moving to a 180 gallon reef

[jgs107]

well i finally found the tank ive been looking for and got it at a great price.im using a 55 gallon tank as my sump/fuge.it has 2 overflows that are 10" long and 5' deep.each one has a 1" bulkhead.the returns are going to be 3/4".i was thinking about using a mag drive 1200 as my return pump.i hope thats enough.i will also be using the ASM g2 skimmer with the recirculation mod once i get it complete.anyways here are some pics of the progress.this weekend im buying the lighting and hopefully finishing off the stand and canopy.

oh yea somethings growing in my tank...any guesses

 

[edwinn]

that is a nice dog ......

 

[jgs107]

thanks...just thought i would post something different lol.hoping to have water in it by this weekend.get the cycling process going.

 

[ReefJunkie21]

Tank is big in person Jason. Hope yiu can get it going soon so we can move eveything over soon.
Take Mason out of there......poor buba.

 

[jgs107]

well i got a little more progress done this weekend.got all the plumbing done for the main tank and still need to plumb the frag tank.hoping to do that today.i also purchased all my lighting as well as a reef keeper from a board member.inside the canopy are 4 6' VHO lights powered by 2 ice cap 430 ballasts and then 1 250 watt MH in the middle and 2 175 watt MH on the ends. awesome guy.will definately be back for frags and to pay off the reef keeper.anyways heres some pics of the plumbing and with all the lights on.keep in mind this is not going to be the final canopy.im just using it to get an idea of how its going to look.thanks

jason

just trying to understand the reef keeper.

 

[edwinn]

keep going i waaannaaa see a finish product lol.

 

[jgs107]

im trying...just seems to be taking longer than expected

 

[dougie]

looks sweet! hope the dog can swim if you plan to keep him in there.

Also whats that Tattoo bottle in the pic? Alcohol? ive never seen anything like that Down Under.

 

[davidbryden]

we get it here...

 

[jgs107]

yea its just a type of alcohol. those signs need to come down.cant see them once the canopy gets built.

and the dog is out.dont think he would get along with all the fish lol

 

[jgs107]

well its been a couple weeks since i posted.got a lot done.everything but still trying to figure out how i want to finish my stand.i added all my rock today so now i just need to wait until everything has cycled.mean while here are some pics of the layout as well as my sump/fuge.let me know if you have any suggestions,thanks

jason




im still not sure if its enough rock.i really want to have a lot of fish in this tank so im thinking it is.

 

[jgs107]

ok everyone.i finally got some work done on my stand.here are a couple pics of it.for the doors i wanted as much space as i could to be able to get into the sump and underneath so what i did was just attached the doors with some heavy duty magnets and i can pull the doors off and set them to the side when needed.i like the outcome of it.i still have to build and finish the new canopy.pics will fallow.question until then though.i am trying to grow my cheato algee in my fuge.just wonderin how long i should have my lite on for and if theres anything i can add to help speed up the growth of it.thanks

jason

 

[NYCREEF69]

i like the dog