“The Second Chance” 180g FOWLR System

[Miller Aquatic]

Intro: I’m a 16 year old kid and have dreams of owning a large beautifully stocked tank and I have a feeling I’m gonna fulfill that dream.
I originally had plans for a 135 gallon tank but while transporting it i cracked the front pane.
Devastating to say the very least.

A while after the accident I pulled the trigger on this 180
I am looking forward to keeping some predators in a fish ONLY system.
I’m thinking eels triggerfish angels tangs etc…
So the journey begins…again…

 

[Miller Aquatic]

When i got the 135 gallon it came with a stand that I repainted and refinished.

A whole lot of cleaning ahead :grinning-face-with-sweat:

 

[Miller Aquatic]

Let the games begin

 

[Devaji]

heck yeah man. enjoy.
its nice to have the fish you cant keep in a reef.
I have a 200 peninsula running as a FOWLR mine is going to focus on angels and butterflies.
you will find the space fills up fast. already wish I went 2-3X the size. haha

 

[Miller Aquatic]

Aquascaping and cleaning done. I couldn’t have done the aquascaping without my brother. He gave me good ideas and helped move them in safely! We worked on it together and the result is perfect. Now I need to mount this like 30lb light in the ceiling. :face-with-spiral-eyes:
The plumbing is the next big thing. I’ve never plumbed a tank before so im a little nervous.( so are my parents)

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Aquascaping done and cleaning. Now I need to mount this like 30lb light in the ceiling. :face-with-spiral-eyes:
The plumbing is the next big thing. I’ve never plumbed a tank before so im a little nervous.( so are my parents)

Nice looking aquascape! Gives you a lot of room for fish, and coral too!

 

[Miller Aquatic]

and coral too

I think my angelfish would disagree lol :grinning-face-with-sweat:

 

[Miller Aquatic]

I’d say it’s looking pretty good so far.:D Got the lights ceiling mounted in the middle because of how heavy they are. Plumbing is next:crying-face:

 

[Miller Aquatic]

So I filled it up and no leaks but very unlevel so I will have to shim up the tank.

 

[Miller Aquatic]

 

[Reefer2.0]

Very cool!

 

[Reefer2.0]

Have to ask why the egg rate on the bottom? Feel like it will just end up trapping a lot of detritus. More a freshwater thing and even then not used that much anymore.

 

[Miller Aquatic]

Have to ask why the egg rate on the bottom? Feel like it will just end up trapping a lot of detritus. More a freshwater thing and even then not used that much anymore.

I am going to put sand over it just waiting for it to come. It’s just for my aquascape

 

[Miller Aquatic]

Added the sand just about cycled!! :cool:

 

[Miller Aquatic]

Added the lally columns for support!!

 

[JumboShrimp]

It's nice to see your dream moving forward.

 

[Miller Aquatic]

It's nice to see your dream moving forward.

Thanks!!:grinning-face-with-big-eyes:

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Added the sand just about cycled!! :cool:

I didn’t realize your tank was almost cycled! Congrats!

 

[AlyciaMarie Verified Admin]

This is awesome! It's so cool seeing younger reefers succeeding and doing an incredible job! Very impressive. Following along. :beaming-face-with-smiling-eyes:

 

[Miller Aquatic]

I didn’t realize your tank was almost cycled! Congrats!

I had bottles of Dr Tim bacteria, Fritz turbo start a bunch of rock, and Siporax for bacteria!