Martin's 180g Reef Build
 

Finally my new build is underway :) I've been wanting a bigger tank for years now, it started about 5 minutes after my 75g was complete haha :)

Got a great stand built by The Grizz in Blackfalds. Right now I just sheeted it in 3/4 ply

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Tank is 60 x 30 x 24

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Coming out either side of the overflow I have my returns plumbed into locline with water flow accelerators.

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Inside the over flow I decided to use some flex pipe to plumb the returns without using elbows for max flow. You can also see the standpipes here. It will be a herbie overflow. I used threaded bulkheads so the standpipes can be removed and modified easy for some tuning. Going to see how it runs first without a top cap on the secondary pipe. Currently I have the main over flow about 2 inches below the secondary. Not really sure how much lower it needs to be however I can always remove them and adjust later.

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Primary over flow is attached to a gatevalve .

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Overflow plumbing is 1 1/2 and the return is 1 inch from the pump reduced to 3/4 after split for the 2 returns.

I plan on splitting my overflow 1/2 going to a fuge tank then to the sump and half going to a water changer tank then to the sump. I can by pass the flow from the water changer, drain and refill for easy water changes. More on that later.

Thats it for now :biggrin:

Looks great. gives me some plumbing ideas.

Holy heck man look at your tank come to life excellent

Looks good so far Martin. Can't wait to see that bad boy up and running.

so um......whatcha gonna do for lighting???.....metal halide???:razz:

I would go with PC lighting :lol:

Tank looks great on the stand Martin, can't wait to see how the flow accelerators work for you.

If your doing a herbie you want one pipe ( with the gate valve ) to be about 1/3 up from the bulkhead & the other one ( emergency drain ) to be just above the water level when running. No caps on either.

looking good martin welcome to the year of the 180 build club lol ive lost count but there are a few of us

looks awesome! I'm currently doing a 90 gallon build and the tank isnt even wet yet and I want to upgrade... :mrgreen:

now i know where all the profits are headed

Not really, we got a pretty sweet deal on the tank IMO & I still owed Martin for some of my LED's & he keeps buying boxes & boxes of drivers & stuff :lol: