I started a build thread with a 180 gallon that was dissembled but I decided to ditch that because I didn't trust my self putting a new tank together from scratch. Instead, I got a 220 with the dimensions of 6ft long by 2 ft wide by 2 ft 6 in tall. I was going to go with a 180 with similar dimensions except it would have been 2 feet tall but seeing that I can add 6 more inches and get 40 more gallons I said why not. This tank is massive! I currently have a 125-gallon tank and a frag tank. I am going to move all my livestock over into this new tank.
So far I have the tank, sump, and rock. The only thing I have left to do is build a stand and drill the tank for a ghost overflow.
Current equipment
I won this at Reef A Palooza Chicago 2019.
Current Live Stock
I would like to add a yellow tang and a blue hippo to complete my collection with fish.
For the sump, I plan on adding 4 chambers. The sump is 75 gallons.
With the sump included the total volume of water will be close to 300 gallons.
I currently have a decent amount of SPS corals and zoanthids that I would like to move over to this new build.
I am trying to make this build a little slow because it does cost a decent amount to get all the equipment and I work part-time and go to school. So sorry if I don't update relatively fast.
So far I have the tank, sump, and rock. The only thing I have left to do is build a stand and drill the tank for a ghost overflow.
Current equipment
- 3 Kessil a360we lights paired with aquatic life t5 hybrid.
- Eshopps S-300 protein skimmer
- 2 Dosing pumps
- 2 powerheads (can't remember exact flow, upgrading to mp40 soon)
- Return pump currently rated at 1400 gph but will upgrade
- 275 lbs of Marco rock dry
- 120 lbs Hawaii black sand
- GFO/Carbon Reactor
I won this at Reef A Palooza Chicago 2019.
Current Live Stock
- Purple tang
- Powder blue tang
- 2 clowns
- 3 blue Chromis
- Scooter blenny
- Diamond Goby
- Sailfin tang
- Mixed tang
- Foxface
- Snowflake Eel
- Copperband Butterfly
- 6 line wrasse
- Lawnmower blenny
- Cleaner shrimp
I would like to add a yellow tang and a blue hippo to complete my collection with fish.
For the sump, I plan on adding 4 chambers. The sump is 75 gallons.
- Chamber 1: Intake/skimmer.
- Chamber 2: Live rock
- Chamber 3: refugium/ chaeto grow out
- Chamber 4: return pump
With the sump included the total volume of water will be close to 300 gallons.
I currently have a decent amount of SPS corals and zoanthids that I would like to move over to this new build.
I am trying to make this build a little slow because it does cost a decent amount to get all the equipment and I work part-time and go to school. So sorry if I don't update relatively fast.