Newbie 180 gallon mixed reef build

[BigRedHair92]

Congrats from me as well! I know that feeling with a new tank and new house. Feels good!!

Thanks! The anticipation is killing me!

 

[BigRedHair92]

Well we've finally started packing to move, which means I couldn't put off drilling my tank any longer (I want it to go straight into the house). It was definitely way easier than I anticipated! The overflow is now drilled and installed. Unfortunately I have a cheap drill, so I wasn't able to drill the two holes for return lines today. That's tomorrow's project. Getting closer and closer to getting it up and running!

 

[BigRedHair92]

Well I've finally moved and gotten my display tank more or less where it's going to be. Next step is to cut a hole in the wall behind it to feed the plumbing to the sump. I close on my old house at the beginning of August, which will give me the money I need to buy everything else to set it up, and it'll all move quick after that! Starting to get really excited.

 

[BigRedHair92]

Took advantage of the Petco sale on tanks to pick up the rest of what I need for my quarantine room.

 

[Jonathan Adams]

New to this thread and very excited for you! Cant wait to see the plumbing get started. I'm planning a. 180g mixed reef with a 75 gallon sump underneath so I'll definitely be stealing some of your ideas!

 

[Jonathan Adams]

Looking forward to some updates! I'm in the planning stages of a 180 mixed reef so I'll be looking for ideas for sure!

 

[BigRedHair92]

So I've clearly been neglecting updates, but I have been making progress on my build, and it's finally up and running! I can probably find progress photos if people want them, but here is where I'm at now.

I spent a lot of time making my rock work in the BRS HNSA style, as I really like the look of all the caves and overhangs. I got the tank fully plumbed, and finally leak free (after I think 5 or 6 times of tweaking it). Added water over the weekend to leak test and finally added salt today.

Need to go to the store tomorrow and get a hit more salt, then I can get to some of the less important stuff for the cycle: mounting the lights, setting up the ATO, adding the sand and getting my skimmer set up. This has been a long time coming and it's such a relief to finally have it running!