Rebuilding...with a 180!

[cnotes999]

Well my tank crashed in December while I was out in Vegas (maybe too much sin) who knows. I was upset and got rid of the tank and everything that goes with it. Ill show some pics of my previous 125, but after seeing a regal angel at the LFS I was motivated once again, so I decided to rebuild. Hopefully it will come back even better

Pic 1 and 2 is from my old 125, the rest is the new 180, and there is a pic of my nephaw(what a ham). Last pic has the bag of sands waiting to open up:givebeer:

 

[KathyC]

Best of luck with the new tank!! Nice that you got the bug back
The nephew is so cute he can be a ham and get away with it!! Are those sandbags going to spontaneously open up on their own? lol

 

[D1J8Z]

sold everything but those vortechs huh :scratchch
Best of luck with the new tank

 

[damian05]

good luck keep the pictures coming

 

[cnotes999]

thanks everyone!! Lol and Kathy I opened the sand bags before they opened themselves. I put in about 80lbs of live rock today as well. Will take some pics after the water clears up.:splitspin

 

[PalmTree]

Nice! Looks like you are on the right track. Best of luck.

 

[cnotes999]

heres some new pics...right now pretty boring but its a start. I forgot how much work this was :spin::spin: I will be getting some rock pretty soon, I just bought about 80 pounds of live rock.

 

[cnotes999]

heres a couple more updated pics. added some rock and some fish:bablefishspikes are all gone and levels seem good and stable:birthday:

Adding some more cured live rock this week...Damn I forgot how much rock costs :irked:

 

[cnotes999]

well here some updates.I gotta clean the back wall I know. Just waiting a little while more to make sure my tank can handle the sps I want to put in.

 

[James983]

cnote, it looks awesome. My tank leaked 2 weeks ago and I'm presently planning a 180 rebuild. I love the 24" depth, but I think I'm going acrylic this time. I can't deal with another friggin leak. Good luck with yours.

 

[cnotes999]

cnote, it looks awesome. My tank leaked 2 weeks ago and I'm presently planning a 180 rebuild. I love the 24" depth, but I think I'm going acrylic this time. I can't deal with another friggin leak. Good luck with yours.

wow man sorry to hear that. What brand was it?? The depth is so nice your able to create valleys and such with the rocks-gives it a more natural look

 

[Awibrandy]

Love It!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[jackson6745]

Nice! So what equipment are you running on the 180?

 

[SIReefer]

Very nice tangs!!! They look so small in a 180.

 

[cnotes999]

Love It!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

thanks!

 

[cnotes999]

Nice! So what equipment are you running on the 180?

I kept it as minimal as possible. Its a mag pump for the return, 2 vortec for the flow in the tank, 40 gallon sump/fuge, 3x 250de mh pendants, coralife super skimmer (i know I will upgrade my skimmer soon), phosphate reactor and an esv doser

 

[cnotes999]

Very nice tangs!!! They look so small in a 180.

Thanks, the hippo is about the size of a half dollar and the achilles is about a 4-5 inch fish.

 

[James983]

wow man sorry to hear that. What brand was it?? The depth is so nice your able to create valleys and such with the rocks-gives it a more natural look

Tank was Oceanic and I have no idea how old it was. My mistake buying it in the first place.

 

[cnotes999]

Tank was Oceanic and I have no idea how old it was. My mistake buying it in the first place.

was it a used tank??

 

[James983]

Yep!