View Full Version : Milt's 120g SPS reef
Miltonic
06-06-2010, 03:45 AM
I think its now the time to start a new thread as my new project is about to begin. The tank is a standard oceanic 120g 48x24x24 drilled for a closed loop and a 40g breeder sump will be used.Im going in somewhat of a different direction with this reef and it will ultimately be a full SPS unlike my current reef which is a mixed reef. For this reason after some research I decided that a closed loop would be the best option for flow and aesthetic reasons, for those who dont know a closed loop is another way to provide flow for the tank without the need for powerheads.The display will also be sandless and a DSB will be located in my sump. All my other equipment will be coming from my current build which include a Reef octopus 200 skimmer, quietone 600 return, geo 112 ca reactor and ATI powermodule hoT5 for lighting. The tank woont be ready to set up until I get my plumbing done next sunday after that I will run the tank with water for a couple days and then move everything over! I will ultimately switch my lighting to two 400w Metal halide.
well heres some pics
tank right after getting drilled by my friend Mike who owns the most amazing system I ever seen I will make a thread about his system soon, I will say that his system is about 1,800 gallons!
http://i704.photobucket.com/albums/ww50/fizhman/ericks%20drilled%20aquarium/ericksdrilledtank002.jpg
it needed 7 holes to accomplish the closed loop and overflow!
here it is now at his shop all done and ready to go
http://i704.photobucket.com/albums/ww50/fizhman/ericks%20drilled%20aquarium/2.jpg
http://i704.photobucket.com/albums/ww50/fizhman/ericks%20drilled%20aquarium/4.jpg
for my closed loop I will be using a blueline 150 pump and an oceans motions 4 way controller, the tank has two holes on each side that will alternate creating a natural wave motion and all detrius will stay suspended and ready to go to the skimmer!
labnjab
06-07-2010, 11:23 AM
I can't wait to see this tank evolvethumbs2:
R2 Ranch
06-07-2010, 11:29 AM
Another tank build!!! Awesomethumbs2: Keep the updates coming.
EmmanuelJB
06-07-2010, 11:49 AM
Can't wait to see it finished!! Looks like its going great so far!
Miltonic
06-25-2010, 04:00 AM
Thanks guys! sorry I havent been on lately but I have been busy to no end :(
The tank is up and running now I moved everything over from the other tank yesterday I must say that it was A LOT of work but all worth it!
here's some pics from a couple of weeks ago when a few of my friends brought the over the tank and helped plumb it!
http://i704.photobucket.com/albums/ww50/fizhman/ericks%20drilled%20aquarium/ericksdrilledtank013.jpg
http://i704.photobucket.com/albums/ww50/fizhman/ericks%20drilled%20aquarium/ericksdrilledtank014.jpg
http://i704.photobucket.com/albums/ww50/fizhman/ericks%20drilled%20aquarium/ericksdrilledtank026.jpg
http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q134/miltonic/100_5786.jpg
Miltonic
06-25-2010, 04:09 AM
http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q134/miltonic/100_5789.jpg
http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q134/miltonic/100_5792.jpg
my friend holding plumbing for overflow
http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q134/miltonic/100_5799.jpg
http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q134/miltonic/100_5809.jpg
BigMac
07-18-2010, 03:06 PM
Awsome, when I looked up this board the other day, I couldnt find your tank thread..
I'll be taggin along on this one llike ai did the first year of your last..
I' just started a 120 myself 7/4..
Looks great.. looking forward to updates.
Miltonic
09-15-2011, 02:44 PM
its been a while guys but im back after a terrible power outage last year and losing just about everything heres an update!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETQCDEG0wAs&feature=colike
Surfdog
09-15-2011, 03:15 PM
Wow, very beautiful, relaxing view. Well done especially after your disaster!
Miltonic
09-16-2011, 01:46 PM
Thanks and yea it has def come a long way!
hockeyhead019
09-16-2011, 02:10 PM
Can't wait to see this one come together... love the big tank build threads
chrisfraser05
09-16-2011, 02:51 PM
sorry to hear about your probs :(
You got any recent pics?
Miltonic
09-16-2011, 06:44 PM
yea heres a couple need more
http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q134/miltonic/6598c582.jpg
http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q134/miltonic/b977e0a1.jpg
chrisfraser05
09-16-2011, 06:58 PM
looks nice mate. Is it that deep a blue colour or is it the camera?
What lighting are you using?
Miltonic
09-16-2011, 07:22 PM
not sure on the camera since just using my phone.
My lighting is 2x400w mh 14k atm
Miltonic
09-17-2011, 07:32 PM
few more pics guys!
http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q134/miltonic/71721895.jpg
http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q134/miltonic/regalangelfishjune23.jpg
http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q134/miltonic/790b0aec.jpg
http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q134/miltonic/6598c582.jpg
chrisfraser05
09-17-2011, 07:58 PM
wow!!!!! thumbs2:
frefal13
09-17-2011, 08:16 PM
Awesome tank! I am insanely jealous! Good jobthumbs2:
hockeyhead019
09-17-2011, 09:36 PM
awesome tank!! completely jealous
Miltonic
09-18-2011, 03:07 AM
thanks a lot guys !!! :22:
Miltonic
09-22-2011, 12:35 AM
changed out my bulbs to 12k Reeflux bulbs from 20k coralvue bulbs and all i can say is that the color is awesome and cannot wait to see the growth with this babies lol
heres an fts with new bulbs
http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q134/miltonic/fts7.jpg
sunset monti, my only surviving sps from previous build
http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q134/miltonic/sunset1.jpg
right side close up
http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q134/miltonic/48b91e23.jpg
Cliff
09-22-2011, 12:38 AM
Your tank looks great
I can hardly wait for my tank to mature like yours has
Keep up with the photo up-dates
Miltonic
09-22-2011, 01:57 PM
thanks a lot cliff with time and patience it will
in other news my clowns began hosting my rbta im soooo happy
heres the female
http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q134/miltonic/2fe456c3.jpg
male and female
http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q134/miltonic/74f71112.jpg
hockeyhead019
09-22-2011, 02:21 PM
wow you're clowns dwarf that nem! awsome to have the clowns host though congrats! and your corals look amazing!
Cliff
09-22-2011, 03:14 PM
Love your anemone. They have to be one of my favorite marine critters by far
It sure is nice to see clowns hosting.
hockeyhead019
09-22-2011, 09:28 PM
Milt out of curiosity do you have a bare bottom?
Miltonic
09-22-2011, 10:52 PM
Hopefully the next step for my clowns is to breed I would love to try raising the fry!
Yea hockey I have a bare bottom, it helps keep my tank cleaner for my Sps dominated reef, Sand is nice but it collects too much detritus over time.
labnjab
09-23-2011, 04:39 AM
Awesome tank and great picturesthumbs2:
Miltonic
09-26-2011, 02:18 PM
thanks man
heres a couple top down shots
Efflo
http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q134/miltonic/874cd594.jpg
keylime tabling acro, Sunset monti and couple others lol
http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q134/miltonic/1ccabb2e.jpg
Cliff
09-26-2011, 02:39 PM
That's a beautiful looking Acro Milt.
Those are one of my favorite SPS
Miltonic
09-26-2011, 02:48 PM
mine too i just wish i could get the right color with my camera it makes it look to white buts a baby blue color
Miltonic
10-14-2011, 04:30 AM
well i got bored and took some pics enjoy
http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q134/miltonic/94558c5a.jpg
http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q134/miltonic/2d9ae1fb.jpg
http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q134/miltonic/cd72fabc.jpg
http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q134/miltonic/7a4ec74d.jpg
Cliff
10-14-2011, 09:35 AM
Looking nice as always
hockeyhead019
10-14-2011, 10:23 PM
your sps growth is crazy! congrats on an awesome tank! love the hippo too haha
chrisfraser05
10-14-2011, 11:04 PM
I've totally got tang jelousy..
I really want to get a bigger tank and a load of tangs!
Miltonic
10-15-2011, 04:29 AM
thanks a lot guys, i really appreciated since ive put lots of work into this tank :22:
That hippo is my big baby ive had her for 2-3 years now and has gotten huge!
Miltonic
11-25-2011, 01:56 AM
heres a little pic update!
http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q134/miltonic/f74aae7b.jpg
http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q134/miltonic/bee25dbb.jpg
http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q134/miltonic/6dc81ce6.jpg
http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q134/miltonic/8c345c9d.jpg
Ellen4God
11-25-2011, 01:59 AM
Looks great!!!!!
Cliff
11-25-2011, 02:06 AM
Great looking SPS
Miltonic
11-25-2011, 02:29 AM
thanks guys :22:
heres a little growth comparison my SPS are growing are pretty fast rate
taken 10/13
http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q134/miltonic/7a4ec74d.jpg
taken 11/24
http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q134/miltonic/83b984e4.jpg
Cliff
11-25-2011, 02:31 AM
It sure can be amazing to see SPS grow when it's happy
Miltonic
11-25-2011, 02:37 AM
yes thats my favorite part seeing a frag grow into a colony.
Its crazy cause you think they arent growing but you look back on pics and then you def see the difference lol
Ellen4God
11-25-2011, 02:42 AM
What does SPS stand for?
Cliff
11-25-2011, 02:44 AM
What does SPS stand for?
Small-Polyp Stoney Corals
Ellen4God
11-25-2011, 02:56 AM
Ah. Thanks! :)
Miltonic
11-25-2011, 03:04 AM
couple more pics, making up for the time wihtout updates lol
Crocea clam
http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q134/miltonic/61f67f1a.jpg
Acan Enchinata
http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q134/miltonic/7f76c76d.jpg
Ricordia
http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q134/miltonic/bdd8d1ed.jpg
Sunset Montipora,
http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q134/miltonic/b2db39fa.jpg
labnjab
11-25-2011, 05:04 AM
Nice tank and nice sunset montie. They can be fast growers. Ours has really taken off since switching to leds
hockeyhead019
11-25-2011, 03:29 PM
nice pics milt! tanks lookin good always love the sps corals
Miltonic
11-25-2011, 03:39 PM
yea the sunset is very fast grower for me as well with the 400w mh, im still convinced with the LEDS i think i may bneed ot get another pendant for 37g tank which right now only has one AI Sol blue.
Miltonic
12-20-2011, 03:53 PM
a lot has gone over the last month my clowns finally laid on a removable surface and im def ready to raise some babies :)
http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q134/miltonic/ce88a2ba.jpg
Acro island
http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q134/miltonic/1be1099a.jpg
FTS
http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q134/miltonic/38e0f270.jpg
chrisfraser05
12-20-2011, 04:54 PM
Stunning! thumbs2:
sheamurai
12-20-2011, 04:58 PM
ah, happy clowns! You are going to try to raise the babies?
Wow good luck and journal that! I've read its quite a process.
Cliff
12-20-2011, 05:51 PM
Congrats on the spawn.
You tank is looking great, I love the pic up-dates
Ellen4God
12-20-2011, 06:10 PM
Wow!!! I can't wait to see baby clowns!!! Good luck!
Miltonic
12-20-2011, 07:55 PM
Thanks a lot guys and yes I will try to journal the step for raising clowns ive done quite a bit of studying so i think ready lol
hockeyhead019
12-21-2011, 11:27 PM
best of luck on the baby clowns! definitely get us some pictures :)
labnjab
12-22-2011, 11:13 PM
Congrats on the babies. Our clowns have been together going on 3 years and have not mated once, lol
Miltonic
12-23-2011, 03:56 PM
you gotta get lucky since its very rare for them to breed in community reefs, mine have only been together a year before they bred.
Miltonic
01-15-2012, 01:08 AM
hey guys i wanted update, well I was finally to get my hand and raising some clownfish fry and so far I have 3 clown larva at 5 days old in a 10g, im still not out of the wood with them until they go through metamorphoses in about 7-9days but for my first try Im happy i have gotten this far. I have to say this is the most awesome experience I have tried in this hobby so far! I have to get organized and get some time in my hands for some pictures and hopefully I can start a clown breeding thread.
Cliff
01-15-2012, 01:12 AM
Glad to hear things are going so well
I hope you put together that clown breading thread. That would be a great read !!!
hockeyhead019
01-15-2012, 06:20 PM
Tha't'd definitely be a great read and congrats on getting that far!!
sheamurai
01-15-2012, 10:40 PM
Wow way to go!
Miltonic
01-19-2012, 12:11 AM
thanks a lot guys my babies are now 8 days old and goign through meta right now one looks liek is already done since its first white stripe is forming :)
heres a little vid (click the image)
http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q134/miltonic/th_e71db6e4.jpg (http://s135.photobucket.com/albums/q134/miltonic/?action=view¤t=e71db6e4.mp4)
Cliff
01-19-2012, 01:30 AM
Congrats again on the fry
I'm glad to see they are doing well and growing
hockeyhead019
01-19-2012, 02:11 AM
That's so cool man! Keep up the good work with the fry!
Miltonic
01-19-2012, 03:39 AM
thanks guys this is very exciting to me!!
kaybee
01-19-2012, 05:12 AM
Very cool! :thumb:
William
01-23-2012, 06:30 AM
Any update for us about the fry?
Will you try to save some of the new batch??
Miltonic
02-02-2012, 01:38 AM
my fry are about 3 weeks old right now and doing great they are still small yet, im thinking about building a grow out system in my basement just for clowns! I also just gt a breeding pair of clarkii clowns aswell so yea im gonna have my hands full soon lol
Miltonic
02-07-2012, 04:55 AM
time for some tanks pics, I went to a frag swap this past weekend and i came home with a looooot of frags and I made get shot for this here at home but i need a bigger tank lol
http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q134/miltonic/d1c06351.jpg
http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q134/miltonic/2dca80df.jpg
http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q134/miltonic/af54ff01.jpg
This a really neat Gorgonian I got at the swap I never had one before, its photosyntethic to make it easier lol
http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q134/miltonic/207cdb03.jpg
Miltonic
02-07-2012, 04:56 AM
edit: o crap new page, guys go back a page for more pics!!
http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q134/miltonic/ab7cac1e.jpg
http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q134/miltonic/ae6db4a1.jpg
http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q134/miltonic/aefaa6f3.jpg
Cliff
02-07-2012, 01:09 PM
Your SPS looks great
I always look forward to your pics
hockeyhead019
02-08-2012, 05:45 PM
time for some tanks pics, I went to a frag swap this past weekend and i came home with a looooot of frags and I made get shot for this here at home but i need a bigger tank lol
Na not shot, you can just give me your old one! ;)
Tank is looking great man congrats on the new corals!
Ashurbarnipal
02-08-2012, 09:23 PM
My goodness but that is gorgeous! Looking at it makes me want to get stuff I know I can't get yet!
Old Marine
02-09-2012, 01:25 AM
Tank Looks Great. Thank You for sharing.
patinthehat
02-09-2012, 01:51 AM
hows the baby clown fish doing?
Miltonic
02-09-2012, 03:06 AM
thanks a lot guys i appreciate all the comments:22:
The baby clowns are doing great they are a little over a month old right now and as cute as ever very active, I love raising them.
heres a vid
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patinthehat
02-09-2012, 03:41 AM
thanks a lot guys i appreciate all the comments:22:
The baby clowns are doing great they are a little over a month old right now and as cute as ever very active, I love raising them.
heres a vid
that is awesome! so how many eggs were laid and how many babies did you end up with?
Miltonic
02-09-2012, 04:02 AM
Lets just say they lay hundreds of eggs at a time but i only ended up with three survivors which is a great number for my first batch. Im hoping for my second which is on its way i get a lot more!
William
02-09-2012, 04:25 AM
Cute little buggers. Hope you get more in the next batch.
hockeyhead019
02-09-2012, 04:29 PM
The lil guys look great! So cool that you're doing so well raising them!! Congrats man you've got the full SW experience going on.
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