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New 180G
Well as some of you have heard, I had a rude awakening one day coming home from work.....the center brace let go and my tank was a bow front...not sure how long, but just REALLY happy thats all that happened!
So long story short planning started on a replacement tank....going to do it the way I wished I did the original one, just didn't have the opportunity as the tank came with the house when I bought it, it and my old tank were both running (it was originally a FW setup). So the first planning was the closed loop system. I have played with powerheads, and internal/external non drilled closed loops, I figured it was time to do the whole shabang! First the Sequence Reef Flo Dart...3600gph going through an OM 4 way http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...Picture002.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...Picture003.jpg and some of the wiring...my new Reef Keeper 2 Bench testing http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...eper2Trial.jpg On the board and wired http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...180G/RK001.jpg The faceplate/control will be mounted on the front of my stand once the new tank is in place. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...180G/RK002.jpg It can control fans/heaters/chillers all via a temp probe, will also shut down lighting at specified temps if your cooling system can't keep up to the heat of your lighting, all lighting (Metal Halides, T5's, Moonlights), pH monitoring and control, wave maker, night mode to shut down wave making and/or pumps, feeding delay so pumps are off during feeding and restart after the delay time you program. There is also a data logging feature (due with the newest firmware update). Great bang for the buck. Tank brought in this weekend...will be drilled (actually done with a router) this week http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...G/New180G1.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...G/New180G2.jpg and here is the layout for the holes and overflow Front view; http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...kheadSizes.jpg Top view; http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...kheadSizes.jpg |
R2D2?
http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g3...Picture003.jpg Got the rough in done...going to get the teflon tape and finish it up! Next the tank plumbing! |
overflow and bottom plumbing installed in the new tank...
http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g3...g?t=1166657522 |
oops, try again....
overflow and bottom plumbing installed in the new tank... http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g3...G/Overflow.jpg |
Old tank gone....
http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g3...Picture016.jpg Cutting the stand and moving bracing for all the new plumbing http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g3...Picture019.jpg http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g3...Picture020.jpg prepping for the lift http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g3...Picture021.jpg http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g3...Picture022.jpg Did you know 2 people can lift a 1/2" 180 gallon, just your legs get shorter and arms longer...Right Tbone (Trev)? http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g3...Picture024.jpg Plumbing the 4 Way and Dart http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g3...Picture043.jpg http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g3...Picture044.jpg http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g3...Picture049.jpg Water testing for leaks http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g3...Picture051.jpg Dart running http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g3...Picture056.jpg http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g3...Picture055.jpg http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g3...Picture057.jpg and 1/2 full with sand and live rock http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g3...Picture061.jpg got it 3/4 full last night, just have to finish the plumbing to the sump and return pump... |
Lighting being installed in the canopy...new reflectors
http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g3...Picture067.jpg http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g3...Picture070.jpg http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g3...Picture071.jpg http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g3...Picture074.jpg http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g3...Picture078.jpg and finally....let there be light! http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g3...Picture079.jpg NEW OM Omni Flex Nozzles http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g3...Picture081.jpg http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g3...Picture082.jpg with flash http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g3...Picture085.jpg http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g3...Picture086.jpg http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g3...Picture087.jpg top down http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g3...Picture091.jpg http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g3...Picture092.jpg inside canopy http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g3...Picture089.jpg http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g3...Picture090.jpg |
Sweet looking tank. How did you do the 2 returns in the front?
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Looking great Quinn!
I hope you don't mind i moved your thread to the Tank Journal Forum. :wink: |
Cool!
What's the timeframe from the 1st photo to the last? |
Wow great thread! :biggrin: Looks like it was a ton of work, even though you posted it all today :razz: Great planning too. I'd like to do a closed loop on my tank one day, thanks for all the detailed photos, they're a great help (even though that one of all the plumbing coming off the dart did scare me a little :wink:).
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Thanks all for the reply's...
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Very nice job. I use the OM 4way on my 190 and run it with a sequence (hammerhead). Very nice piece of equipment and so far (knocking furiously on wooden head) no problems at all. I split my returns leaving the OM thereby giving me 8 returns to the tank.
I really like your light as well. Are you running T5's /MH combo in that? |
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Thanks for the comments everyone, been a long time in the making!
Some more pics....as the corals are going in (sorry for the not so perfect pics....will do better when done); http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g3...Picture095.jpg http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g3...Picture096.jpg http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g3...Picture097.jpg http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g3...Picture098.jpg can't forget the 75G LPS and softie tank... http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g3...Picture099.jpg http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g3...icture0100.jpg |
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Smokin' Setup! nice job.
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Do you think the fish look look in the tank beside them and want be in it. (grass is greener syndrome). :mrgreen:
BTW nice setup. |
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another little buddy...both mandarins are female, and with all the hiding room, so far all I have seen is a couple 2" chases around a rock...then all happy again http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g3...andarin001.jpg http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g3...andarin004.jpg |
Good pics Quinn.
I seen the tanks a couple weeks ago and they look even better in person. The soft coral growth in the smaller tank is amazing, how they have all grown together. |
Some top down pics...
http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g3...G032707003.jpg http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g3...G032707004.jpg http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g3...G032707007.jpg http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g3...G032707009.jpg http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g3...G032707006.jpg http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g3...G032707011.jpg |
WOW great tank
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Thank You :biggrin:
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Oh man, that clam pic makes me drool. Gorgeous...simply gorgeous :biggrin:
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