180 upgrade

[Dashylock]

Looking good man...you still have that sump?

 

[jonnyu]

Yes I do call me

 

[jonnyu]

Well finally got around to making and installing grates on my overflow. I was moved after I lost a snowflake clown to my skimmer. So no more lost fish to the sump.

 

[nivram]

Looks nice.

 

[jonnyu]

Well went ahead and installed a chiller. My tank has been running around 80 to 81 with the canopy closed and around 77 with fan and canopy open. So picked up chiller and made it into a split unit. I installed compressor and condenser outside and evaporator/ heat exchanger inside.

 

[firemedix911]

C'mon slacker. I know you've updates for us. Lol.

 

[jonnyu]

C'mon slacker. I know you've updates for us. Lol.

Lol I know need to update so here you go.
Well as some have seen I have been trying to sell off my mushrooms. I had a lot of mushrooms. so thankfully with the help of my lovely wife I have been able to remove all mushrooms from tank. As they have been killing my attempts to keep sps. So I figured why not change things up while I am at it. So I had to sell off 60lbs of live rock and pick up 60 lbs of fresh live rock from a friends tank.
Before

After

 

[jonnyu]

Since I am going to try a sps dominate tank I made some changes to lighting as well. So went ahead and installed 3 250mh and 4 t5 fixture.

Soon to come a led strip light of rb leds

 

[jonnyu]

Water clearing up

 

[doggydoc]

Very nuce

 

[jonnyu]

Thanks

Well just order my new skimmer

 

[firemedix911]

LOL you are a dead man walking. That's bad ***. You had to get it didn't you.

 

[jonnyu]

LOL you are a dead man walking. That's bad ***. You had to get it didn't you.

I know first time my wife was buy a new skimmer!!!! I hope this is as silent as my dc pumps

 

[adam87]

Nice tank! Post some pics of your skimmer when you get it. I have a 180 too and thinking about getting this skimmer too. Right now I have a sro3000, but want to upgrade to a recirculating skimmer.

 

[jonnyu]

Ask and you shall receive lol

More pics to come tomorrow when I have time to build it

 

[adam87]

NICE!!!!!!!!

Does it really use a RO/DC 5500s skimmer pump?

 

[firemedix911]

Sweet brother. Did you run it on vinegar all night?

 

[jonnyu]

NICE!!!!!!!!

Does it really use a RO/DC 5500s skimmer pump?

Yes it does. It has the new ro/dc 5500s

 

[adam87]

Thank you, I'll order one to night!

 

[jonnyu]

Sweet brother. Did you run it on vinegar all night?

Ran it in vinegar for a 6 hours. Hooked it up and started skimming with gate valve fully open. It's crazy how good recirculating skimmers work

Thank you, I'll order one to night!

It's a great buy