Reefcharger's 180 gallon build

[reefcharger]

Finally got my stand today courtesy of Allen. (thanks for referring me to him)! Took 4 of us and some careful planning and brute strength but we got the nearly 500 lb tank inside and on the stand. Tank is a 180 rimless with front panel Starphire courtesy of glasscages.
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The stand
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Side door opens to compartment for electronics
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[wildernets]

Really nice. Did the tank come out well? Glasscages good?

 

[myreefclub0070]

oooh, that is a pretty setup to start with.
that's a nice tank and looks like a solid built stand.
will follow the build.

 

[reefcharger]

wildernet;1049089 wrote: Really nice. Did the tank come out well? Glasscages good?

The tank came out really well. I just ignored how much it weighed and dealt with it when it shipped lol. A few excess sealant here and there but nothing I can't easily clean up. The foam they added to put underneath was cut to 72x24 and not the actual size of the tank 72.25x25.75 so I had to scramble last minute and get some interlocking gym flooring squares.

I have Justin from Reef Shac over right now helping with the plumbing.
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[wildernets]

Awesome. Looks like a clean build.

 

[bobz]

very nice setup!

 

[jbdreefs]

She's so sexy!

Is the overflow made of glass with a piece of acrylic slid over it? Would love some details on the overflow.

I would have Alan make you a floating canopy to match the stand.

 

[fishtank]

Looking good! So over all your happy with the tank?

 

[declanisadog]

Looks great man.

 

[ghbrewer]

Nice, that stand looks familiar...

 

[reefcharger]

ghbrewer;1049500 wrote: Nice, that stand looks familiar...

Yes it should, I modeled it after yours! Thanks for the referral. A little late, but time to update the build

 

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Trigger Tideline 48 Sump, Emperor Aquatics Smart Lite 40 Watt UV Sterilizer, Refugium w/ Chaeto & Lettuce Algae

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Royal Exclusiv Bubble King Supermarin 250 Protein Skimmer

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EcoTech Vectra M1 Pump, AquaMedic Evo4 Doser w/ add-on, 8 part dosing container

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Full Neptune Apex

 

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180 Mixed Reef

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Lit by 2x Kessil AP 700s (4x T5 ATI bulb retrofit will be in shortly)

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24x24x10" frag tang (advanced acrylics)

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Closer up

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Wellso

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Wilsoni (courtesy of Reef Shac)

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Blasto colony (Reef Shac)

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Tube anemone (Reef Shac)

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More Blasto colonies

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Meat coral

 

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WD, JF Homewrecker

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PC Rainbow

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CB Maleficent, TSA Princess Peach

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SC and RR Orange Passion, ORA Red Planet, WWC Dragonfruit, WWC Yoda, Rainbow Monti

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ARC Fireworks and a bunch of other CB sticks

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Bunch of Reef Raft sticks (Insidious, Rainbow Blossom, Phantom Menace, Spartacus and more)

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ASD Rainbow Milli, Joes Rainbow, Pink Lemonade and more CB/TSA

 

[danh]

Wow

 

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Some more corals

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Christmas Favia colony

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Clownfish hosting a Pectina!

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WWC Frostbitten Shroom, WWC Widowmaker, Sunkist Bounce

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Aussie and Dragon Soul Torch