120 build!

[Travis55]

Hey all, wanted to start an official thread for my 120. Tank is an oceanic. 60x18x24.

EQUIPMENT
tank
Stand
20 long sump
Quiet one 4000 return pump
2-150w heaters
Koralia 1, 1, 3, 4 plenty of flow
And a coralife 2x150 hqi with 2x96w pc. Halides are 20k Phoenix

Tank will start out as fowlr with the slow transition to reef.

LIVE STOCK
2 clowns
Yellow tang
Hippo tang
Koran angel
Coral beauty

And sooome day I want a queen angel.

 

[Travis55]

Lights on

 

[FishWorks AK]

What filtration are you planning???

 

[jose7878]

Where are you planing in putting the sump.

 

[Travis55]

What filtration are you planning???

20 long sump

 

[Travis55]

Where are you planing in putting the sump.

Sump will be under the tank. All ill have is a skimmer and my return pump. Maybe some chaeto

 

[CleverBs]

you should go bigger then the 20g because if the power goes out on that 120g the amount of water that will need to drain into the sump will be much more then the 20g can handle...you will have a huge issue on your hands if that happens.

use a 55g or at least a 30g Long.

 

[Travis55]

you should go bigger then the 20g because if the power goes out on that 120g the amount of water that will need to drain into the sump will be much more then the 20g can handle...you will have a huge issue on your hands if that happens.

use a 55g or at least a 30g Long.

I have a plumbing setup that if the power goes out it will drain to my floor drain. And with the style of overflow plumbing I have less than 3 gal will be lost.

 

[CleverBs]

3 gallons...hm didnt know that would be possible. good job

 

[Travis55]

3 gallons...hm didnt know that would be possible. good job

Theres only 3 inches of plumbing above water. If the pump quits water will only drain below the pick-up tube

 

[CleverBs]

Theres only 3 inches of plumbing above water. If the pump quits water will only drain below the pick-up tube

I just figured 3" of the surface of a 120g would be more then 3g's

 

[Travis55]

I just figured 3" of the surface of a 120g would be more then 3g's

Not 3" of surface water. Lol 3" of plumbing. The overflow will be full to the grates. Then the plumbing comes up 3" above to then go to the sump.