Hello all!
I am proud to announce that I am in the process of building my dream tank! This tank is a 180 gallon acrylic aquarium that will be built into a wall in my basement! I will be upgrading to this tank from my current 65 gallon reef.
First off, I want to give a huge shoutout to @WWIII and @Mr Rock ! I purchased this amazing tank from @Mr Rock, who was amazing to work with! (he still has another very nice tank for sale, check it out!) And @WWIII was very kind and offered to transport it halfway to me since he was getting an aquarium from from Mr Rock as well. Many thanks to these two kind people who made my dream tank a reality!
This build thread is probably going to be fairly slow, but I hope to have this tank up and running this year! As stated before, it is a 180 gal acrylic tank, with external overflow, very large custom sump with built in ATO, and a foot print of 96" x 24" x 18". All of this sits on a powder coated steel stand. Right now, I am in the process of ordering supplies and cleaning it. I will be ordering rocks soon to begin my aquascape, and the only equipment I don't have are the lights, which I am working on purchasing soon. The tank will be in-set into a wall and will face into our basement living room/work out room. The equipment will be accessible in our storage room behind the wall.
I am working on my stocking list, but the main fish I want is an Achilles Tang. It is my dream fish and is the reason I got an 8 foot tank. I plan to make this tank into a high flow reef with SPS and LPS dominant. Below is my planned stock list, please leave any suggestions about the stock list if you think I should add/remove any fish. (the wrasses are still undecided, so some of them may not be compatible). I would also love to have a powder blue tang, but over read that they cannot be paired with an Achilles Tang. Is this true, even for this size tank?
1. Achilles tang-8.5"
2. Blonde Naso Tang-18"
3. Purple tang or Desjardini salifin-10 or 16"
4. A pair of spotbreast or Wantanabei angelfish-9" x 2
5. Trio of anthias (lyretail or Bimaculatus)-5" x 3
6. Pair of mocha or black storm clownfish-3" x 2
7. 6 firefish-3" x 6
8. Onespot or Magnificent Foxface-9"
9. Golden Rhomboidalis wrasse-4.5"
10. Leopard wrasse-6"
11. Red head solon Fairy wrasse-5"
12. Orange back wrasse-4.5"
13. Labout's Fairy wrasse-5"
14. Lineatus fairy wrasse-5"
15. Diamond watchman goby-6"
Thank you all for reading! If you follow along, I hope you will enjoy my build thread! (it will be pic heavy! )
The tank!!
I am proud to announce that I am in the process of building my dream tank! This tank is a 180 gallon acrylic aquarium that will be built into a wall in my basement! I will be upgrading to this tank from my current 65 gallon reef.
First off, I want to give a huge shoutout to @WWIII and @Mr Rock ! I purchased this amazing tank from @Mr Rock, who was amazing to work with! (he still has another very nice tank for sale, check it out!) And @WWIII was very kind and offered to transport it halfway to me since he was getting an aquarium from from Mr Rock as well. Many thanks to these two kind people who made my dream tank a reality!
This build thread is probably going to be fairly slow, but I hope to have this tank up and running this year! As stated before, it is a 180 gal acrylic tank, with external overflow, very large custom sump with built in ATO, and a foot print of 96" x 24" x 18". All of this sits on a powder coated steel stand. Right now, I am in the process of ordering supplies and cleaning it. I will be ordering rocks soon to begin my aquascape, and the only equipment I don't have are the lights, which I am working on purchasing soon. The tank will be in-set into a wall and will face into our basement living room/work out room. The equipment will be accessible in our storage room behind the wall.
I am working on my stocking list, but the main fish I want is an Achilles Tang. It is my dream fish and is the reason I got an 8 foot tank. I plan to make this tank into a high flow reef with SPS and LPS dominant. Below is my planned stock list, please leave any suggestions about the stock list if you think I should add/remove any fish. (the wrasses are still undecided, so some of them may not be compatible). I would also love to have a powder blue tang, but over read that they cannot be paired with an Achilles Tang. Is this true, even for this size tank?
1. Achilles tang-8.5"
2. Blonde Naso Tang-18"
3. Purple tang or Desjardini salifin-10 or 16"
4. A pair of spotbreast or Wantanabei angelfish-9" x 2
5. Trio of anthias (lyretail or Bimaculatus)-5" x 3
6. Pair of mocha or black storm clownfish-3" x 2
7. 6 firefish-3" x 6
8. Onespot or Magnificent Foxface-9"
9. Golden Rhomboidalis wrasse-4.5"
10. Leopard wrasse-6"
11. Red head solon Fairy wrasse-5"
12. Orange back wrasse-4.5"
13. Labout's Fairy wrasse-5"
14. Lineatus fairy wrasse-5"
15. Diamond watchman goby-6"
Thank you all for reading! If you follow along, I hope you will enjoy my build thread! (it will be pic heavy! )
The tank!!