My New 120H Gallon Aquarium

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My New 120 Gallon Tall Aquarium

Hello. So I finally got my Deep Blue 120 Gallon Tank (48"L X 24"W X 24"T). Here is the list of equipment I will be using. I will also include the prices I paid at the bottom.*

Equipment:

- 48"L X 24"W X 24"T Deep Blue Fish Tank with Deep Blue Glass Top and Light
- FX5 Filter
- Hydor Koralia 3 750gph
- Hydor Koralia 4 1400gph
- (2) 250W Aqueon Pro Heaters
- 100lb of Fine Gravel Substrate

Tank:

Item -*48"L X 24"W X 24"T Deep Blue Fish Tank with Deep Blue Glass Top and Light
Purchased from - Lovely Pets (LFS)
Purchase price - $529.99

Filtration:

Item - FX5 Filter with Fluval Water Polishing Pads (Pack of 3), Zeo-Carb (Pack of 3), Fluval Pre-Filter, Fluval Lab Series Opti-Carb, Fluval Lab Series Nitrate Remover, and Fluval Lab Series Phosphate Remover
Purchased from - eBay.com
Purchase price - $281.50

Item - 5 Boxes of Fluval BioMax (500g each) and Fluval Fine Filter Polishing Pads (Pack of 3)
Purchased from - Amazon.com
Purchase price - $53.57

Water Circulation:

Item - Hydor Koralia 4 1400gph
Purchased from - Drsfostersmith.com
Purchase price - $52.99

Heating:

Item - 250W Aqueon Pro Heater
Purchased from - Amazon.com
Purchase price - $31.79

Item - 250W Aqueon Pro Heater
Purchased from - Amazon.com
Purchase price - $31.79

Substrate:

Item - 50lb Fine Gravel Substrate
Purchased from - Lovely Pets (LFS)
Purchase price - $19.99

Item - 50lb Fine Gravel Substrate
Purchased from - Lovely Pets (LFS)
Purchase price - $19.99

Total for all of the Equipment - $1021,61

I will be setting up the FX5 media as followed:

Top Tray - Foam and Fluval Pre-Filter
Middle Tray - Foam and Fluval BioMax
Bottom Tray - Foam and Fluval BioMax

As of now, the livestock will eventually be (unless anyone has any better ideas):*

1x *Red Tailed Black Shark
5x Clown Loaches
8x Roseline Sharks
20x Tiger Barb
10x Glo Fish*
2x Bristlenose Pleco
 
jshep105 said:
My New 120 Gallon Tall Aquarium

Hello. So I finally got my Deep Blue 120 Gallon Tank (48"L X 24"W X 24"T). Here is the list of equipment I will be using. I will also include the prices I paid at the bottom.*

Equipment:

- 48"L X 24"W X 24"T Deep Blue Fish Tank with Deep Blue Glass Top and Light
- FX5 Filter
- Hydor Koralia 3 750gph
- Hydor Koralia 4 1400gph
- (2) 250W Aqueon Pro Heaters
- 100lb of Fine Gravel Substrate

Tank:

Item -*48"L X 24"W X 24"T Deep Blue Fish Tank with Deep Blue Glass Top and Light
Purchased from - Lovely Pets (LFS)
Purchase price - $529.99

Filtration:

Item - FX5 Filter with Fluval Water Polishing Pads (Pack of 3), Zeo-Carb (Pack of 3), Fluval Pre-Filter, Fluval Lab Series Opti-Carb, Fluval Lab Series Nitrate Remover, and Fluval Lab Series Phosphate Remover
Purchased from - eBay.com
Purchase price - $281.50

Item - 5 Boxes of Fluval BioMax (500g each) and Fluval Fine Filter Polishing Pads (Pack of 3)
Purchased from - Amazon.com
Purchase price - $53.57

Water Circulation:

Item - Hydor Koralia 4 1400gph
Purchased from - Drsfostersmith.com
Purchase price - $52.99

Heating:

Item - 250W Aqueon Pro Heater
Purchased from - Amazon.com
Purchase price - $31.79

Item - 250W Aqueon Pro Heater
Purchased from - Amazon.com
Purchase price - $31.79

Substrate:

Item - 50lb Fine Gravel Substrate
Purchased from - Lovely Pets (LFS)
Purchase price - $19.99

Item - 50lb Fine Gravel Substrate
Purchased from - Lovely Pets (LFS)
Purchase price - $19.99

Total for all of the Equipment - $1021,61

I will be setting up the FX5 media as followed:

Top Tray - Foam and Fluval Pre-Filter
Middle Tray - Foam and Fluval BioMax
Bottom Tray - Foam and Fluval BioMax

As of now, the livestock will eventually be (unless anyone has any better ideas):*

1x *Red Tailed Black Shark
5x Clown Loaches
8x Roseline Sharks
20x Tiger Barb
10x Glo Fish*
2x Bristlenose Pleco
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Wow 530$ for a 120?? Man that expensive also the fx5 is awesome but all the lab seris crap is worthless imo. I paid 240$ for my fx5 on ebay w/ polishing pads and carbon (which i dont use) but the bio max is good stuff. U could try selling all the lab seris extras on ebay and make some cash back, sweet setup definatly top notch! I would have went w/ an ac110 on top of ur fx5 and only use 1 powerhead, that way you can alternate filter maintanence and always have a backup!

Welcome to the big leagues my friend and enjoy your tank!!

Also make sure you cycle before u add a bunch of fish or down the road ur ammonia will kill everything. U could buy stability and 12 rosys and cycle it that way, in a week or 2 u should be good, when u read 0 nitrites and 0 ammonia and u have nitrates that means ur good to go!!! If you have any bio media/filter material or gravel thats already seeded throw it in and that will speed up the process 10x! I suggest api master test kit!!

Goodluck and picks asap!






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Wow 530$ for a 120?? Man that expensive also the fx5 is awesome but all the lab seris crap is worthless imo. I paid 240$ for my fx5 on ebay w/ polishing pads and carbon (which i dont use) but the bio max is good stuff. U could try selling all the lab seris extras on ebay and make some cash back, sweet setup definatly top notch! I would have went w/ an ac110 on top of ur fx5 and only use 1 powerhead, that way you can alternate filter maintanence and always have a backup!

Welcome to the big leagues my friend and enjoy your tank!!

Also make sure you cycle before u add a bunch of fish or down the road ur ammonia will kill everything. U could buy stability and 12 rosys and cycle it that way, in a week or 2 u should be good, when u read 0 nitrites and 0 ammonia and u have nitrates that means ur good to go!!! If you have any bio media/filter material or gravel thats already seeded throw it in and that will speed up the process 10x! I suggest api master test kit!!

Goodluck and picks asap!






#1 S. Vettel
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Yea believe it or not, that was the cheapest price around for a 120 gallon tall tank. And yea I know the lab series is not good but it all came as a kit so I am gonna try selling it on eBay.

And yes I know I have to cycle it. I am going to do a fishless cycle. I added some food to the tank yesterday to get some ammonia. Thanks for the ideas. I have the API freshwater test kit and love it :)

Thanks and I will take some as soon as the tank clears. I rinsed all the gravel but apparently it wasnt enough because the tank has been very cloudy for about 24 hours...

I installed the FX5 this morning and so far so good.





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Ur fx5 will make it sparkle!!! Enjoy your hard work and have fun most importantly! You should get a school of piranha!!!:)

#1 S. Vettel
 
I added a black background to the tank which hides the black intake, output, and heater nicely. The tank is still cloudy and looks about the same as the last pic...I moved an AquaClear 110 to the 120 gallon tank. The AC110 was on my established 55 gallon tank. How much longer do I have to let the tank cycle for? And is there anything else I should do? When can I start adding fish? How long should I leave the AC110 on the 120 gallon tank? Thanks in advance

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Nice tank I'm Working on something similar I'd say you should cycle the tank for about 3-4weeks

For fish mabey
Datanoids
Flagtail
Bichir

Best of luck and I'm looking forward to updates


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Love my 120H with corner over flow, got it for free from my lfs (The Reef) someone brought it said it leaked (it didn't) great store, great people
 
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