180 upgrade

[props4you]

Handsome little fish you have in there

 

[nitroreef]

:bum: Nice job

 

[jonnyu]

Thanks. Everyone for the compliments.

Well it's ready for fish but I had a crazy outbreak of ich so I treated all fish and I am waiting for 4 or 5 weeks for display tank to be ich free. I am planning on qt all corals, rocks, and inverts. I would like to keep ich free for a long time. We will see how it works out.

 

[Joe the painter]

what a great thread it is inspiring me to get my tank started. i have a empty tank that needs some fish and water. after reading this it will get me moving forward.

 

[jonnyu]

Well I am jumping aboard the automatic water change band wagon. Just got my pump in today.

Picked it up on eBay for $99. Can't beat it.

 

[Deep Reef]

Great tank. you indicated you were waiting 4-5 weeks for display to be ich free. I thought it was a longer cycle to be 100% something like 9-12.

 

[jonnyu]

Please no. Lol I think I'm not waiting any longer.

 

[jonnyu]

Well started working on the tank some more. I am getting the ATO and AWC setup running.


Well I ran a 1" flex line in the attic about 40 ft.. It goes from my fish closet to the back of my fish tank. This line runs about 100' for $22 at Lowes. This makes for two purpose. One to easily snake any 1/4" tubing I might want to run and if the 1/4" lines leak I can see it running out of the black line and not draining all over my ceiling.
I am using two stenner pumps one single and one dual.

I am blessed with a great wife as I made a mess opening the attic access panel. Lol

 

[jonnyu]

Well I broke one of the tubes on my dual head stenner. So had to order a replacement tube. So started working on my closed loop system.
I have been wanting to complete it for a long time just never had the time

 

[nitroreef]

I am blessed with a great wife as I made a mess opening the attic access panel. Lol


no comment :debi:

 

[DRThompson]

looks great jonny!

I noticed you put the stenner's inside your stand; they are VERY noisy. Why not put them where the water is?

Also, where is your waste water going?

 

[jonnyu]

Well I know they are noisy but with all the skimmer and pumps and all inclosed in the cabinetry it should not be to bad. I installed it there because I have drain pipe right behind my fish tank that I installed when I remodeled my master bath. So now I have a 1 1/4" drain. So this ment less lines running back and forth. I will see how it works. I am going to set it to run when I'm at work.

 

[mrx66699]

Looks good buddy

 

[jonnyu]

Well got my wood in

 

[jonnyu]

So picked up a really good deal on some mp40w 's picked up two for $130. They are both stalling so I ordered new maintenance kit for both. So I hope I get them going. Now I wanted to put them on each end but I can't on one side as the tank is to close to the wall. I don't think I can slide tank 1"

 

[mrx66699]

Its very easy to move all we do is drain it quickly slide in two or three sliders and move it over a few inches take the sliders out and refill the water take less than an hr....might not even need the sliders as you have tile

 

[jonnyu]

Ok so started installing my panels today

Well picked up a micro pin nailer for $25 at Harbor frieght. I am using this with liquid nails for wood panels. liquid nails has a product just for these types of applications.


I measured and placed a piece of wood to level out panel as my floor is not even so one half of my tank has shims about 1/2" think. This also help keep the panel from falling when I placed it up.



I used pocket screws to put a small removable center brace


With brace removed



Installed

So now for the side door

 

[jonnyu]

Here I have installed the side door. I will do write up on how to install the euro style hinges if anyone wants.

 

[Jgoal55]

Tank looks awesome man...hope those mp40s get running soon.

 

[jonnyu]

I hope I get those mp40s running. Thanks man