lockrookie's 180g (build #3)

[lockrookie]

i will be looking into the different costs definately my father gets glass at wholesale cost sooo thats a bonus

the tank will be up against a wall so i cant do externaleven if i wanted to regretfully it willbe internal overflows but i will be hiding the overflows and possibly the wolback wall with diy rockwall structures so that i can also hide the return pumbing i dislike seeing plumbing if i can hide powerheads i will do so as well see my 50g thread to see what i mean.

[lockrookie]

so if i did euro brace im thinking i wont need bracing where the overflow is due to the overflow in itselfis some what bracing the tank.. i could be wrong in this so your ideas are welcomed

[lockrookie]

priced out glass for front panel this morning looking at 170 bucks for regular glass but

if i go starphire it will cost me 500 to replace both side panels and front pane. i have one more price to search out before i decide what route to go...i have to take in to concideration that we have twin girs to feed lol

[Nano]

Personally I would go with regular glass but thats just my opinion, I hear starfire scratches very easily

[lockrookie]

i have heard that as well and that is a deciding factor in all this as well but yet in my current tank i have regular glass and it and have managed to scratch it as well so im hoping that if im extra careful and not use cheap scrapers i will be abletokeep it scratch free for at leasst a year lol

[Nano]

yea I have regular glass on my cichlid tank, and the sand alone, has cause some scratches, so I guess it depends on the amount of abuse too! I know you can buy those plastic scrappers for acrylic, I'm sure they would work for star fire, I'm just not sure how well

[lockrookie]

most scrached happen from substrate getting sandwiched in the scraper thats how mine happened anyways but since ive used magfloat i havent had an issue.. nothings perfect forever.

[scubadawg]

Originally Posted by lockrookie

so if i did euro brace im thinking i wont need bracing where the overflow is due to the overflow in itselfis some what bracing the tank.. i could be wrong in this so your ideas are welcomed

If your replacing the large sheet of glass, then have a look at this thread.
http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=66389

I am having Neil notch the glass of my tank, and putting black acrylic inside and building an outside coast to coast overflow box. I will be doing an beananimal overflow. This way you don't lose any space in the aquarium, and you have a super quiet overflow

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFoSXMRgnDA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTFV7...eature=related

I'm doing my first reef tank, 187 gallon with a 75 gallon sump.

[lockrookie]

Originally Posted by scubadawg

If your replacing the large sheet of glass, then have a look at this thread.
http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=66389

I am having Neil notch the glass of my tank, and putting black acrylic inside and building an outside coast to coast overflow box. I will be doing an beananimal overflow. This way you don't lose any space in the aquarium, and you have a super quiet overflow

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFoSXMRgnDA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTFV7...eature=related

I'm doing my first reef tank, 187 gallon with a 75 gallon sump.

i would love to have an external overflow it would make my life so much easier but in my case the tank has to sit up against the wall so all plumbing must be internal on this tank. i am going the eurobrace way. with a notch near the overflow for easier access to it if needed. as far as losing space if i do this right you wont even notice the space is lost it will just look like a planned rock sculpture

i wish i had artistic skill to put whats in my brain on paper but im not that special

good luck with your build i will be watching it. for me its the build thats exciting.. i will check out your links as well thanks for offering. if you want an interesting read check out my 50g build thread in my signature and you will see a glimps to the dirction i am taking.

[lockrookie]

well my ebay bulbs arrived today and i switched out the 15k for the 20k bulbs and now im happy with the color and cant wait to see the lights over the 180....

on that note i hate glass companies in regina no one wants to cut my eurobracing or i should say thier supliers dont want to cut my bracing. so now i have contemplate the next step..