125 gallon upgrade

[abecker]

A week and a half ago I upgraded my 75 gallon to a 125 gallon since I couldn't pass up the deal I got on the 125 tank and stand. It took all day but everything moved over smoothly. I made one big mistake, when replacing the substrate since I wanted a larger grain size I used live sand and had an ammonia spike from the die-off. Luckily nothing was lost, although I thought my anemone was a goner at one point. I'm waiting for the diatom bloom to end, and still working on getting rid of some micro-bubbles. Pictures below.

 

[booth2010]

That rock structure on the right is really cool.

 

[abecker]

Thanks! I ordered some shelf from BRS and they sent a huge piece.

 

[Khh27]

What's the yellow on the sump pic? I'm guessing some sort of glue/ epoxy

 

[abecker]

It is Aqueon aquarium silicone. Not sure why it turned yellow

 

[SantaMonicaHelp]

That's a very beautiful tank. Really like your pictures!

--Yuyu

 

[abecker]

Thanks, I got the refugium plumbed in to the sump now so everything is working. Now to save up some money and get another LED to fill out the tank.

 

[abecker]

It is hard to see in the picture but I am getting a lot of microbubbles. Is this typical with new setups until the plumbing gets some slime in it? I have considered adding a foam block in the bubble trap between the skimmer and return pump but it doens't look like a lot of bubbles are coming into the return section.

 

[abecker]

Just got a torch coral and some clean up crew. Pics to come.

 

[abecker]

New addition to the tank

 

[saltysilverado]

You gonna get a bigger light?

 

[saltysilverado]

Current Pro 72" would look great on your tank!

 

[abecker]

I have radions over it now, just haven't taken any pictures of them.

 

[Maximizer]

Looking great!

 

[abecker]

A few weeks back my bta split.