Show Us Your 120's !!!

Finatik · Mar 8, 2017

I'm about to start a 120 Gallon Build. Mine is a standard 48 X 24 X 24, and I want to see what other 120 Gallon Reefers are doing for:

Aqua Scaping
Lighting
Flow
Sump / Skimmer / Filtration / Refugium
Controller
Overflow / Return
Heating / Cooling
Dosing
Stand Height
Anything else you want to share...

Post lots of pics !!! Show us your 120 !

Finatik · Mar 10, 2017

No 120's out there?

Smotz · Mar 10, 2017

check out my build in my signature

renato120 · Mar 10, 2017

My 120g

Finatik · Mar 10, 2017

renato120 said:
My 120g

Nice tank ! What's the black coral with the white tips right in the middle ?

renato120 · Mar 10, 2017

Finatik said:
Nice tank ! What's the black coral with the white tips right in the middle ?

Istylophora coral

ngoodermuth · Mar 10, 2017

Following, upgrading to a 120 also. Just finished scaping but wondering if I need to build it up a bit higher. I have/plan to keep SPS and two radions for lighting. I can't get a good picture yet, but it's about halfway so the highest points are still 12" below water...

Smotz · Mar 11, 2017

renato120 said:
My 120g

this is beautiful. Help me out with something...my 120 has 3x AI Hydra 52s. How do you make it so only the coral is illuminated?

renato120 · Mar 11, 2017

Smotz said:
this is beautiful. Help me out with something...my 120 has 3x AI Hydra 52s. How do you make it so only the coral is illuminated?

Not sure! Im a t5 guy lol... lowering the leds will give you less light spread. Make sure you lower the percentage of the light. You can kill/bleach all your corals if the light is too close to the water surface. I suggest you to do this with a par meter.

Smotz · Mar 11, 2017

My corals are fine and growing well. For years. I just was commenting on your 'look'

renato120 · Mar 11, 2017

Smotz said:
My corals are fine and growing well. For years. I just was commenting on your 'look'

Oh ok lol.... I thought you wanted some advice.... when you said "help me out with something"

Smotz · Mar 11, 2017

renato120 said:
Oh ok lol.... I thought you wanted some advice.... when you said "help me out with something"

Yea.. I can't seem to achieve that look..

renato120 · Mar 11, 2017

Smotz said:
Yea.. I can't seem to achieve that look..

get some t5's and you will! Leds can give a nice color look too! Try to hit closer to 20k look.

jupiterreefer44 · Mar 11, 2017

My 120 build I started 3 months ago. Most of the equipment is from a previous 55g. My build is cheap since I have too many other hobbies. Fish - 2 clowns, sailfin tang, puffer and lawnmower blenny. Some corals but slowly buying more.

Stand - came with the tank from petsmart and reinforced with some 2x4's.

Lights - 2 Mars Aqua 165w and a refurbished corrallife pro led for the
lighting effects and moonlights.

Overflow - diy PVC build. Quiet and never lost siphon after 7 years.

Sump - 20 gallon with SC aquarium skimmer. Cheap floating auto top off reinforced with construction adhesive.