My 125 up and runing 1st time reefing

[newtoreef]

hey guys as you know i have been putting my tank together finally got all my stuff and my tank has been running for about 2 days now i got about 130 pounds of mixed rock in the tank and 30 pounds in the refug. about 3-4 inch deep sand bed on the base of it here are my gadgets

* 72x18x23 oceanic tank i think!
* 40 gallon refug
*quietone 5000 return pump
* swc 160 extream cone skimmer
* 3x250w mh 24000k bulbs with ballast
* 2 brs reactors with rox carbon
* 2 koralia 750s and 2 425s
* wavemaster pro
* RKl
* 2 60watt led strips 1 actinic 1 50/50 dimmable
* Kent marine 4stage rodi with ATO
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[newtoreef]

its still a lil mirky cuz of me putting in the sand and rock but in a day or 2 it will be crystal clear

 

[Boogie]

So far so good!

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[dvenson]

its looking good

 

[newtoreef]

just a lil update its alot more clear now[attachment=60630:name]

 

[Wicked Color]

I would check a few things, ammonia, salinity, pH, and temp are all ok I would put a tester coral in.

 

[newtoreef]

well temp is good ammonia is still a lil high ph is 8.3 and the temp has been constant at 77-78 i got a controller for my heaters and gravity is at 1.023 half way to 1.024 and salinity is at 32 ima wait a week more before i add anything

 

[newtoreef]

the tank is looking sooooooo much better still a tiny bit cloudy but def alot better here is a pic[attachment=60635:name]

 

[Boogie]

Love the rock work!

 

[newtoreef]

haha thanks man i did my best got like 4 over hangs in it i think it looks sweet too my father was like damn dude you got a lil chunk of paradise in the living room

 

[newtoreef]

hey guys i would love some input on what corals i should get and some livestock ideas

 

[Bajamike]

hey guys i would love some input on what corals i should get and some livestock ideas

what do you like?

 

[newtoreef]

well i like both sps and lps wanted to do a mixed tank softys and hardys live stock wise i know ima get one tang and 2 clowns 100% and a manderin

 

[kyuubichan218]

That sounds a lot like my stocking list! The clowns are a good first addition, since they are a hardy fish. For the tang, I speak from experience when I say go for one that's a little older rather than a juvenile, since it's much easier to keep them alive. Finally, you'll want to wait a long time (8-12 months) before adding the mandarin so that your tank has time to get a stable pod population, and consider dosing some pods into your tank and fuge. Those are just the results of the research that I've been doing on those fishies.

 

[newtoreef]

yah im going to order a pod package from reefcleaners for the 125 and introduce them to the tank and befor i even add all that ima have my cleaner crew in there doing work lol

 

[newtoreef]

So I'm ordering a ro di unit today for waterchanges and auto topoff LOL been getting 5gallons of evaporation everyday

 

[cdrewferd]

Dang, 5 gallons of evap everyday is nuts.


Drew

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[newtoreef]

i know right lol never thought it would be that much but i got alot of surface agetation and i been at a stead 77-78 so maybe thats why im not sure. but things are looking good cant wait to get some corals going in there

 

[SantaMonicaHelp]

Cant wait to see the new pix! Keep it up!

 

[newtoreef]

just got my ro/di system its a Kent Marine Maxxima Hi-S RO/DI Water System 60gpd its sweet got it for 80$ only been used for 6months