120 Gallon Shallow Rimless Build

[MartinM]

Really cool design. I love big, wide, and shallow tanks also!

Now, you just need some nice maxima’s

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

Looks awesome!

 

[Opes]

Finally got around to nerding out on the apex and other equipment! Probably the most organized I have ever been with a tank.

 

[Opes]

Really cool design. I love big, wide, and shallow tanks also!

Now, you just need some nice maxima’s

Thanks! In my old tank I had a maxima for a long time. It got about 8 inches across before I sold it. I could barely keep up with the cal demand! My deresa is growing at a rapid rate. It's nuts.

 

[Opes]

Lost my blue jaw Trigger when he jumped out a couple days ago. Really want another. He was super fun to have in the reef.

I finally put a top on the tank. Not as clean but is ok, and now I can start adding some wrasses.

 

[Opes]

Also finally have the Calx Reactored dialed in. Excited to see the coral growth with some consistency.

 

[Mrtakeoff53]

Looks awesome! Nicely done! I think on my next tank I’ll go nuts with cable management and making the guts below the tank look organized.

 

[Opes]

ASD order arrived today. Excited to see these goodies settled in!

 

[Opes]

Got 8 new frags. Pretty impressed with all of them. Here are a couple.

ASD Bali shortcake

ASD Strawberry Table

 

[Opes]

A few more shots from the tank.

 

[Opes]

2021 definitely had its up and downs in the reef tank. My Apex power bar failed while I was out of town and didn't notice for a few days. Lost some acros to that fiasco.

I also had issues with phosphates dropping out. I feed so much I have never has issues with low nutrients/phos so this was new to me, and not something I considered when I started getting STN in acros and ticked LPS. Started getting phos readings of 0 on a ULR hanna checker, and confirmed this with an ATI ICP test. ATI's lab confirmed 0 phos and super low strontium. I have both those numbers in check and everything seems to be humming along now!

 

[Opes]

I lost quite a few of my frags and full blown SPS colonies so I visited a couple local reefers and added some frags I'm pretty excited about.

Here are a few of the new additions:
Cb gumdrop
BC magic wand
Tsa bill murray
BC spainbow
Tyree pinky the bear
Rr the vinh
WWC yellow tips
Jf fox flame
BC nero table
Rr rainbow loom
pink caddi
ORA Red Planet
ORA Pearlberry

 

[Opes]

If you run a C02 reactor on your reef check this product out. Identical to the BRS media, but $100 for 44 lbs shipped to your door. This should last me forever!

 

[Smite]

Love that stuff. Get ready for some growth!

id add some type of floss at the top of your reactor. I’ve heard reports of increased lithium from this product.

 

[Opes]

I stumbled upon this pic of my 40 Breeder circa 2005ish. What a crazy addiction this little reef started.

 

[Opes]

I wish I could get better pics. Excited about both of these.

Cb Valhalla and Pinky the Bear.

 

[Opes]

Finished a couple projects today.

I set up my C02 scrubber to recirculate air through my skimmer. I'm hoping this keeps my Ph where I want it, and slows down burning through media.

I also installed a float switch in the skimmer cup that is programed through an Apex breakout box to shut the skimmer down when the cup gets full. This prevents the skimmer intake from ingesting tank water on accident.