updates on my 180 after the move

[jgs107]

well i have the terrible pleasure of having to move my 180 a couple weeks ago but it went really smooth believe it or not thanks to the big help of my buddy gabe and my father.we managed to get it to my new apartment.also while the tank was drained i installed a coast to coast overflow box to free up space in the tank as my 2 larger ones we just too wide coming 5 inches from the back and taking up a lot of room.i built this out of 1/4 inch acrylic with a 3/8 inch tooth every 3/8 of an inch apart.the first attempt to install it didnt go so well and it was about a 1/4 inch to large and it buckled apart so i had to shave it down a bit and reglue it.this is the reasoning why the black paint is scratched off from the bottom.will not be shown when i get the black background complete on the tank.anyways here are some before and after pics of what the tank looked like before the move and the awesome aquascaping that we got after the move.also knocking on wood i didnt lose a single fish or coral as of yet.

jason

before with old overflows and aquascaping

and new coast to coast system and new rockwork

dont mind the green.in the works in getting a sterilizer

 

[jgs107]

my chocolate is really starting to darken up

got this little blue jaw 2 days ago.love to hang out under the overflow box.hasnt really made his presence known yet but is swimming well.a little shy still

as you can see in the background i drilled a hole and inserted a 1 inch bulkhead with screen for the intake of my dart pump i still need to get so i can install my om 4 way and get those maxi mods out of the tank.

hope you like it.tell me some things you would change.this hobby you always learn something new.

 

[ycnibrc]

nice aquascape....good luck with the move.

 

[jgs107]

thanks.everything is already moved over to the new place.these are the pics to show what it looked like before and after the move.

 

[olmsted66]

awesome blue chin i just bought a lil guy today they r gorgeous triggers for a reef. like the overflow and the new aquascape. congrats on the sucesfull move.

 

[jgs107]

thanks.he is a great looking fish.gotta get him a female.i just hope he begins to swim around more freely instead of hiding in the back

 

[jgs107]

well i bit the bullet and ordered a pentair 40 watt uv sterilizer yesterday to clear up the algee bloom.anyone have a good idea on how to plumb it inline.pics would be greatly appreciated