Our first SW tank - 180 gal build

[Coralgurl]

Wow, that looks so beautiful!! What a great set up! Love the sail fin, red coral had one I was keeping an eye on, but sold.... how's the CBB doing?

[reefgirl189]

Originally Posted by Coralgurl

Wow, that looks so beautiful!! What a great set up! Love the sail fin, red coral had one I was keeping an eye on, but sold.... how's the CBB doing?

Oh he's great! Couldn't be happier with him. He's my favorite fish. Ever since I was a little girl and I got a little national geographic copperband butterfly figurine from Dairy Queen, I've always wanted one. I just wish they would get along because then I would have about 10 of them

He eats mysis, bloodworms, mussels sometimes and plankton. I can't get him to eat pellets or flakes unfortunately but as long as he eats I am happy. Thanks for asking!

[reefgirl189]

Woke up at 6:30 AM on my only sleep in day this week. Great. So I took a few photos of what's been going on around here:

Painted the cabinetry for the stand and didn't like the color:


So I decided to paint it again with a bit more character:



Got a new RO/DI unit from BRS:



And here's a pic of the three amigos for fun. They just woke up in this pic. I guess I'm the rooster today :

[Coralgurl]

I'm gonna say it again, wow! That's beautiful, love the final look of the stand! You must be so happy with how it all turned out! I've been thinking of doing my stand lighter as well, haven't decided yet! I've also just got an ro unit, added a tds meter and water coming out is 0, going in is at 114.

Now to start loading it up with fish and corals! Your 3 amigos need some buddies!

[fishytime]

the stand does indeed look killer!.....love the "aged" look

[subman]

love that stand too! Im going to be starting mine soon for the 225

[subman]

how about some details on the cabinets? are they permanent or stuck on with Velcro/magnets. what wood did you use ect.

Also +1 on picking the right skimmer there is no better