180 build - first "large" tank!

[DakotaTheHutt]

Hey all! I figuered id share my progress on my new 180. My alumafab stand came in and i finally have the time to get this set up and going! Ill start posting equipment and setup configuration in the coming days.

I have had many sub 50 gal tank through out the past 7 years but never got a large tank until i got a home i actually own. Now's the time!

First step, got the aquascape together and i was wondering if anyone has any input on this scape or if anything needs to be changed before i get going with the sand and plumbing. I hope there is enough room to make some fish comfortable and the future coral room to grow.

How does it look to yall?

Thank you!

 

[lapin]

Looks good.
My suggestion is you add more rock to make more of a difference in height of the 3 all ready there . Maybe get the eye to see the middle tower first glance, then flow to the right tower. You can also do this with corals.

 

[BryanM]

agreed with the above, I made this mistake and had a uniformly flat, and relatively low aquascape.

 

[DakotaTheHutt]

Looks good.
My suggestion is you add more rock to make more of a difference in height of the 3 all ready there . Maybe get the eye to see the middle tower first glance, then flow to the right tower. You can also do this with corals.

I plan on some sps, is this too much height ? I see what you guys mean it is pretty flat.

 

[DarthRaiderBob]

Sahh, a Hutt. Nice to see you here. Tank is coming along. Very nice. I very much like the aquascape. Should fill in nicely once you have some stuff growing up top. Just my 2 cents.

 

[DakotaTheHutt]

Sahh, a Hutt. Nice to see you here. Tank is coming along. Very nice. I very much like the aquascape. Should fill in nicely once you have some stuff growing up top. Just my 2 cents.

Love Darth Vader, I have some Tattoo work of him! and thank you, i kept it the same and like it much more with the added egg crate and sand.

 

[DakotaTheHutt]

Tank update! A week into adding the big wet and its finally less cloudy...

The light set-up is ongoing currently. The aluminum was free, and I can't beat free so I used what I had to make a bar for the lights to hang off of.
-Kessils are off for a good long while, too much light to start. I need to finish wiring them together for the spectral controller I have.
-I got my first apex, and there is one heck of a learning curve for me. Does not make much sense but youtube is going to be my savior.


Also, Wall Hammer I picked up in my frag tank this past week.

 

[DarthRaiderBob]

Love Darth Vader, I have some Tattoo work of him! and thank you, i kept it the same and like it much more with the added egg crate and sand.

That's awesome. Eventually I'm going to get a full tattoo of him on my thigh. Just gotta figure out the right image of him to use.
Light mount looks really good as well. Fortunately I have a canopy on my tank which makes mounting lights relatively easy. Otherwise I'd be hanging them from like 11' ceilings.

 

[DarthRaiderBob]

I'm also getting ready to set my apex back up. I had it on my 6 ft tank and haven't used it since I took it down. Going to need it now so I can program my t5 lighting to come on and off. I also like the redundancy of being able to use it to turn my heater controller on and off in case it fails.

 

[reefmaster70]

Tank update! A week into adding the big wet and its finally less cloudy...

The light set-up is ongoing currently. The aluminum was free, and I can't beat free so I used what I had to make a bar for the lights to hang off of.
-Kessils are off for a good long while, too much light to start. I need to finish wiring them together for the spectral controller I have.
-I got my first apex, and there is one heck of a learning curve for me. Does not make much sense but youtube is going to be my savior.


Also, Wall Hammer I picked up in my frag tank this past week.

following along. Don't worry on the Apex, you'll figure it out in time. I am an "old school" reefer from way back in the 1990's and when I got back into this hobby again all the control Apps, LED's and controllers made my head swim. I am now running an Apex, when I SWORE I never would, as I'd never learn all that "junk"...but here I am, and it's really pretty easy, and all very helpful on the tank. Good luck and I'll be following along on your build, as I currently have a 20g Nuvo a 75g reef, and sitting in my garage is my new 180g, just like yours waiting to be set up.