Scott's 180g build

[Smashville]

Finally starting my 180g build after being out of the hobby for 20 years. The tank is a standard non reef Marineland. Stand and canopy were ordered from Coastal Aquarium Design. Synergy ghost overflow and CL-44 sump. More to come.

 

[Smashville]

 

[Smashville]

Plumbing took a lot longer than anticipated and cost more expected.

 

[Smashville]

Drain lines.

 

[Smashville]

Return

 

[FernandesReef]

Nice, neat plumbing.
What are the dimensions of your tank?

 

[Smashville]

24 x 24 x 72

 

[MaddyP]

Looking good, plumbing came out fantastic!

 

[Smashville]

Thanks guys. Time for a leak test. Cross your fingers.

 

[Smashville]

I'm super excited and happy to say I had no leaks. I need to play around with my DC pump and gate value to get the flow right. I might need to lower the main drain as well. I have way to much flow through the sump and need to turn down my pump first.

 

[Daniel@R2R Verified Admin]

Looking great so far!

 

[Smashville]

I've been working on my aquascaping this week.

 

[Smashville]

 

[Smashville]

I had 150 lbs of Marco rock and probably ended up using about 130 lbs. Light going up today. 6 x 60" ATI Sunpower. Bulbs are all ATI, 3 blue plus, 2 coral plus and 1 purple plus. I altered the canopy so the light could be mounted on top because of heat concerns. Planning on adding a 60" Reefbrite for some shimmer down the road.

 

[Xclusive Reef]

nice build so far. following to see how this turns out.

 

[Smashville]

I'll be converting an 8 x 12 closet into a fish room. Next task will be installing a utility sink, RODI and mixing station so I can get some water in the tank. Unfortunately my plumber is booked up for a couple of weeks. I might try and rig up something temporary so I can get the cycle started.

 

[bknapp]

Good looking start Scott.

 

[FernandesReef]

Nice Scott, nice light fixture,did you think about getting the ATI hybrid?

 

[Smashville]

Nice Scott, nice light fixture,did you think about getting the ATI hybrid?

No I didn't. The cost of the hybrid kept me from considering. The Sunpower should be enough par to grow anything and I plan on adding a Reefbrite XHO for some shimmer.

 

[Smashville]

Skimmer showed up last week. SRO 3000INT.