Christy's 180 build

[fishytime]

Originally Posted by christyf5

Ugh, my skimmer just died. Pump needs a new impeller (I hope its just that). I wish I could fit the big skimmer into the stand. Crap, I was just in Van too

ugh!....lovely timing huh? Some of us really take for granted the convenience of having LFSs close by....hope you get it sorted out soon Christy.

[christyf5]

Ordered a new impeller, should be here tomorrow hopefully

Did some plumbing shopping today and bought some stuff this past weekend too

I ended up buying a 2" bulkhead as the tank was drilled for it previously, I'm reducing it to 1.5" because I would have to buy about 12 feet of 2" PVC and I only need about 5-6' which is a waste. So I bought a bunch of reducers instead so I can do that in the 1.5 as well I am going to run from the dart with the spaflex but up the left side of the tank with PVC (and strap it to the wall I think) before I go back to spaflex for the wavy sea like Dez has done. I think the rigidity will serve well at that end of the tank, that way if someone bumps it, it won't move.



I'm gonna do the return plumbing with spaflex, course I totally forgot to get some while I was in Van so it should arrive Friday.

Bought a couple new corals as well from Ocean Aquatics, they had some nice stuff, it was hard to control myself

[christyf5]

Thanks to Wendell at OceanAquatics, for his speedy delivery of my skimmer impeller. Got it in and its working like a charm!

Trying to wrangle a few people to get the tank on the stand, tonight possibly

[PoonTang]

Christy, does that powerbar have Individual switches?

[christyf5]

Originally Posted by PoonTang

Christy, does that powerbar have Individual switches?

No its part of my Aquatronica controller system.

[christyf5]

Progress!!


"Glass half full" (oh it goes painfully slow)


Dart pump mounted with rubber feet to absorb any vibrations (best we could do around here)


rubber feets (we mounted them upside down for better stability)


Why I got a second Aquatronica Powerbar or "every electricians nightmare"


Wavy sea mounted (stuff in background is the RODI line and a clamp holding it in place)


Thats about it. It should really be more exciting than that. Oh I also glued most of my PVC together today. PVC glue is disgusting, now I remember why I never glue anything

As well the sump is off being drilled and should be ready Tuesday so I can get the whole system up and running then. Then its just check for leaks, fling some salt in and get some rock in there


Oh and then theres all the finishing junk

[Skimmerking]

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm plumbing looks great christy

[hillegom]

In addition to those feet on your pump, you could place the pump onto some of that wetsuit material. I have also seen mouse pads for the comp made out of the same material. It absorbs vibrations well.

[Lance]

Christy, how did you make out with the scratches in the glass?

[christyf5]

Originally Posted by Lance

Christy, how did you make out with the scratches in the glass?

I didn't really. Turns out I couldn't turn the tank around as the spot to drill the hole for the overflow would have been a mass of 2x6's and stuff so not possible. So the front of the tank is the front of the tank. For the most part there are only a few really deep scratches that you can zero in on from about 10+ feet away. The rest are "cosmetic" and I would imagine they will be less noticeable to the average joe if I can keep them clean of algae.

I wish there was something like what those windshield chip repair guys do for aquariums