My new 180G long and shallow tank

[kayaking2]

I am not building this tank from scratch myself. We have a local guy who builds excellent tanks. This is going to be a slow build thread since I will not be filling the tank with water until the end of October.

I'm not sure how to embed pictures into a thread so I'm going to attach them instead.

Tank dimensions 180G
Tank, 96"x24"x16" tall, front pane starfire, 1/2" glass on all sides, polished edges, euro-braced, dual overflows with 1.5" drains and 1" returns, black or blue overflows, black or clear silicone, includes durso overflow plumbing and loc-line returns with all needed bulkhead fittings.

Sump 66.5G
Sump, 48"x20"x16" tall, 1/4" glass, dual filter socks, dedicated skimmer chamber, reactor chamber, return pump chamber and auto topoff chamber.

Stand
Stand, 96"x24"x45" tall, oak with flat panel doors (4), black hinges and pulls, stained and sealed.

 

[kayaking2]

Getting ready for the build

Getting ready for the build

Here is the stack of glass and the bottom glass already drilled. I'm going with a closed loop which accounts for most of the holes.

 

[kayaking2]

The tank is coming together

The tank is coming together

:spin2:

I decided on black silicone and I'm happy I did.

 

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Wood for stand

Wood for stand

I should have posted these pictures earlier but here they.

 

[kayaking2]

almost completed stand

almost completed stand

Some sump pictures.
From left to right, ATO chamber, Filter sock/ External skimmer return, Reactor chamber, Refugium, Return pump suction chamber.

 

[kayaking2]

finished sump

finished sump

The blue section is the ATO section lid.

I have a coast to coast overflow. here are a few pictures

 

[kayaking2]

almost completed tank pictures

almost completed tank pictures

Tank with coast to coast overflow, durso drains and loc-line returns as well as closed loop suction and returns installed.

The Euro-bracing will be added next. I've been buying used equipment off of here for about 4 months. I will upload pictures of my huge Reeflo Orca 250 in the next day or two.

The tank is so long I have to pay a mover to pick up everything and deliver to my house. The big day will be Sept 1st.

 

[BlessedG]

Looking nice......I'll be tagging along to watch the progress

 

[biecacka]

awesome dimensions man!!
corey

 

[kayaking2]

I'm trying to make this setup very easy to take care of when I am on vacation. So I am thinking about purchasing either a Neptunes System Aqua Controller or a Digital Aquatics setup.

Does anyone have any opinions or experiences good or bad with either of these setups?

Are there any other computerized aquariums controllers besides these two?

 

[kayaking2]

No One has an opinion on the System Aqua Controller or a Digital Aquatics? Wow.....

 

[kayaking2]

Thanks...I think so. I'm anxious to see it.

awesome dimensions man!!
corey

 

[kayaking2]

tank is finally setup

tank is finally setup

My new stand and tank with some of the closed loop plumbing.

 

[kayaking2]

plumbing inside tank

plumbing inside tank

The container on the trailer was used to fill my tank.

 

[Chelseyandco]

Looks great!! What type of lighting system are you going with?

 

[kayaking2]

LED's

LED's

I had someone local make them for me. He is trying to start a LED business and I believe I got a really good price.

I will be posting pics of the lights later this week.

 

[rpjaws74]

looks good so far

 

[kayaking2]

more picks

more picks

pic1...installing Reefflo Orca 250
pic2 ....return pump and closed loop
pic3......pumps
pic4.....ORCA 250
pic5.....filling the tank

It tookabout 12 hours to cut and fit all the plumbing.

 

[gatorchem]

Looking good! How do you feel the custom tank turned out from Joe?

 

[arraun]

What type of wood you used for the table?