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    Posted: July 30 2011 at 12:40am
Ok well as many of you know, Phinfan was helping a friend sell a 180 up in Ogden.

It was a steal and came with everything needed to get going, though a couple of things seem to be out dated (lights, possibly pumps as well).

I trucked the tank home tonight and cleaned it up.  It had a good layer of mud and sand mixed with gravel on the bottom.



We had to cut a few of the lines in order to disconnect them and move the tank, so tomorrow I will:

Replace Lines
Clean Sump
Throw away Bio Balls (Shopping bag full if someone wants em)
Plug everything in
See what is broken and what is working.

I am hoping all goes well!

This will be a Reef Tank.  I just need to get it cycled so I can move my fish in soon.

Another BIG thanks to Phinfan, Rara, and Triggerhappy for helping me move the tank here today!

Please feel free to comment on what I am doing right/ wrong.  Even though it is my second tank, it has only been a couple of months since I started.

-Brent

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I have decided to keep a running stock list for the tank in this post.  I will make edits as things either pass or are introduced to the tank.


1- Cleaner Shrimp
2- Peppermint Shrimp
30(or so)- Hermits
1- Emerald Crab
10- Nassarius Snails
6- Turbo Snails
1-Pistol Shrimp
1-Yellow Watchmen Goby
2- Red Fairy Anthias
2- Ocellaris Clowns
1-Pajama Cardinal
1- Niger Trigger
1- Yellow Tang




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That's going to be a nice set-up! I love the clean white look. I am also loving your paintings on the walls, frame them up and they would look amazing:) I might have to see about getting one done
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I love staring at a new empty tank lol it always has a full of possibilities feel to it
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Nice looking set up. The world is at your feet my friend ;)
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I have two 5 gallon buckets of gravel free to a good home. I'd just like it gone. It's yours if you want it. 
I have flying monkeys and I'm not afraid to use them.

180 gallon money pit that I love.....
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Very nice looking tank!
 
Don't forget to make sure it is level before you add water!


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Thanks for all the kind words!

Tank is level based off my iphone leveler.  Maybe I need to get a real level on it too?
If it isn't quite level, what do you suggest to level it out?

Connie,
Thanks for the gravel offer.  I think I am going to go Pink FIJI or possibly Bare bottom though.
I do appreciate the offer!

I cleaned out the wet/dry filter and threw out the bio balls.  Put maybe 30 lbs of live rock in where the balls were, but I am going to break some more down and put them in.  I am still trying to decide if I want to cut that section of the sump open so I can have lighting and bigger rocks in there, but I may brake the rocks and put them in.

I also redid the plumbing on the tank.  Bought new hoses and clamps and went to work.  I also plugged in the ballasts and lighting to see what really works vs not.
The Halides warmed up and work fine, but the others seem to not work.  I am guessing the bulbs are bad as I am almost positive there is electricity.



I still need to polish the inside of the acrylic, but after that, I am ready to add RO water.  I am guessing monday or tuesday.

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Looking good! If you need to level the tank, use shims.
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Well today I:

Sanded and buffed out the tank
Wiped down the hood and got all the mold off of it
Added 10 gallons of RO to the tank (why? because I can)


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Well I added most of my rock to the tank and have added maybe 60 gallons of water now (5 gallon bucket at a time).  

My neighbor has been letting me use his RO, though I realize with a tank of this magnitude, I need to just order an RO.

My rock will mostly all be fiji with a few other things as well.  

Here it is with maybe 35 gallons of water and the rock:



I am hoping to finish filling the tank with water this weekend, but we'll see what really happens.  I started scaping last night, but realized the water wasn't high enough so I Couldn't go as tall as I wanted.  So to prevent die off, I just made it all flat again until the tank fills.
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Very exciting!
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Looking good!

Big tanks can be a lot of fun - and yours looks sharp!
 
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^Thanks guys.

While I was in San Diego my friend filled the water for me 5 gallons at a time with his RO unit.  I am glad he lives like 5 minutes by foot from my house.    I got home late last night, but still made a point of scaping the tank.

Here is what I came up with:


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Thanks!  PM Sent Rick.

Here are a few shots of the different angles around the scaping.  This will give you a better idea of what the fish have to work with:











Also I did notice one or two small scratches I missed during the sanding.  Any chance there is a way to sand them out without using a buffer and without leaving it looking cloudy?
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Nice. Clap
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^Thanks.  I have started to slowly move fish over and am monitoring all levels as I do.

I added the two clowns and goby today.  I also got the goby a new buddy since my trigger at his gf.



What really amazed me, was the fact that the goby was hiding in the rocks/ sand when I put the Tiger Pistol Shrimp in.  Before the shrimp hit the sand, the goby had found him and they paired up that fast.  Really cool.  Video to come!



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That is so cool. Big smile
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