120g Craigslist tank restoration

Finally, I found a 120g for a used price $200.
She’s the ugliest most beautiful thing I have ever laid eyes on. I’m going to strip the two overflows, add a ghost overflow and oh so much more to get this one wet again. I decided to put my money towards reputable equipment, instead of the glass box. (Good timing considering frameless tanks are losing fashion, dang you Red Sea.)
My previous tank was a cadlight 60g and just a frameless beauty. That tank grew coral but limped by with basic equipment. (Lighting,Powerheads, manually dosing) Time to flourish and establish a low maintenance 120g for this reefer.


Today’s 120g specs!

Filtration
-6 stage RODI by Brs
-Skimmer Q3 DC by aquamaxx
-Avast marine spyglass reactor
-2 gallons of marine pure bio spheres
-bio pellets by ecobak
-Distilled Vinegar 30ml/day
-2 marine pure plates
-1 marine pure block
-1 xport Brick seeded with mb7 by brightwell
-1 liter of matrix by seachem
-aquascape made of pukani,staxx,fiji,caribsea
-Brs black media reactor
-Rox.8 Carbon daily
-Gfo by kolar labs

Supplements
- Alk,Ca,mag by ESV dosed hourly by KamoerRemote F4pro
-Fuel by seachem 20ml/daily

Equipment
-2 Hydra 32s by AI
-2 XF 350s by maxpect
-1 Return pump DCP15000 by Jebao

Plumbing
-1 modular marine overflow Bean animal with 1 1/4” drains
-2 returns 1 1/2 inches
-1 manifold powering 3 reactors and main return

Fish food
- Nori, LRS herbivoreLRS fish frenzy,krill,mysis,squid,brine shrimp,golden pearls,cyclops,calanus

Previous filtration methods no longer in use
-diy algae scrubber
-Gfo by rowaphos when needed
-co2 scrubber
-filter floss
-skimmer sn-143qp by skimZ
-High capacity GFO by BRS
-AF1 by aquamaxx
-nopox by Red Sea

Stocking list
-Hippo Tang
-Yellow Tang
-Tomini Tang
-Blunthead Wrasse
-Puddingwife Wrasse
-Canary Blenny
-Twinspot blenny
-Royal Gramma
-Mono
-Lyretail Anthias
-Blue Chromis
-Pair of Ocellaris Clowns
-Lamarck Angel
-Melanurus wrasse
margarita,trochus,Nass,Cerith
-Pencil & Pincushion Urchin

Here is how it looks now! 8/2022

Dual LowBoy Frag Build starts here pg. 34-

Build Thread - 120g Craigslist tank restoration

Finally, I found a 120g for a used price $200. She’s the ugliest most beautiful thing I have ever laid eyes on. I’m going to strip the two overflows, add a ghost overflow and oh so much more to get this one wet again. I decided to put my money towards reputable equipment, instead of the glass...

www.reef2reef.com

DIY stand- https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/tank-stand-first-timer.681397/

Previous build thread https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/setting-up-new-60g-cube.335836/

 

[Scratch08]

So I've actually never had shrimp kabobs so I'm kind of shooting from the hip here. But I'm wondering how do you not overcook the shrimp in the time it takes to soften pepper and onion, on a grill?

Or are the pepper and onion really just a heated up additive not really cooked?

Way I do it it is onion and pepper on separate skewer from shrimp…start pepper/onion skewer first then the shrimp at the end…when all is cooked remove from skewers and plate together

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

Way I do it it is onion and pepper on separate skewer from shrimp…start pepper/onion skewer first then the shrimp at the end…when all is cooked remove from skewers and plate together

It sounds like a deconstructed skewer.

 

[Scratch08]

It sounds like a deconstructed skewer.

Yes, but really only way to get that good char on the veggies and not overcook the shrimp

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

Yes, but really only way to get that good char on the veggies and not overcook the shrimp

Enter cast iron here...

 

[Scratch08]

Enter cast iron here...

Yeah, I love me some cast iron on the grill

 

[NowGlazeIT]

Yes, but really only way to get that good char on the veggies and not overcook the shrimp

Now this is why I brought up the shell on or off. I thought the shell gets left on to take the heat from the grill. Now I’m tempted to make a veggie skewer and a shrimp skewers. Double fisting at a BBQ sounds like the accurate way to party.

 

[NowGlazeIT]

Enter cast iron here...

For the win!

 

[NowGlazeIT]

Upgrades! New feeding port

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

Double fisting at a BBQ sounds like the accurate way to party.

Have you ever hated yourself enough to play the game Edward 40 hands?

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

Upgrades! New feeding port

This is confusing me...

Why the cup on the inside?

Do you just throw frozen cubes in there? And the thawed bits slowly come out?

 

[NowGlazeIT]

This is confusing me...

Why the cup on the inside?

Do you just throw frozen cubes in there? And the thawed bits slowly come out?

You got it!

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

You got it!

I don't think this would work well in my tank. There's a Lot of fish, and 75% of them are hogs. I don't think the bits of food would ever make it to the less aggressive eating 25%

 

[NowGlazeIT]

Have you ever hated yourself enough to play the game Edward 40 hands?

Yes I was a high school kid once. Funny story there, the guy that won first, ended up passing out. We wrote all over that dude in sharpy hah. remember the Coon superhero from South Park? We gave that guy a full coon mask before he woke up in rage, lookin for me.

 

[NowGlazeIT]

I don't think this would work well in my tank. There's a Lot of fish, and 75% of them are hogs. I don't think the bits of food would ever make it to the less aggressive eating 25%

Challenge accepted?

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

Yes I was a high school kid once. Funny story there, the guy that won first, ended up passing out. We wrote all over that dude in sharpy hah. remember the Coon superhero from South Park? We gave that guy a full coon mask before he woke up in rage, lookin for me.

Lesson be learned, Don't pass out with your shoes on....

 

[NowGlazeIT]

Lesson be learned, Don't pass out with your shoes on....

100%

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

100%

I life hack this by never wearing shoes. Can't catch me slippin

 

[NowGlazeIT]

I life hack this by never wearing shoes. Can't catch me slippin

Dress for the job you want they say. And We want a job on the beach!

 

[NowGlazeIT]

I’ve been on a roll with the tank upgrades. It’s fun to treat the tank and spend time workin on what you love. This next upgrade was well overdue. I’m calling this my favorite upgrade thus far.
Because the satisfaction was immense. Like being able to see effortlessly for the first time… well…maybe more like finding a flashlight in a dark cave.

I over thought this upgrade for years. Finally when I was walking through Lowe’s I saw these for 15 bucks and said to my self “perfect, hope they’re bright enough” what a score. simple, cheap, and I got to whip out the old drill gun. Hope I remember these little wins when things get tough again.

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

I’ve been on a roll with the tank upgrades. It’s fun to treat the tank and spend time workin on what you love. This next upgrade was well overdue. I’m calling this my favorite upgrade thus far.
Because the satisfaction was immense. Like being able to see effortlessly for the first time… well…maybe more like finding a flashlight in a dark cave.

I over thought this upgrade for years. Finally when I was walking through Lowe’s I saw these for 15 bucks and said to my self “perfect, hope they’re bright enough” what a score. simple, cheap, and I got to whip out the old drill gun. Hope I remember these little wins when things get tough again.

great idea and nice implementation!