180G UK reef
- Thread starter Tiggsy
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Finished the backing today!
Need to be touched up when put into the tank but thats easy enough.
From the front
End on
From behind, showing the weir box space and the pipe to recive one of the two return feeds
With the two islands (cant fit 3!) Reef bones island for the nem (needs some thought) and tall pilar for coral (needs fomaing and coating for stability)
Need to be touched up when put into the tank but thats easy enough.
From the front
End on
From behind, showing the weir box space and the pipe to recive one of the two return feeds
With the two islands (cant fit 3!) Reef bones island for the nem (needs some thought) and tall pilar for coral (needs fomaing and coating for stability)
Rocks all done (bit of touching up to do "in tank")
Next step is to put it in the tank and silicone in position (enough silicone to hold it but not so much i can easily cut it to remove the bits easily)
Useful pic for anyone with no vison
Couple up close:
Cant see from this angle but the island has a big tang size hole through its centre
Lots of swimming room and sand bed space for LPS to sit on:
Next step.....display hardware - vortechs and halides
Next step is to put it in the tank and silicone in position (enough silicone to hold it but not so much i can easily cut it to remove the bits easily)
Useful pic for anyone with no vison
Couple up close:
Cant see from this angle but the island has a big tang size hole through its centre
Lots of swimming room and sand bed space for LPS to sit on:
Next step.....display hardware - vortechs and halides
mikeadams1985
New member
lookin good tiggsy!
what happend over at UR where u go fella??
what foam did you use mate? im setti up a similar size tak myself at the momentt
and is that epoxy just the same as fibreglass resign?
what happend over at UR where u go fella??
what foam did you use mate? im setti up a similar size tak myself at the momentt
and is that epoxy just the same as fibreglass resign?
Mike,
My Tiggsy account has been given a lifetime ban - luckily these Americans are far nicer anyway
The foam is bog standard DIY expanding foam from B&Q or similar and the resin is "finishing resin" from a model shop - but its the same stuff used for making fiberglass - it goes on very runny so is perfect for this, i just paint it on with a kids paint brush (pack of 50 brushes for £5 at Toys R Us!)
My Tiggsy account has been given a lifetime ban - luckily these Americans are far nicer anyway
The foam is bog standard DIY expanding foam from B&Q or similar and the resin is "finishing resin" from a model shop - but its the same stuff used for making fiberglass - it goes on very runny so is perfect for this, i just paint it on with a kids paint brush (pack of 50 brushes for £5 at Toys R Us!)
mikeadams1985
New member
mind if i ask why u got a lifetime ban?
im settin up a 4 x 30 x 24(high) tank at the moment.
mines fibreglass build tho. Bare bottom, black fibreglass :d shud be good when finished i hope
im settin up a 4 x 30 x 24(high) tank at the moment.
mines fibreglass build tho. Bare bottom, black fibreglass :d shud be good when finished i hope
mikeadams1985
New member
yeah i really like the back to fron depth you get with the 30".
good luck with yours, i think im going to steal your expanding foam idea tho
good luck with yours, i think im going to steal your expanding foam idea tho
the real fishman
BoomBoomClown
Very nice rock work there. Its going to look great when its finished.
Not much happening right now....few things though:
Moved all the fish out of the frag tank and into other parts of the sump as the giga nem is swelling up BIG and i was a bit worried it may eat them! Right now the only fish in there are some new "onxy" Percs...not sure if i like them yet, hoping they may blacken up like my old onxy did, if not i may use my commons in the display with the giga and leave the percs in the frag tank (the frag tank will become the rose nem slice and dice centre so a pair of clowns in there will be fine)
New percs and giga:
My old percs - hope the new ones look like this in time (mikey...any hope?)
Added a habistat pulse - i have been controlling my heat by switching the heater on at 10pm and off at 9am on a timer.....now its getting colder at night the swing is too much so using this and a single 300w (may add another heater as it gets colder)
Main sump is getting busy Plenty of room and huge flow in there though so all are happy. Got most of the fish in there apart from the percs, the juv commons, the pair of helfrich and the pair of yashas - they are in other sections on their own.
and film (mind your neck)
Moved all the fish out of the frag tank and into other parts of the sump as the giga nem is swelling up BIG and i was a bit worried it may eat them! Right now the only fish in there are some new "onxy" Percs...not sure if i like them yet, hoping they may blacken up like my old onxy did, if not i may use my commons in the display with the giga and leave the percs in the frag tank (the frag tank will become the rose nem slice and dice centre so a pair of clowns in there will be fine)
New percs and giga:
My old percs - hope the new ones look like this in time (mikey...any hope?)
Added a habistat pulse - i have been controlling my heat by switching the heater on at 10pm and off at 9am on a timer.....now its getting colder at night the swing is too much so using this and a single 300w (may add another heater as it gets colder)
Main sump is getting busy
Plenty of room and huge flow in there though so all are happy. Got most of the fish in there apart from the percs, the juv commons, the pair of helfrich and the pair of yashas - they are in other sections on their own.
and film (mind your neck)
Not much to update. Got the first of the two halides up and took some pics
(dont worry - the halide will be hung a bit neater than this!)
Plumbed two overflows from the weir and two returns from the sump room.
Done LOADS of tidying up in the sump room, pics when its finished tommorow...95% of plumbing done now.
Next step - fill display, sort water levels then loop to sump and cross fingers
Not much room left under there......managed to squezze in the halide balast
(dont worry - the halide will be hung a bit neater than this!)
Plumbed two overflows from the weir and two returns from the sump room.
Done LOADS of tidying up in the sump room, pics when its finished tommorow...95% of plumbing done now.
Next step - fill display, sort water levels then loop to sump and cross fingers
Not much room left under there......managed to squezze in the halide balast
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