Frags 120 gallon reef room divider (LOTS of pics added April 8, 10)

[Fragzilla]

one main structure wasn't enough - i did say that what I had in my mind and what I saw didn't match!

I will be posting a pic or two tomorrow, it will take a bit for the tank to clear after the sand storm

[Fragzilla]

Well the dust has settled after adding the sand. It has been years since I have had a sand bottom tank and I really like it, it reflects the light very nice. My fish and other things thought it was pretty good too!

I am now pretty much done the aquascaping. I added another structure and got the zoa garden in place. As time goes on I will go higher on the
2nd structure and will fill in the zoa garden as I get more.

Here are a few pics of how it sits tonight.

North view:





West view:



South view;





I also got started on the return plumbing, its pretty much complete i was just short a couple of elbows.

[vic622]

I like!

The 2nd rock-pile does balance it nicely and I see you went with a fairly deep layer of sand - Is that almost 2" ?

Are you going to go with a clean-up crew, gravel-vac or combination of the two?

Pity its going to take the fish a month to get used to the new light schedule, I see you posted the pics at ~3:30am.

[Leah]

Looks amazing Jeff,

I really love, love, love, how you have done the aquascaping and your coral placement.

Okay you can come help me now, pretty please with a cherry on top.

[Fragzilla]

Thanks Vic - the sand bed is just a skiff, should have 1-2 pounds per gallon which in my case would be 120 - 240 pounds , there is 40 pounds in my tank now and that is the way it's going to stay. Clean up crew - yes.

Originally Posted by Leah

Looks amazing Jeff,

I really love, love, love, how you have done the aquascaping and your coral placement.

Okay you can come help me now, pretty please with a cherry on top.

Thanks Leah

I would help you but I am not out there for a couple few weeks

[vic622]

Originally Posted by Fragzilla

Thanks Vic - the sand bed is just a skiff, should have 1-2 pounds per gallon which in my case would be 120 - 240 pounds , there is 40 pounds in my tank now and that is the way it's going to stay. Clean up crew - yes.
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Okay, it just looks a bit deeper in the photo - thinking of a black frame on a typical tank, I guess.
40lbs. isn't much and a (small) cleaning crew should have no problems keeping it mixed and clean + with the power heads I imagine you aren't going to have many (any?) dead spots.

Now that I've got my car fixed I get to do the powerhead adventure on mine

[Fragzilla]

Originally Posted by vic622

Okay, it just looks a bit deeper in the photo - thinking of a black frame on a typical tank, I guess.
40lbs. isn't much and a (small) cleaning crew should have no problems keeping it mixed and clean + with the power heads I imagine you aren't going to have many (any?) dead spots.

Now that I've got my car fixed I get to do the powerhead adventure on mine

If your comparing the sand to the black frame - keep on mind this is a frameless tank, the black you see in the pic is the black siliconet