180 SPS/Clam tank walkthrough!

nbd13 · 09-25-2004, 09:52 PM

Hey guys well i am not a newbie, but am one to this board i had a 70 but sold that off about 6 months ago and now am getting a 180 together it will have LR in it by the end of october have to wait to get back from vacation to get LR!

anyway some specs,
180 aga 2 1 inch bulkheads in upper corner on the back glass pannel one on each side
70 gallon sump/fuge
Euro-reef 8-2
mag 18 return pump
2 1" sea swirls plumbed on return
2 tunze 6100s and the muticontroller(waiting for new muticontroller to come out so will get in early novemeber)
4 reef optic III 250w DE pendants with 14k hamilton bulbs (top of the line) 1 on each side and 2 in the middle
phosbahn reactor w/ phosbahn media
2 ebo jager 250w heaters
3 6" oscialating fans on a shelf blwoing into canopy
2 ice cap 4" fans one in each end of the canopy one blowing in one blowing out
1 4" fan blowing in the stand
1 6" fan blwoing over the sump
and PC lighting for the fuge which i have to install

i think thats it well i will post some pics as of tonight!

i will be getting 2 boxes 88 pouinds each of fiji showize LR from reefermadness at the end of october and will be getting skimmer in about 2 or 3 weeks!

the rock will be a 2 island sort of look with a twist!

heres the water dump into the sump

more to come!

Nick

nbd13 · 09-25-2004, 09:52 PM

heers the mag pump

thanks!

Nick

nbd13 · 09-25-2004, 09:53 PM

heres the shelf with fans

heres some shots of the lights in canopy

heres the back where the flex tubignm comes into the sea swirls

more to come!

Nick

nbd13 · 09-25-2004, 10:22 PM

heres some of the sea swirls,

one more to come!

Nick

nbd13 · 09-25-2004, 10:22 PM

and the final full tank shot!

the egg crate is where the LR will go!

hope you like so far! trying to do this with the best equipment!

Nick

nbd13 · 09-25-2004, 10:27 PM

i guess i should say, i got this tank from paint gru

i keep the stand how it was although i added some 2x4's for extra support

and i made than canopy myself! i liek how it turned out and this is the first thing i ever built so i like it!

and the its covered in egg crate b/c i will have like 4 fairy wrasses and dont want 500 bucks worht of fish jumping out!

feel free to coment!

thanks!

Nick

Witfull · 09-25-2004, 10:29 PM

wow,,,looks great,,,and welcome to RS!

Curtswearing · 09-25-2004, 10:38 PM

SWEET SETUP!!!

Thanks for putting up the info.

nbd13 · 09-25-2004, 10:43 PM

hey no problem i will update as things start to happen but like i said LR wont get order till i get back at the end of cotober from vacation!

but thanks any questiosn feel free!

Nick

proud2bcanadian · 09-25-2004, 11:48 PM

Looks amazing! Welcome to RS! Love the idea of the fans!

nbd13 · 09-26-2004, 12:10 AM

yeah i thought of it becasue i wanted a btter deal than those 4 inch fans that cost like 30 bucks when these only cost like 9.99 from target!

best deak ever i got for 3 for up top and on for underneat blowing over the smp still haev to come up with a way to mount that on though!

but thanks for the welcome1

anythoguths or questions just let me know!

thanks!

Nick

mps9506 · 09-26-2004, 05:01 PM

Looks great, my only suggestion is to buy a 45 elbow or two.
And replace one of your outlets on the seaswirls with a 45, it helps get more of teh flow down into the water column.

nbd13 · 09-26-2004, 09:12 PM

oh yeah i never thought of that i might do that!

thansk for the thought!

Nick

Craig Manoukian · 09-27-2004, 12:37 AM

Way awesome and welcome!

BPREEFER · 09-27-2004, 09:05 AM

Nice setup and a good start, you will like the seaswirls.

mps, good idea about the 45 on the seaswirl, never though about that before. Thx.

BP

09-25-2004, 09:52 PM	#1 (permalink)
nbd13 Tunicate Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 16 View Gallery Karma Komment	180 SPS/Clam tank walkthrough! Hey guys well i am not a newbie, but am one to this board i had a 70 but sold that off about 6 months ago and now am getting a 180 together it will have LR in it by the end of october have to wait to get back from vacation to get LR! anyway some specs, 180 aga 2 1 inch bulkheads in upper corner on the back glass pannel one on each side 70 gallon sump/fuge Euro-reef 8-2 mag 18 return pump 2 1" sea swirls plumbed on return 2 tunze 6100s and the muticontroller(waiting for new muticontroller to come out so will get in early novemeber) 4 reef optic III 250w DE pendants with 14k hamilton bulbs (top of the line) 1 on each side and 2 in the middle phosbahn reactor w/ phosbahn media 2 ebo jager 250w heaters 3 6" oscialating fans on a shelf blwoing into canopy 2 ice cap 4" fans one in each end of the canopy one blowing in one blowing out 1 4" fan blowing in the stand 1 6" fan blwoing over the sump and PC lighting for the fuge which i have to install i think thats it well i will post some pics as of tonight! i will be getting 2 boxes 88 pouinds each of fiji showize LR from reefermadness at the end of october and will be getting skimmer in about 2 or 3 weeks! the rock will be a 2 island sort of look with a twist! heres the water dump into the sump more to come! Nick Last edited by nbd13 : 09-25-2004 at 10:52 PM.

09-25-2004, 09:52 PM	#2 (permalink)
nbd13 Tunicate Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 16 View Gallery Karma Komment	heers the mag pump thanks! Nick Last edited by nbd13 : 09-25-2004 at 10:18 PM.

09-25-2004, 09:53 PM	#3 (permalink)
nbd13 Tunicate Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 16 View Gallery Karma Komment	heres the shelf with fans heres some shots of the lights in canopy heres the back where the flex tubignm comes into the sea swirls more to come! Nick Last edited by nbd13 : 09-25-2004 at 10:20 PM.

09-25-2004, 10:22 PM	#5 (permalink)
nbd13 Tunicate Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 16 View Gallery Karma Komment	and the final full tank shot! the egg crate is where the LR will go! hope you like so far! trying to do this with the best equipment! Nick Last edited by nbd13 : 09-25-2004 at 10:44 PM.

09-25-2004, 10:38 PM	#8 (permalink)
Curtswearing Golden Moray Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 2,596 View Gallery Karma Komment	SWEET SETUP!!! Thanks for putting up the info. __________________ In memory of Fluffy, please pause before hitting enter---being nice is free. Click for ReefKeeping FAQ'S Click for Product Reviews Click for Photo ID Gallery http://curtcpapfs.com/downloads/1Curt.jpg

09-25-2004, 10:22 PM	#4 (permalink)
nbd13 Tunicate Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 16 View Gallery Karma Komment	heres some of the sea swirls, one more to come! Nick

09-25-2004, 10:27 PM	#6 (permalink)
nbd13 Tunicate Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 16 View Gallery Karma Komment	i guess i should say, i got this tank from paint gru i keep the stand how it was although i added some 2x4's for extra support and i made than canopy myself! i liek how it turned out and this is the first thing i ever built so i like it! and the its covered in egg crate b/c i will have like 4 fairy wrasses and dont want 500 bucks worht of fish jumping out! feel free to coment! thanks! Nick

09-25-2004, 10:43 PM	#9 (permalink)
nbd13 Tunicate Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 16 View Gallery Karma Komment	hey no problem i will update as things start to happen but like i said LR wont get order till i get back at the end of cotober from vacation! but thanks any questiosn feel free! Nick

09-25-2004, 11:48 PM	#10 (permalink)
proud2bcanadian Plate Coral Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 708 View Gallery Karma Komment	Looks amazing! Welcome to RS! Love the idea of the fans! __________________ David Liles

09-26-2004, 12:10 AM	#11 (permalink)
nbd13 Tunicate Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 16 View Gallery Karma Komment	yeah i thought of it becasue i wanted a btter deal than those 4 inch fans that cost like 30 bucks when these only cost like 9.99 from target! best deak ever i got for 3 for up top and on for underneat blowing over the smp still haev to come up with a way to mount that on though! but thanks for the welcome1 anythoguths or questions just let me know! thanks! Nick

09-26-2004, 05:01 PM	#12 (permalink)
mps9506 Totally stoked dude Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 7,518 View Gallery Karma Komment	Looks great, my only suggestion is to buy a 45 elbow or two. And replace one of your outlets on the seaswirls with a 45, it helps get more of teh flow down into the water column. __________________ Mike "The Bandwith Bandit" Help Build Reefpedia Premium Membership Available! Support Reef Sanctuary Sponsors

09-26-2004, 09:12 PM	#13 (permalink)
nbd13 Tunicate Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 16 View Gallery Karma Komment	oh yeah i never thought of that i might do that! thansk for the thought! Nick

09-27-2004, 12:37 AM	#14 (permalink)
Craig Manoukian Regular Guy Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Marina Del Ray, CA Posts: 18,405 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Way awesome and welcome! __________________ Currently tankless. 20 Gallon mini reef with mated pair of Maroon Clowns given to Rougiem! 80 gallon reef given to Rougiem/Wooster HS.

09-27-2004, 09:05 AM	#15 (permalink)
BPREEFER Tunicate Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 22 View Gallery Karma Komment	Nice setup and a good start, you will like the seaswirls. mps, good idea about the 45 on the seaswirl, never though about that before. Thx. BP __________________ Life is short...... set up a reef

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