New tank pics 170g

[sdfish]

here is a pic of my new tank. i will post more as it gets in the wall an stocked

 

[sdfish]

just got it in the wall. tomorrow i will get the closed loop plumbed in and start filling it with rodi water.. very exciting stuff

 

[Jflip2002]

Interesting shape for a 170g, whatre the exact dimensions on that guy? Post more and larger pics

 

[sdfish]

i have an 8 mega pixel camera so i have to really shrinkem to get them on here. the measurements are 48Lx24Dx36T thats as big as i could go in my house/wall.

 

[Jflip2002]

I like it. The lack of length and depth will limit you a little on fish selection... but with 36" heighth, you will more than make up for that with your coral selection. And you can also lower the quality of the pics a little, so you can make em larger

 

[Ed Reef]

Hope you have long arms for cleaning....

For pictures, used photobuck, which is a free hosting program and when you download pictures to it, you can resize it to fit a 15" screen....this way no matter how large pixel your photos are you have no problem..

Shot me a PM if you don't understand and good luck with your build

Cheers...Ed

 

[sdfish]

hey thanks alot guys i will give that a try. as far as fish selection i really dont know what direction i want to go yet. and i will get some larger pic on here as i progress

 

[Brandon M]

I'm very interested to follow along with your build because my new tank is 36" tall.

Great start! Keep the pics coming! :rollface:

 

[sdfish]

when i first began this project i almost went with a 4ft tall tank THANK GOD i didnt lol it is a new challenge working in this tank nothing is easy lol... here are a few more pics of what i have gotten done today.

 

[sdfish]

a shot of the closed loop, will have rock drilled to hide the outputs

here is the lighting for the tank

3- 14k 250 watt MH and 2 vho actinics. i might pull one and put in a 10k bulb in place ofone of the actincs

 

[rodeo klown]

Man! I'm jealous. Yours is in the wall all ready and mine sits at the lfs still. Looks good! Can't wait to see some fish in there!

 

[sdfish]

what size is your tank rodeo?

 

[sdfish]

here is a picture of the back wall i am working on the lighting enclosure today. an waitin in the RO/DI to fill it up.. kinda like watching paint dry haha:bum:

 

[sdfish]

we... i picked up my first fish for my tank. ( will go in after it is cycled) i have always wanted a sailfin now i have a larg tank to put one in. i thought with the tallness of the fish would match the tallness of my tank.. ?? haha

 

[sdfish]

bump

 

[Jflip2002]

Lol you dont bump your own threads up if its not a for sale add lol. Nice fish, I was debating getting one for my tank also. Any rock and sand yet to get that cycle started?

 

[sdfish]

lol yes i know but its hard to keep a thread up on the top few pages unless you post 2 times a day haha.. i just put 40 pounds of super fine sand in it a few days ago and i have 72 pounds of Vanauatu lr and 25 pounds of figi all cured out an i will be putting it in the tank tomorrow

 

[sdfish]

well i aqua scaped my tank today it was a a pita esp doing the base of the structure with aqua tongs lol. as soon as the tank clears up some i will post a pic.

 

[sdfish]

well tell me what you guys think. i am undecided if i like how the rock work came out

 

[Chef Reef]

i kinda like it. im thinking of doing something wimilar in my 150 tall.