my 125 old school setup do i have enough live rock.

[cap232]

my 125 old school 2 fixtures 4x65w pc lamps. I know lol but I does grow some corals.

 

[Flippers4pups]

You have more than enough. In my 125, I have much less rock than you. Room for flow around the back and underneath. Helps keep debris from building up.

 

[Flippers4pups]

 

[cap232]

I like your setup way better

 

[Flippers4pups]

Thanks. It's a very young tank. Been running little over a year.

Built my rock columns with fiberglass rods and quikqrete.

 

[welsher7]

That is a lot of rock, but more importantly that is a monster sailfin. How big is that guy?

 

[cap232]

That is a lot of rock, but more importantly that is a monster sailfin. How big is that guy?

Probley close to 10in

 

[cap232]

Probley close to 10in

Or was lol

 

[cap232]

By the way i have talked to you in the past. We tried to start a reef club on reef central. Im cap23244 on there. Should be on your frinds list. I see you bought a new 125 from your posts. I am looking for one like that can you tell me how much it was and where you bought it.
Thoose pics of my tank are from years ago. It was running till march lost power 3 days in the march cold snap this year had to move what i could to a freiends tank. So i too am starting agian. In those pics of my tank i had 2 fixtures staggered on it they were 4x65w pc fixtures so with 2 of those i grew softies real well. I had the laying on top of the tank one the glass covers. I have a friend who bought 2 4x54w oddesea lights with timers from ebay about 100 bucks each he did the same. It works real well for him. . but i went with a 6 foit mh fixture . mh is way better. If you can save the money you can get a oddesea 3x250w and 4x80w t5 fixture on ebay fir 450 shipped. The ballest. Ang bulbs are so so but you can upgrade over the years to better ballests over time.

 

[cap232]

I also have a lot of dry rock i got most of it over the years helping a guy who maintaine reef setups for people.i helped tear down and he always gave me rick and most live stock.
If you seen the tanks at the eastwood mall when it was furst setup. Me and him stocked it. I sold them all the rock and sand he sokd them livestock

 

[cap232]

building new canopy for the 125. I decided to stay old school on lighting. mh and vho. why change what works

 

[Flippers4pups]

Post some pictures when you can!

 

[cap232]

This is a current usa fixture i am updating . replacing the 4 pc bulbs eith vho bulbs

 

[Flippers4pups]

Have you started the canopy? I can post when I built mine, want to see?

 

[BoneXriffic]

This is a current usa fixture i am updating . replacing the 4 pc bulbs eith vho bulbs

Vho bulbs seem so hard to get these days! I abandoned mine. But they were great

 

[cap232]

Have you started the canopy? I can post when I built mine, want to see?

Yes please post canopy you built

 

[cap232]

Vho bulbs seem so hard to get these days! I abandoned mine. But they were great

I havent had any issues finding them. They still make them. 25.00 for a 72in 160w bulb. Was going to got with 4 80w t5. But thats more money. 25 or more for each t5. I know its old school. But vho snd mh never did me wrong.

 

[cap232]

Have you started the canopy? I can post when I built mine, want to see?

Yes please post your canopy build

 

[Flippers4pups]

 

[Flippers4pups]