120 Rimless Build

[reeferboy83]

Ok guys here are some updated pic of the tank....Re-did the aquascape and I think it turned out pretty good! What do you all think?

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Picked up some hammer at the LFS

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Buddy of mine let me frag some of his colonies:

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[jimmystephens]

Looks alot better than the wall of rocks. Good job. And +1 to ur buddy for the frags!

 

[northgahillbilly]

New scape looks GREAT! Im digging the build, the sump in the garage is a great idea. If you have temp problems in the winter I expect a few insulation fixes could help alot, I helped my grandpa insulate his garage for my grandmas plants, the door usually is your main area for heat loss.

 

[reeferboy83]

JimmyStephens;977481 wrote: Looks alot better than the wall of rocks. Good job. And +1 to ur buddy for the frags!

Thanks!

NorthGaHillbilly;977482 wrote: New scape looks GREAT! Im digging the build, the sump in the garage is a great idea. If you have temp problems in the winter I expect a few insulation fixes could help alot, I helped my grandpa insulate his garage for my grandmas plants, the door usually is your main area for heat loss.

If it does come to that I have seen it done where you can put the styrofoam insul board in the garage panels....hoping I wont have to but its a possibility! Hoping the heaters will keep it at the right temp. I had the LR curing in this tote this past winter in the garage and had my heaters in there and it did a pretty good job so hopefully this winter will follow suit!

 

[reeferboy83]

Here are some pics of the ATS getting some algae growth:

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[reeferboy83]

Got my RW-8's from the GB Jeff did! They are working wonders in the tank so far!

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[camellia]

Looks like you hit the Jackpot with your buddies frags. Not many get to start out like you did! I've got a 75 gallon, 4' rimless, starfire glass with center overflow and love it!

I've got two returns with 2 VorTech's, really needing my 2 RW's from Jeff to eliminate some dead spots. IMO with the center overflow it's trickier than a corner overflow. I may need to copy your 4 returns but I'm holding off to see what the additional pumps do.
Looking good!

 

[reeferboy83]

I haven't posted any updated pictures in a while so thought I might better do that!

My Miami Chalice:

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[atlorange]

Nice build!

 

[reeferboy83]

Starry Night Acro Colony:

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[nancymatthews]

That's nice!!

 

[scramer74]

Looking great!

 

[reeferboy83]

 

[reeferboy83]

After a couple years and a move, thought it was time to post some new pics. I had taken this entire setup down before the move about a year and a half ago but its coming back pretty good! I took some pictures of the progress since its been set back up after the move.

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[reeferboy83]

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[reeferboy83]

After 1 1/2 years of posting and going thru a move, thought i'd post some pics. This is after the move and the tank starting to thrive again.

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[reeferboy83]

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[atlorange]

Nice build! Thinkingabout going with GC myself.