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Jasonanatal's 120 gallon "Natural Simplicity" Reef Aquarium Update. Plumbing: Custom Acrylic Sump 22"w x 16"d x 16"h (Custom King) Normally my original plans did not include a sump but as the project progressed I really saw a need to add a sump. So I contacted one of the members of a local...

Jasonanatal's 120 Gallon "Natural Simplicity" Reef Aquarium Update. Plumbing: CPR CS90 Overflow Box (Some What Safe at Removing Water) I originally opted out of purchasing an aquarium with built in overflows mainly since my original design did not include a sump in order to keep the overall...

Jasonanatal's 120 gallon "Natural Simplicity" Reef Aquarium Update. Chemical: D&D H2Ocean Salt Mix (Starting Up the Reef With The Best) Well they are definitely a few things that I forgot to post about in order since the aquarium has been setup. I normally get wrapped up in various projects so...

Reply to Reeflections. Reeflections, thank you for the compliments. I definitely have some ideas on the standwork but I always end up just going with the flow of things and modifying on the fly.

Reply to Jrwohler. Jrwohler, thank you. I'm glad I'm still in as well especially since I found such a great deal.

Reply to Reeflections. Reeflections, I'm glad to say that I'm still in it as well. This is such a beautiful hobby that I really couldn't promise myself that I would be happy if I could part from it.

Reply to Hawkeye. Hawkeye, yeah it was a little tough. The first one died on Christmas Eve followed by the other on Christmas Day.

Reply to panmanmatt. Not selling anything! Changed my mind. Thanks for the compliments.

Jasonanatal's 120 gallon "Natural Simplicity" Reef Aquarium Update. Aquascaping: Marco Rocks (Recreacting a Natural Reef) I looked at my aquarium recently and my wife said that I really needed some more rock. So with permission from the misses I began to do some searching for rocks online...

Reply to Reeflections1. Reeflections1, the Red Sea C-Skim 1200 Deluxe can be purchased online for around $359.00 or you can support your local fish store and purchase it for $400.00 plus tax.

Reply to Jsantoli. Jsantoli, yes that was pretty much my thought process on the project.

Re: Jasonanatal's 120 gallon "Natural Simplicity" Reef Aquarium. Do It Myself (Wife Helping) Project: Reinforcing a Iron Stand Continued... I finally managed to get my wife and son out of the apartment for a while in order to rev up the saw and start to cut the some of the peices of wood for...

Jasonanatal's 120 gallon "Natural Simplicity" Reef Aquarium Update. Equipment: Red Sea C-Skim 1200 Deluxe Protein Skimmer (Videos of the Action) As promised I took some time out of my crazy schedule to take some videos of the Red Sea C-Skim 1200 Deluxe Protein Skimmer in action. I also took a...

Jasonanatal's 120 gallon "Natural Simplicity" Reef Aquarium Update. Equipment: Red Sea C-Skim 1200 Deluxe Protein Skimmer (Damn Good Bang for Your Buck) As most of you know I have a love affair with Deltec and other High End name brands within the aquarium hobby. Well I have been in the market...

Reply to Jsantoli. Jsantoli, thank you. I would have opted for the DeWalt since all my other tools are DeWalt but I live in an apartment and don't have much space to begin with. I'm just using the Ryobi for the Stand and hood fabrication projects and then I might just give it away. Only cost...

Reply to Patriot76. Patriot76, I have been searching for this pair for about 2 years now. These are the titans of the tank in my opinion and I'm just glad that everything worked out. I took a big chance and luck favored my side.

Jasonanatal's 120 gallon "Natural Simplicity" Reef Aquarium Update. Livestock: Powder Blue Tang "Acanthurus Leucosternon" & Achilles Tang "Acanthurus Achilles" (Best Buddies for Life) Maximum Length: 9.1 in. Care Level: Expert Only! Family: Acanthuridae Reef Compatibility: Good Minimum...

Reply to Dabooth. Dabooth, thank you. I'm just following the water and climbing over rocks as they come.

Jasonanatal's 120 gallon "Natural Simplicity" Reef Aquarium Update. Do It Myself (Wife Helping) Project: Reinforcing a Iron Stand I recently purchase Guitar Hero Would Tour for my wife and it rocks, we rock, the little frag rocks and the aquarium rocks! Wait the aquarium rocks!?! Holy S#!t!! I...

Jasonanatal's 120 gallon "Natural Simplicity" Reef Aquarium Update. Equipment: EcoTech Marine Vortech Battery Backup (Insurance for Your Reef) I wanted to be able to protect my investment on this aquarium setup since it will be with me for quite some time. One of my major concerns is being...