well i sold my 180 setup last week and ordered a marineland 200 tank.let me tell you the quality is awesome.starfire front pain.i took pics as the progress continued but just havent gotten around to posting pics.moved all the contents over on thursday.everything went well but i just dont have my lighting yet so i stuck a 250 MH over one side for now to try and keep my corals alive.anyways heres the build pics.let me know what you think
tank:marineland 200 gallon 4x3x27"
sump:40 breeder built by me
stand:40" tall still need to build the skin
return:sequence dart
calc,mag,alk:dual chamber reactor w/pinpoint controller
skimmer:TBD leaning towards BK 250(gotta come up with the money)
lighting:TBD leaning towards 2 lumenbrights with 250 dual ballast,4 icecap t-5 retro
uv: pentair 80 watt sterilizer
water movement:2 tunze 6000's with 7094 controller
manifold for carbon,gfo,calc reactor,uv,and water changes
120 pounds of aragamax sand
200 pounds of live rock
on to the pics.the water still needs to clear up a bit but you still get the idea.i love the dimensions.
tank:marineland 200 gallon 4x3x27"
sump:40 breeder built by me
stand:40" tall still need to build the skin
return:sequence dart
calc,mag,alk:dual chamber reactor w/pinpoint controller
skimmer:TBD leaning towards BK 250(gotta come up with the money)
lighting:TBD leaning towards 2 lumenbrights with 250 dual ballast,4 icecap t-5 retro
uv: pentair 80 watt sterilizer
water movement:2 tunze 6000's with 7094 controller
manifold for carbon,gfo,calc reactor,uv,and water changes
120 pounds of aragamax sand
200 pounds of live rock
on to the pics.the water still needs to clear up a bit but you still get the idea.i love the dimensions.