Matt and Jacq's 120 Gallon

[I666NoB666I]

Just did another 20% Water change, N3 is still at 20 ppm? Added some "eight four" PH solution over the past week and can't get PH any hire.

SG - 1.024
A - 0
N2 - 0
N3 - 20
PH - 8
GH - 180
KH - 240

Added 5 Nassarius, 5 Astrea, 5 Hermit, 1 Emerald crab

4 Astrea killed by Hermit Crabs

Algae growth

 

[RockStacker]

Looking good!

pH at 8 is good already. If it always settles at 8 then I would not try to fudge with it.

 

[AnthonyTheNewbie]

To lower the Nitrates, do another couple of water changes. Other then that, congrats on cycling your tank! Filling it up is more fun then watching a empty tank for a month. :mrgreen:

 

[I666NoB666I]

Weekly update

2 Peppermint shrimp
5 Astrea
10 Hermits
10 Nassarius
1 Emerald Crab
2 Zoa Frags
1 Leather
1 Zenia

SG 1.024
A 0
N2 0
N3 <5
PH 8

Going to get a glass lid, 2 clowns, scarlet shrimp, more CuC this week!!!

 

[ErinCahir]

Looks great!

 

[I666NoB666I]

Found this creature today. I think its a snail without its shell?

 

[ErinCahir]

Stomatella snail. They're awesome hitchhikers.

 

[budblue]

Found this creature today. I think its a snail without its shell?

great cuc :)

 

[lilmatty5dimes]

your build looks great. 120 is the perfect size tank. probably the best dimension. seems like y'all have the same name as the wife and i. lol matthew and jacquelyn.

 

[I666NoB666I]

Wow! Sure do! Haha, I bet you don't have a great dane named Kraken though!

 

[lilmatty5dimes]

Wow! Sure do! Haha, I bet you don't have a great dane named Kraken though!

haha. no we have a pit bull/huskies named hunter

 

[I666NoB666I]

A lot has happened in the past week!

Added

2 Oscellaris Clowns (babies)
1 Scarlett Skunk Shrimp
5 Blue legs
5 Mex Red legs
2 Scarlet Legs
2 Emerald Crabs
1 Sally Light Food
5 Electric Blue legs
2 Zoa colonies
1 Organ Pipe Coral
20 Nassarius
20 Cerinth
5 Nerite
5 Astrea
850 Koralia power head
Frogspawn coral
Birds nest coral

The scarlet skunk died after about 4 hours then was promptly eaten by sally.

Peppermint shrimp seem to attack frog spawn

1 colony of zoas hasnt opened yet and its been like 3 days.

Did not do a water change since water parameters are perfect, does that make sense?

Temp - 78
SG - 1.025
A - 0
N2 - 0
N3 - 0
PH - 8
GH - 180
KH - 240
Ca2 - 500

Next payday I will get another 48 in ecoxotic light.

 

[chichimom79]

Wow, those clownfish are tiny!!! How cute!!

 

[lilmatty5dimes]

everything looks great. pick up a ton of nice stuff. love that last pic.

 

[I666NoB666I]

Some more additions

Zoa Colony
Galaxea Colony
Glove polyps
Star polyps
yellow watchman goby
20 blue legs
lettuce nudi
2 skunk cleaners
randals pistol shrimp
tiger pistol shrimp
10 cerinth
10 nassarius
5 astrea
2 ginormus brittle stars
sand sifter
macro algae

second 48" ecoxotic panorama pro
2 T5s to sump
made a mesh lid

The Watchman and Pistol shrimp immediately hung out together but now I cannot find the goby, I hope he is ok.

Green star polyps still have not opened yet and its been like 48 hours.

 

[I666NoB666I]

I think the watchman goby is dead. I think some scarlet skunks had his skull..... What happened?!?!?

temp 78
A - 0
N2 - 0
N3 - 5 ppm
ca2 - 500
ph - 8

 

[chichimom79]

Oh no!! Im so sorry!

 

[Aquarian]

I'm sorry, maybe a week fish, was it eating?

 

[I666NoB666I]

I floated him for an hour, dripped him for 2 hours, released him. He immediately paired with the shrimp. I dropped some mysis and brine shrimp in and they both ate. Next day, couldn't find the goby. Spotted him swimming funny in the other corner of the tank. Target fed him mysis and brine again, he did eat. Never saw him again after that. Atleast until a scarlet skunk came out with his skull.. I have a blue one coming that was like 45$ I hope that doesn't happen again :(

 

[I666NoB666I]

Super big update!!

Since last, I added

Light Controller
Protein Skimmer 1150 TIA Cad Light
Halloween hermit crab
Royal Gamma
Arrow Crab
Antenna Goby
Chalice Coral
Galaxea Coral
Star Polyps
White Pulsing Zenias
Acropora
Candy Cane
Devils Hand
Plate Coral

The 2 pistol shrimp have burrows everywhere!! They even use shells to prop up the entrances!