My New Build

[carlosngloria]

some aqua scape

 

[Elan L.]

nice, what are your plans coral and fish wise?

 

[carlosngloria]

fish wise, im going to put a couple tangs

Achilles
Achilles x Goldrim Hybrid
Maculiceps
3 hippos


2 diff pairs of clowns. possibly the new Platinum Perculas from ORA

corals i dont know yet. most likely mixed

 

[carlosngloria]

got the plumbing done will post pics in a little

 

[brians4671]

do you still have the 210 gallon? and 15?

 

[carlosngloria]

yes still have the 210 and a 15.

 

[brians4671]

whew thats alot. im getting into my new tank soon which is 120 plus gallons and considering whether or not to keep the 65.

are both going to be lit? or is this going to be a f/o?

 

[carlosngloria]

gonna put an 8 bulb t5 fixture over it. i was looking into a 120 but it was like 500 bucks and i got this 125 for 300.

 

[carlosngloria]

plumbing is done tank is cycling

 

[laud]

I don't know how I missed this thread. Did you notice that it is more difficult to place rocks in your tank than it was in your 15gal.? LOL

I think my arms are 3 inches longer than they were when I started my tank.

 

[carlosngloria]

yea more difficult then the 15 but not as difficult as the 210. i thought 30" wouldnt be to bad but it is.

 

[carlosngloria]

im changing the stand a little pics to follow

 

[ReefWreak]

I love the return lines, beautiful job on the plumbing. Man, I know I should re-do my plumbing under my tank since it's all clear soft hoses with metal hose clamps, and your nice job just motivates me more. But ugghhh I've got a running tank that can't be without a chiller for a few days and is full of livestock and under the tank it's full of equipment and a sump and ugghhhh..

lol aaaaanyway looking great, and if the rest of the tank is as nice as the plumbing job, then this'll be a really exciting tank. Just takes time...

 

[carlosngloria]

heres some new stand progress pics. the idea came from Lauds build.

 

[laud]

And you thought playing with blocks as a kid wouldn't amount to anything? LOL

It's looking great!!

 

[jessebro45]

on your sump whats the pipe for that leads to nothing? Chiller?

 

[carlosngloria]

that pipe has a fitting to screw onto a hose to drain the sump for water changes

 

[mikearoni]

hmm that skimmer looks familiar...lol

the setup is looking very nice!

 

[stagcrazy]

very nice looking very sweet.btw my tank is 30 tall to and yes it is a pita sometimes to get to the bottom but it makes up for it in me not having to bend down to look at my stuff.

 

[carlosngloria]

yea my 210 is 30 tall and i dont like it. this one is 24 tall and its perfect. also the stand is 36 tall so the tank is at good level. thats the good part about building your own stand.