Just picked up a 220... Now What???

[amay121]

What kind of pickup did you guys use because I have to go out and rent one. Was thinking about the getting a Ford 150.

 

[Tswifty]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13300009#post13300009 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by raen
Good for you Teej! Can't wait to see this go up! Watching the build!

:lol:

I'll be making a dedicated build thread soon... but don't get too excited about seeing anything completed anytime soon. This build will definitely be S-L-O-W.

 

[Tswifty]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13300098#post13300098 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by savethereef
i like the bracing its perfect apart for 3 MH

I agree... I was also thinking about using T5's though.

I have a 6 bulb 48" retrofit kit on my 90, and was thinking about tranferring that over and adding some 24" bulbs. I'm not sure what I'm going to do yet though.

 

[Tswifty]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13301755#post13301755 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by RyanEG
Are you going to be putting the sump in the stand or in basement/fish room? If you are putting it under the stand I vote no closed loop. My 180 is the same footprint using a 75 gallon sump with a closed loop, I am literally in the middle of plumbing it and am quickly running out of room. It is really turning out to be a royal pain. I am going to have a difficult time expanding at all. IE calcium reactor or dosing pump.

If I were to do it again I would do an external coast to coast overflow, with a remote sump or I would utilize powerheads. Just my two cents.

As of right now, it's going to go under the stand... Depending on how much room I have I may build a cabinet to sit beside the tank to house extra equipment.

I'm also considering going through the wall into the garage for the sump, but the temp fluctuates quite a bit in the garage depending on the time of year. So I'm not sure how I would be able to control it.

I'm also looking into the external coast to coast overflow, but I'm not sure how it would be set up. It sounds like I would have to have the back glass shaved down, and I'm unsure how this will effect the structural integrity of the tank.

How did you plumb your closed loop?

 

[Tswifty]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13302290#post13302290 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by amay121
What kind of pickup did you guys use because I have to go out and rent one. Was thinking about the getting a Ford 150.

Not sure... our trucks at work are all Fords though.

 

[biecacka]

use a ford!! (i sell them) also if you need it drilled you could check out reefsystems in new albany. he drilled my 220 and did a great job.

 

[Tswifty]

How did you have it drilled?

As far as where did you have holes drilled, and how many?

 

[Tswifty]

ok it's official... the build thread has been started:

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1466247