Qwknbad
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Edit to this thread 2/11/2023
This has turned into a dual tank build, and here is the story. Absolute kudos to @Joe Glass Cages
I found a GlassCages tank on their clearance site, and decided to order it. I needed to have a stand built and commissioned them to build a stand for the tank. I did the ordering through NewAlbany Reef Systems my LFS (awesome place and people). The tank and stand showed up 3 weeks ago, and unfortunately the stand was a 1/2 off on the width so the tank was hanging off the back a 1/2 ". My LFS made a call to Joe at Glass Cages, and stated the issue, without hesitation Joe said he would make it right and get me another stand built.
The original plan was to leave my 110 gallon reef tank and convert to a fowlr tank. My wife looks at the new tank and stand and decides the old tank just isn't going to look good sitting next to the GlassCages tank, so we decide to keep the original stand that was off a 1/2 ", and have a tank built that will fit on it.
Fast forward 3 weeks, and my LFS calls and tells me Joe is driving the replacement stand up to me from Tennessee. That my friends is the best customer service I have ever received. There was a hiccup with the original order, but Joe went far above and beyond to make it right, I can't say enough good things about GlassCages and Joe. Of course I need to add the quality of the stand and tank are phenomenal, the tank is built like a tank and the finishing on the stand is superb.
I can now start plumbing the 180 and get my 110 moved over, then when the 165 gets here, I will be ready to start that tank.
Now on to the original thread.
Since I have always looked at everybody else's build threads figured I would start one of my own. I started in this hobby a year ago almost to the day. I started with a 110 gallon tank, that was supposed to be a fowler, but quickly got addicted to the corals. The plan for the new tank is to move the 110 inhabitants, and the majority of a 25 gallon Waterbox aquarium over to the new Glass Cages tank. The 110 is going to be left up as a fowler, to become home to a Porcupine puffer, a couple clowns, and a maybe a Lion Fish. I currently have to pair of clowns, the pair in the 25 will get moved to the 110 once the 171 is setup. I need to make sure they are big enough to not fit in the Lion's mouth, so may be a while on the Lion. I picked up the 171 out of the clearance page of Glass Cages site, that's why it has the odd gallons vs being a 180, but I got a good deal on it. The corals and fish have all come from my LFS Reef Systems in New Albany Oh.
Equipment planned for the tank is as follows:
Bashsea 48" sump
3- Radion XR-30 lights
Vectra M2 return pump
Skimmer not decided yet
Innovative Marine Helios 1000 watt heater package
2-MP-60 powerheads
I'll be moving my Apex, Trident, and DOS pumps from the 110.
I plan to move the rock from the 110 and the 25 over to the new tank, but I'm leaving it bare bottom. The 110 will keep a couple pieces of existing rock that have Pulsing Xenia, Green Palys, and GSP on it. I don't want that stuff in the new tank, it can stay with the messy fish going in the 110. I will be adding some new pieces of rock that I am aqua scaping now, Then they will go in a Brute for a month with some live rock to seed it.
Here is pics of the old tanks that will be getting moved, and some aqua scaping
beginnings.
This has turned into a dual tank build, and here is the story. Absolute kudos to @Joe Glass Cages
I found a GlassCages tank on their clearance site, and decided to order it. I needed to have a stand built and commissioned them to build a stand for the tank. I did the ordering through NewAlbany Reef Systems my LFS (awesome place and people). The tank and stand showed up 3 weeks ago, and unfortunately the stand was a 1/2 off on the width so the tank was hanging off the back a 1/2 ". My LFS made a call to Joe at Glass Cages, and stated the issue, without hesitation Joe said he would make it right and get me another stand built.
The original plan was to leave my 110 gallon reef tank and convert to a fowlr tank. My wife looks at the new tank and stand and decides the old tank just isn't going to look good sitting next to the GlassCages tank, so we decide to keep the original stand that was off a 1/2 ", and have a tank built that will fit on it.
Fast forward 3 weeks, and my LFS calls and tells me Joe is driving the replacement stand up to me from Tennessee. That my friends is the best customer service I have ever received. There was a hiccup with the original order, but Joe went far above and beyond to make it right, I can't say enough good things about GlassCages and Joe. Of course I need to add the quality of the stand and tank are phenomenal, the tank is built like a tank and the finishing on the stand is superb.
I can now start plumbing the 180 and get my 110 moved over, then when the 165 gets here, I will be ready to start that tank.
Now on to the original thread.
Since I have always looked at everybody else's build threads figured I would start one of my own. I started in this hobby a year ago almost to the day. I started with a 110 gallon tank, that was supposed to be a fowler, but quickly got addicted to the corals. The plan for the new tank is to move the 110 inhabitants, and the majority of a 25 gallon Waterbox aquarium over to the new Glass Cages tank. The 110 is going to be left up as a fowler, to become home to a Porcupine puffer, a couple clowns, and a maybe a Lion Fish. I currently have to pair of clowns, the pair in the 25 will get moved to the 110 once the 171 is setup. I need to make sure they are big enough to not fit in the Lion's mouth, so may be a while on the Lion. I picked up the 171 out of the clearance page of Glass Cages site, that's why it has the odd gallons vs being a 180, but I got a good deal on it. The corals and fish have all come from my LFS Reef Systems in New Albany Oh.
Equipment planned for the tank is as follows:
Bashsea 48" sump
3- Radion XR-30 lights
Vectra M2 return pump
Skimmer not decided yet
Innovative Marine Helios 1000 watt heater package
2-MP-60 powerheads
I'll be moving my Apex, Trident, and DOS pumps from the 110.
I plan to move the rock from the 110 and the 25 over to the new tank, but I'm leaving it bare bottom. The 110 will keep a couple pieces of existing rock that have Pulsing Xenia, Green Palys, and GSP on it. I don't want that stuff in the new tank, it can stay with the messy fish going in the 110. I will be adding some new pieces of rock that I am aqua scaping now, Then they will go in a Brute for a month with some live rock to seed it.
Here is pics of the old tanks that will be getting moved, and some aqua scaping
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