I got this tank wet one year ago so I guess it's time to start a build thread ...
This is my Reef Savvy 180 gallon tank, with a custom stand by Benner's Woodworking. Here is a shot just after I filled it up last year
And a couple of quick shots inside the cabinet
Shortly after I had the tank cycled a local tank was having an emergency shutdown and I had the opportunity to pick up some established fish. My wife loves yellow tangs and I was able to pick up a pair along with a large gem tang and a bandit angelfish. These fish already knew each other and were getting along, so I could not pass it up. But, having started the tank with dry rock, it was really too much bioload too fast and I spent the next ten months fighting waves of cyano and dinoflagellates. The tank has finally rounded the corner and I am starting to populate it with mainly acropora from my growout frag tank (67 gallon planet aquariums tank)
Here's a FTS from a couple of weeks ago:
Main Equipment List:
Ecotech Radion G3 Pro x 4, running Coral Labs AB+ schedule
Elite Aquatics Sump
Geo dual chamber calcium reactor with SS ProStar industrial regulator
Apex (not the new one)
Neptune Wav pump pair
Gyre 250
Ecotech L1 return pump
Turbo's Aquatics L4 ATS
Avast Skimmer with Skimmate Locker & Swabbie
Here's a quick shot of the growout tank holding all the goodies destined for the DT. Everything gets dipped before going into growout. Then clipped and dipped again before going in DT.
Finally, for grins, here's Mr. Bandit checking out a few transfers from the growout. I have a bet with @FarmerTy that Mr. Bandit won't eat the tester acan. The first week looked good, but truthfully the last couple of days seem a little iffy. Ty may win this one ...
This is my Reef Savvy 180 gallon tank, with a custom stand by Benner's Woodworking. Here is a shot just after I filled it up last year
And a couple of quick shots inside the cabinet
Shortly after I had the tank cycled a local tank was having an emergency shutdown and I had the opportunity to pick up some established fish. My wife loves yellow tangs and I was able to pick up a pair along with a large gem tang and a bandit angelfish. These fish already knew each other and were getting along, so I could not pass it up. But, having started the tank with dry rock, it was really too much bioload too fast and I spent the next ten months fighting waves of cyano and dinoflagellates. The tank has finally rounded the corner and I am starting to populate it with mainly acropora from my growout frag tank (67 gallon planet aquariums tank)
Here's a FTS from a couple of weeks ago:
Main Equipment List:
Ecotech Radion G3 Pro x 4, running Coral Labs AB+ schedule
Elite Aquatics Sump
Geo dual chamber calcium reactor with SS ProStar industrial regulator
Apex (not the new one)
Neptune Wav pump pair
Gyre 250
Ecotech L1 return pump
Turbo's Aquatics L4 ATS
Avast Skimmer with Skimmate Locker & Swabbie
Here's a quick shot of the growout tank holding all the goodies destined for the DT. Everything gets dipped before going into growout. Then clipped and dipped again before going in DT.
Finally, for grins, here's Mr. Bandit checking out a few transfers from the growout. I have a bet with @FarmerTy that Mr. Bandit won't eat the tester acan. The first week looked good, but truthfully the last couple of days seem a little iffy. Ty may win this one ...
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