Ricky's 120 Gallon Mixed Reef

Do you have any pictures of where you keep your water level on your skimmer?

 

No, I do not have any.

 

could you describe?

 

I'm not at home. I am away at college and my Dad is taking care of the tank. The pump started making a rattling noise so Vertex sent out a new impeller that should be ready to install next week. The water level inside the skimmer depends on how high your water level is and how much air is being drawn in by the pump. Since my pump wasn't working properly I've been dealing with unstable water levels.

 

The metal halides were replaced yesterday.

Before (Two 250 watt Phoenix 14K metal halides, one 54 watt UVL Super Actinic T5 and one 54 watt ATI Blue Plus T5).


After (Two 250 watt Phoenix 14K metal halides and two 54 watt ATI Blue Plus T5).


The growth is pretty amazing, I'm going to sell some of the corals I no longer have an interest in to make room for the corals I really like. I will be selling frags and colonies during my Thanksgiving break. Send me an email (quickrick@verizon.net) if you're interested in anything.

 

Are you going to be fragging or just selling them off. If your fragging I would interested in some zoas maybe others depending on what it is/price. Im over in fairless hills

 

No zoa's, just SPS and LPS.

 

I did some testing today with my new kill a watt meter.

Here are the results,

8 Blue LED’s – 3 watts
Koralia 4 (left side) – 16 watts
Koralia 4 (right side) – 16 watts
Koralia Nano – 6 watts
Rena Cal 300w Heater – 296 watts
Danner Mag Drive 12 (1,200 GPH) – 75 watts
Vertex IN-180 Skimmer – 32 watts
Lumatek 250w electronic ballast (left side) – 282 watts
Lumatek 250w electronic ballast (right side) - 278 watts
TEK II T5 retrofit (2x54w) – 126 watts
Refugium bulb – 19 watts
Cabinet light – 15 watts

Monthly usage = 282.52 KWH @ $0.22 per KWH = $62.15

 

Left side


Right side


FTS

 

Man you have an awesome looking tank. good husbandry skills going on there.