lockrookie's 180g (build #3)

[lockrookie]

Good news:

tank is full
tank didn't fall through the floor
power heads and overfow seem quiet
did i mention the tank hasnt falen through the floor lol

Bad news:

a couple plumbing leaks easy fix
have to figure a way to reduce bubbles in sump with the amount of flow powering into tank
quiet one pump a bit louder than i would like
tank level is off by 1/8th of an inch which has the level 1/4 inch lower at one end of the 6 foot length.. may or may not empty it al un boltit and straightenthe tank out or just have hood trim cover it.. ill take a brief vid later and post

over all we are good to goish lol

[lockrookie]

plumbing issues fixed.. micro bubbles fixed...noisy pump not fixed. but as of now tank is running with ro water.. and salt going in tomorrow morning or shoud i say this morning.. contemplating throwing in prodibio startup to speed things up a bit after sand and some live rock is added just a lil leary of the product. ppl swear by it but who knows.. worth a try i guess.

[gregzz4]

So you're not going to level the tank
Mine's not perfect either, but close enough for me

I may bolt it to the wall though ...

[lockrookie]

Originally Posted by gregzz4

So you're not going to level the tank
Mine's not perfect either, but close enough for me

I may bolt it to the wall though ...

i thought about it and no. if it really bothers me ill crank the telepost up a 1/8 of an inch in the basement down the road since thats where its unlevel . the trim of the hood will hide the evidence anyways.

and ps to all the readers yes the rock wall does float a bit lol but my return plumbing is holing it down 60 pounds of rock and althat foam its quite boyant lol

[lockrookie]

salinity 1.026
sand in .. live sand from 90 added to seed.. sand cloud dispersed...tomorow give skimmer a good cleaning and start rockscaping if i get a chance so far it lookstobe a busy workday which is good work has been a bit dry.

[lockrookie]

been busy the last 3 days and decided to put prodibio to the test with the start up kit ive added the live rock done to rock scaping not fond of the left side but when i find the right pieces ill fix it. for now the rockscape is functional. did a 50 percent water swap with the 90g added prodibio startup waited 24 hours instead of the recomended 12. and added my fish. so now i will be testing daily twice a day to watch for problems. with water changes ready just in case.

on a side note be very careful not to get spiked from your regal hand when numb for an hour.. learn something new every day but at least i can now dismantle the 90 after i catch the last couple of fish.

anywho here it is as it is at this moment hood will come soon as i figure out how tobuid it to work for me

fts


right side


right


center


left


left to right


dusk


night lights not yet hooked up but possibely buy the weekend

thank for looking..

[Nano]

Looks wicked! Can't wait to see it once coraline takes over!!

[Coralgurl]

Woohoo, it's alive!! Looks great!! Great job on the scaping, came together nicely!

[reefwars]

good job budd looks great

[gregzz4]

And BAM the fish are in
I wasn't expecting it that fast

Scape looks great