I also got bored and built a hood for the tank.

I bought a yellow tang and some pink frogspawn and neon green star polyps as well.. pics pics pics

Before I adjusted the MH's


Tang, pink frogspawn, and sandsifting star:


Large hairy mushroom:


Pink frogspawn frag:


Green star polyps:


Eagle Eye morph zoas:


Clam with zoas in background:


Mushroom rock:


FTS before I adjusted the lighting:


Now I just need some paint for the stand and hood.

 

looks good.

 

wow , what a transformation. lookin very good cd. keep it up.

 

Thanks Thanks... now.. just need a couple more pieces of rock... and to fill it with coral!

Need to paint the stand/hood.

Found a nice corallife skimmer, pair of k3's, and a 4 state ro/di for $150. Trying to get the cash for it.

Also modding my mj1200 hopefully this week.

Ideas on next fish? I am thinking goby, firefish, maybe school of chromis...

May toss in a green or red BTA as well.

 

Got my coralife super skimmer 125. After 2 days, Pump was actually leaking current into my tank. Shocked me pretty nice. Got the pump already ordered. The skimmer sure was sucking some nasty out of my tank, even with my small bioload.

Still trying to figure out what to get next...

What about a blonde naso getting along with a yellow? I want more tangs.

 

Here is a pic of the skimmer... new pump should be here tommorow and I will be back up and skimming. Also got tired of picking up my small frags off the bottom. Since I built the hood I cant really reach. I built a temporary mag float frag rack. Works great. Pics below as well.

Coralife super skimmer 125:


Temporary frag rack: