Cat lady moves to a 120g

**cat_fish_lady** · 04-23-2012, 01:16 PM

Wooo new thread for the new tank!

Including a link here to the old tank where I started my reef building, so that anyone interested can see things from the very beginning: Ye Olde 60g

Yesterday my bf and I cleaned the whole apartment and prepared the new tank space... we now have a little sitting area facing the tank with a futon and table... basically my new favorite place in the whole world. I fell asleep watching my fishies last night hehe.

I'll post shots of the tank and my new little "tank nook" as soon as everything is set up.

**Lady Hobbs** · 04-23-2012, 01:45 PM

Wonderful. So fun setting up a new tank. The only problem I can see is that it's not in my living room!

**Cliff** · 04-23-2012, 02:05 PM

Your going to love the options you get with a 120 gallon tank. Lots of room for rock while still leaving a good amount of swimming space for the fish

**hockeyhead019** · 04-24-2012, 01:31 AM

120's might be the best mix between a realistically sized tank and something that's still be enough to not have a real limitation on your stocking :)

Can't wait for the build to start!!

**cat_fish_lady** · 04-24-2012, 06:26 PM

Yes I am super excited

We have decided that the first addition to the new tank (once everything has been moved over and had a chance to settle in and stabilize) will be a trigger, and I'm pretty set on this one:

Bursa Triggerfish

(Rhinecanthus verrucosus, which is actually called "Blackbelly Triggerfish" by most sources). It's similar to the Humuhumu (in fact our LFS has it labeled incorrectly as a Humu Picasso trigger), but max size is 9" rather than 10". Plus there are some small ones at my LFS that I'm eyeing.

After that, possibly will add a yellow eye kole tang, but I'll figure that out when I get there.

**cat_fish_lady** · 05-02-2012, 03:12 PM

New tank was delivered last night! And I have my work cut out for me in terms of scrubbing it out :)

There are a lot of salt deposits on the inside (mostly on the back/overflows, not so much on the front and side glass), but I have a big bottle of white vinegar and I plan to get to scrubbing tonight with vinegar, hot water and, if it comes to it, a razor blade.

Once that is done and I get everything hooked up, I'll do a test fill with tap water for leaks, drain it, and start the process of the change over. Pics to come!