180G Office Reef Tank

sphelps · #1 08-22-2012, 04:40 AM

Pretty sure I invented that

use to call them space saver baffles

reefwars · #2 08-26-2012, 02:59 AM

will be following along i gotta say looking killer man

id go with the black background over blue

gridley · #3 08-26-2012, 04:02 AM

This is a looking very good - looking forward to following your build.

michika · #4 08-27-2012, 03:07 PM

Looking good!

Skimmerking · #5 08-27-2012, 04:45 PM

So you come back in to the hobby, Start up a build and shoot us with all the glory shots of equipment. And its not set up OMG MAN

Nice tank too.

JDigital · #6 08-27-2012, 06:48 PM

Thanks guys.

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Originally Posted by Skimmer King

So you come back in to the hobby, Start up a build and shoot us with all the glory shots of equipment. And its not set up OMG MAN

Nice tank too.

I don't even have the rock man!

It's gonna be bit slowed down now as my debit card got skimmed (no pun intended) and the bastards stole a large portion of funds from my account (mostly funds allocated for the tank). So until the investigation gets completed and I get my money back, I won't be able to buy anything I need to continue. (Rock, various pumps/heaters, etc)

I can still do the plumbing and stuff this week, and hopefully have water in the tank by next weekend.

Skimmerking · #7 08-27-2012, 06:52 PM

aw man that friggin sucks.

FishyFishy! · #8 08-27-2012, 08:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JDigital

Thanks guys.

I don't even have the rock man!

It's gonna be bit slowed down now as my debit card got skimmed (no pun intended) and the bastards stole a large portion of funds from my account (mostly funds allocated for the tank). So until the investigation gets completed and I get my money back, I won't be able to buy anything I need to continue. (Rock, various pumps/heaters, etc)

I can still do the plumbing and stuff this week, and hopefully have water in the tank by next weekend.

I had that happen to me too. It's scary when it actually happens to you. Kinda makes you feel helpless.

The only good thing (I'm with TD), was that they dealt with it very quickly, and I had the funds put back into my account within 4 days of reporting it. They were super good about it.

The bad thing was that I was in the process of buying a new Motorcycle, and it put a major hold on that for a while.

JDigital · #9 08-28-2012, 06:40 PM

Anyone got any spare 1" strainers laying around?

JDigital · #10 08-31-2012, 04:02 AM

I swung by the office last night and tonight, on my way home from a training seminar I'm in all week. Last night I finished up siliconing the acrylic to the overflows, and then spray bombed the back of the tank in black. Which was about all I was able to do as the unbearable air in the office started making me light headed.

Went back tonight and did all the plumbing for the system. This is the first tank I have plumbed that doesn't have a check valve (could not find one) on the return line, which makes me nervous, but I have done the calculations (4x) and based on my numbers I should have enough room in my sump for the water that will drain back down back down from the Display and Overflows. I basically copied fishytimes plumbing (minus the check valve). I went with Herbie overflows as they have always worked for me in the past. Couple ****ty iphone pics.

Next on the list is to order some 1"x1" - 3/16" tubing and get the light stands welded up and installed on the the stand. This needs to be done before I get any water in the tank so I can still access the back.