Asmo's New 180 Reef Tank Build

[asmodyus]

Figure I'd make a new thread on my new 180 progression.

Here it is dry




So here is the 120 I am transferring from.

 

[asmodyus]

So just spent 130 dollars today on plumbing might have gone over board will see when its put together.

 

[maxter]

Nice tank, thats the size i want and i just realize it after bought a used 150 and start cycling smh lol

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[purpletang123]

Tagging along

 

[trifonr]

Don't feel bad that's not going overboard plumbing is expensive especially when u wanna do it right for a tank that size


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[stpauli914]

Looks great! Can't wait to see it with the canopy on

Plumbing is my favorite part of a tank build.

Can't wait to see the progress!

Aaron

 

[asmodyus]

So here is an updated picture got the take stable and all livestock. I did end up losing my rather large clam.

Still waiting on the Hood and have not gotten around to plumbing it ( little overwhelmed with the move and I keep procrastinating).

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Also need a new skimmer want to try to stay under 400 any recommendations? Looking at simplicity 320 w/ DC Pump and newer Aqua Excel EC30 Protein Skimmer w/ DC Pump

 

[asmodyus]

So I have Dilemma I really don't want a Anemone tank but it looks like my bubble tips or forcing me to unless I sell my main rock.

Also the rock has a lot of holes and the Anemone feet are all inside so removing them is almost impossible for me.

I will upload a better picture in a bit.

 

[asmodyus]

So I have Dilemma I really don't want a Anemone tank but it looks like my bubble tips or forcing me to unless I sell my main rock.

Any idea on if I can find a rock that big and what would it be worth with all those Anemone.

Also the rock has a lot of holes and the Anemone feet are all inside so removing them is almost impossible for me.

I will upload a better picture in a bit.

Here a picture of my anemone rock

Any idea on if I can find a rock that big and what would it be worth with all those Anemone.

 

[asmodyus]

Question I have a Jebao DCP Sine Wave Water Return Pump that can be used inside or outside water.

My question is Should I drill a whole in my sump for external us or use it in sump but loose my larger middle chamber that was for a refugium or anything else I wanted to use it for.

this is pretty much what the sump looks like. If I drill the whole it would be were return pump is suppose to go which is in the small chamber on the right corner of the sump. Since its to small for my pump I would have to put in the middle chamber or drill.

 

[nitrodude]

Keep it internal if you're sticking the the jebao. If you get s better pump drill the hole. It's easy to drill but I wouldn't trust the jebao to not leak. I got s brand new jebao about a year ago to run external and when hooked up it had a small hairline fracture in the volute that would leak. Ended up using I internal instead. I wouldn't trust another one even if it didn't leak initially because of that

 

[asmodyus]

Keep it internal if you're sticking the the jebao. If you get s better pump drill the hole. It's easy to drill but I wouldn't trust the jebao to not leak. I got s brand new jebao about a year ago to run external and when hooked up it had a small hairline fracture in the volute that would leak. Ended up using I internal instead. I wouldn't trust another one even if it didn't leak initially because of that

Okay I still might go external just because of the way I want to plumb it if I go internal I will not have the room to run off lines form the return for the reactors. Since I'm just using a 36" sump.

 

[asmodyus]

So tank plumbing was finished last week here are some pictures.

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[steamer70]

Nice looking tank,awesome sump too

 

[wowzer]

Looking great

 

[k2swat]

Looking good!

 

[asmodyus]

Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk[/QUOTE]Pic of the pump

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[asmodyus]

Here the canopy on it and the tank

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[Zoahoarder]

Wow that looks great. Very nice job.