Reefs Unlimited 120G Reef
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Topic: Reefs Unlimited 120G Reef
Posted By: Reefs Unlimited
Subject: Reefs Unlimited 120G Reef
Date Posted: March 01 2013 at 12:51pm
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Reefs Unlimited's (Ryan) 120G Reef I was in the reef aquarium hobby for roughly 7 years 99' to 06' and then got completely out of the hobby to focus on building my business. In November 12', I decided to dive back in. The last 3 months have been a crazy ride but I'm having a blast! I guess the idea is to collect the most rare/beautiful frags in the world and eventually have them grow out into show peices which I will put in a 400+ gallon reef tank in my home. Ultimately I would like to have hundreds of frags covering every sqin of my 120. Sort of like Jason Fox's frag tank on his site. So far I have roughly 100 to 150. Tank: Aqueon 120 w/Dual Overflow Stand: Stand and Canopy built by Richins Carpentry Lights: AI Vega's Sump Style System. I use a Bubble Magus dosing pump and skimmer with an auto top-off. Next purchase is a nice camera and a macro lens.     |
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Posted By: Reefs Unlimited
Date Posted: March 01 2013 at 1:01pm
Lastest purchase is the Cornbred Rainbow Crush. Love the chalice and got a great frag.
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Posted By: Jeremyw
Date Posted: March 01 2013 at 1:02pm
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Love the clean look of the tank, and under the tank! LOOKS GREAT! J ------------- Next meeting: |
Posted By: Reefs Unlimited
Date Posted: March 01 2013 at 1:04pm
| Ya admittedly, I'm a little OCD. Thanks for the complement. |
Posted By: lskurys
Date Posted: March 01 2013 at 1:05pm
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Your tank looks really nice. Glad you got back in. How are you liking your Vega's so far? I am running the Sol Blue's and not sure If I want to up grade yet. ------------- 220g , large elite aquatics sump. 3 Radion Pro Gen 3 lights 3 Mp 40's |
Posted By: Reefs Unlimited
Date Posted: March 01 2013 at 1:08pm
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Posted By: Jeremyw
Date Posted: March 01 2013 at 1:12pm
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What size of tank is that for your sump? Does it have baffles? J ------------- Next meeting: |
Posted By: Reefs Unlimited
Date Posted: March 01 2013 at 1:13pm
| Thanks man. I like the Vega's. I really like the bulb life and low heat/power compared to MH's. There has been a learning curve with them. Not a lot of info out there on the the vegas. Just trial and error, but at this point I'm happy with them. I haven't tried any other LED's out there though. |
Posted By: Reefs Unlimited
Date Posted: March 01 2013 at 1:17pm
| Its just a 20 gallon glass tank. No, no baffles. I wanted the space in my sump to be open and easy to maintain. I originally had a reef octopus skimmer and bubbles would go into the display tank. Switched to the Bubble Magus and the problem was taken care of. |
Posted By: BillyC
Date Posted: March 01 2013 at 1:23pm
| Very nice! I didn't know you had a 120 too! Dude I'm looking forward to seeing close ups of your collection when you get a camera. Oh and that rainbow crush is insane. |
Posted By: Reefs Unlimited
Date Posted: March 01 2013 at 1:24pm
| Thanks bro! Thanks for the new addition today.... Appears to be happy in the new location. |
Posted By: love2skiutah
Date Posted: March 01 2013 at 1:43pm
| Looks nice. |
Posted By: Reefs Unlimited
Date Posted: March 07 2013 at 9:06am
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Posted By: Nick801
Date Posted: March 09 2013 at 6:59am
| Geez nice tank =) |
Posted By: bur01014
Date Posted: March 09 2013 at 9:36am
| If u don't mind me asking....what kind of clip on fans are those? Where did u get them? And are you happy with them? Loud? Thanks! |
Posted By: Reefs Unlimited
Date Posted: March 09 2013 at 7:35pm
| Bought them on amazon. They are preatty quiet. No louder than my return pump. With the 4 fans each they can move quite a bit of air. I have the fans hooked up to my pinpoint monitor. When water gets too hot they kick on. I run LEDs so heat hasn't been an issue but the fans provide some insurance. |
Posted By: Reefs Unlimited
Date Posted: March 09 2013 at 7:36pm
| Don't remember the brand. Just type in aquarium fan on amazon and they should pull up. |
Posted By: Reefs Unlimited
Date Posted: March 10 2013 at 3:12pm
Received my new camera yesterday. Some results of the first round of shooting. |
Posted By: BillyC
Date Posted: March 10 2013 at 3:22pm
| Wow rainbow crush has got to be the most insane rainbow out there right now. Love how both base colors swirl into each other and the eyes are bi-colored. I'm getting my frag this upcoming week. Keep the pics coming. |
Posted By: Reefs Unlimited
Date Posted: March 10 2013 at 3:36pm
  
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Date Posted: March 10 2013 at 3:37pm
  
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Date Posted: March 10 2013 at 3:39pm
 
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Date Posted: March 10 2013 at 3:47pm
  
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Posted By: jwoo
Date Posted: March 10 2013 at 4:00pm
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Hey what % are you running your Vega's? I've had mine since release day and I've changed the % about 99 times on all channels. I like the look of your color though in that FTS. Also are you running only two vega's? It looks like they are running lengthwise right? I might need to change mine to run that way. Looks like you get slightly better coverage then I do. ------------- None at the moment Soon: 72 Gallon Bowfront |
Posted By: Reefs Unlimited
Date Posted: March 10 2013 at 4:05pm
| It's been a lot of trial and error. Currently running all purples and blues at 70%, red and green at 60% and white at 50%. Ya I'm running 2 of them parallel to the tank. I run them for 6 hours with 2 hour ramp up/down time on both ends. Hope that helps. |
Posted By: jwoo
Date Posted: March 10 2013 at 4:11pm
That's actually basically how I'm running my %'s. I do have red and green turned down to 40% though. Maybe I'll move those up. I think the big thing is changing the orientation of the lights. Mine seem to lack some coverage at the very very edges. That should fix that problem pretty quickly. Over all I do love those light! ------------- None at the moment Soon: 72 Gallon Bowfront |
Reefs Unlimited wrote:Posted By: BillyC
Date Posted: March 10 2013 at 9:01pm
| What's the red rim chalice? AD Death of superman? |
Posted By: Reefs Unlimited
Date Posted: March 15 2013 at 4:43pm
Picked up some new corals today.     |
Posted By: lskurys
Date Posted: March 15 2013 at 10:09pm
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looks really good. Love the colors ------------- 220g , large elite aquatics sump. 3 Radion Pro Gen 3 lights 3 Mp 40's |
Posted By: bentley21
Date Posted: March 16 2013 at 9:43pm
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wow really makes me what to go buy a lot more little frags i normally just try finding large pieces to fill my tank. ------------- 150 gallon MIXED REEF T5 http://www.miniurl.com/s/7tQ <a href="Thttp://www.miniurl.com/s/7tQ" rel="nofollow">My Tank Tread</a> |
Posted By: Reefs Unlimited
Date Posted: March 17 2013 at 2:42pm
 
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Posted By: Reefs Unlimited
Date Posted: March 19 2013 at 4:47pm
That piece of flesh is the one and only BPC Flamethrower! |
Posted By: Ahanix
Date Posted: March 19 2013 at 4:51pm
| Glad to see a fugeless system. Tank looks awesome man, good luck with it |
Posted By: Dion Richins
Date Posted: March 20 2013 at 9:16pm
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Looking awesome. Im running 4 vegas over my 150. Im running % different as well and have changed them a million times. Cant wait for the director to come out and make that a little easier!! ------------- http://www.customaquariumfurniture.com" rel="nofollow - Bad "censored" Cabinets Best quality in the valley! He is one sexy bald guy, even with out a finger!(MAC) |
Posted By: Reefs Unlimited
Date Posted: March 21 2013 at 1:46pm
| Thanks for the compliments. Ya I love the lights. Customer service and support is lacking. |
Posted By: Reefs Unlimited
Date Posted: April 03 2013 at 3:07pm
Picked up this sick acan colony today! Pics don't do it justice. Brightest rainbow I have in the tank. |
Posted By: bstuver
Date Posted: April 03 2013 at 5:02pm
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Nice! ------------- Jackie Stuver "wait these aren't the happy Hawaiians oompa doompa godly heaven on your face zoas? I dont want them then. lol!" Ksmart |
Posted By: Reefs Unlimited
Date Posted: April 09 2013 at 8:55am
Going on a bit of an acan buying spree  Here's a couple I picked up in the last couple days.   |
Posted By: Reefs Unlimited
Date Posted: June 02 2013 at 3:13pm
After 6 months I finally dumped the AI Vega's  and switched to T5's. Only regret is that I didn't do it sooner. Everything is growing like crazy.   |
Posted By: Reefs Unlimited
Date Posted: June 02 2013 at 3:18pm
     
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Date Posted: June 02 2013 at 3:22pm
   
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Posted By: ReefdUp
Date Posted: June 02 2013 at 3:26pm
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It sounded like you liked the Vegas...why the switch? Also...curious here...why have you kept all the frag plugs instead of mounting the corals on the rocks? ------------- www.reefdup.com Diving since 2009, reefkeeping since 2007, & fishkeeping since 1987 200g, 75g, & 15g Systems PADI Advanced Open Water |
Posted By: Reefs Unlimited
Date Posted: June 02 2013 at 3:49pm
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IMO vegas are terrible! They burned some corals, others lost color or didnt grow at all. Noone knows what the correct light spectrum is supposed to be. Customer support is nonexistant. Etc etc. realized if i want my tank to look like the reefs spotlighted on r2r i should probably use the same lights. T5s and halides are tried and tested. Didnt want to be guinea pig anymore with thousands of dollars and so many hours invested. My corals are all on plugs because i plan to upgrade to a 400 gallon tank when i outgrow my 120. Wanted it to be as easy as possible to make the switch. |
Posted By: Mike Savage
Date Posted: June 02 2013 at 4:10pm
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Beautiful corals and photos! -------------  |
Posted By: bstuver
Date Posted: June 02 2013 at 5:30pm
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I too am debating on dumping my LED, I haven't burned anything as I took it very slow but I swear everything seems to start having the same brown/purple look. And I keep a close eye on params so it's not due to that. I can't decide if it's just me or if I am right lol. I went with a bridgelux fixture but am really debating getting a T5 to replace it! Your stuff will look great when it all grows! ------------- Jackie Stuver "wait these aren't the happy Hawaiians oompa doompa godly heaven on your face zoas? I dont want them then. lol!" Ksmart |
Posted By: Reefs Unlimited
Date Posted: June 03 2013 at 9:30am
| Thank you for the compliments. |