Tbelt's 180 gallon build

lol thats kewl u got your wife hooked...id be taking a big roud trip lol getting all the live rock u need at a big saltwater farm thing inless u have a good lfs...ours suck all the lf has been white with little coraline on it so i am not going to by it al have to order if i want decent rock..only bad part is i dont get to hand pick it wich is not kewl.

 

We have 3 lFS stores withing half an hour. 2 are great and one is good. Soon as water is in it one of those stores will get a fat check, Need rock and sand.

 

i have 4 around me, sand is sand in a bag, their live rock at all 4 of them suck no coraline on them...2 of them have a cery little selection of coral and fish the one is ok if i want chalice or any of that i got to order it online casue none of them have it,nor do they have brain corals for some reason..so im looking for a good online place to shop for fish/corals at a good price, u recomend any to me?

 

Sorry cannot be much help here. I use my LFS as much as possible to keep the money local. Reef cleaners is good for clean up crew though. Almost everything I have except a few frags came from LFS. I also travel up and down the west coast of Florida for Job. Sometimes I go to not so local LFS and just bring it home after my trip. I have picked up stuff in Sarasota Fl, Ft Myers and Ft Lauderdale(east coast) and Orlando. Good luck!!

 

Got the canopy done and re-installed the lights. They even still work!!! Still have to put the doors on the canopy but doors still need one more coat of clear. Also have to install the 400w MH. See pics below. Still have a little cleaning up to do and tighten up the wiring and lighting should be ready to go. This weekend I finish up the stand, install the doors and start the plumbing. So far i am happy with the way things are progressing.;D

 

congratz!!!id see how old they are it dont matter if they still work they say to replace ever 6months or so(if u didnt already no) Also nice progress ...
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Thanks, bulbs are about 2 months old. according to old owner. he showed me reciepts. Going to run them for a while before replacing.

 

Well u got any thing else done to the tank this thread isnt so lively no more lol..but thats ok.... Seems like u got a very good deal on the setup how much did u pay for that setup???

 

No haven't gotten much done since light install. I am spending a few days on the road (work) and the weather hasn't helped much. Windy, rainy and cold. Down into the 30s at night and low 50 day. That is cold for Florida. Cannot spray unless at least 65 or so or it will not stick/apply right.Still need to finish clearing the doors for the base and canopy. Once that is done i will install the doors and then I can bring everything in the house and start the plumbing. I am in no rush so will wait for the right temps to shoot the clear.

As for what i paid for it, I paid $600 for everything listed (pictured) at the beginning of the thread.

Thanks for looking. I hope to get more done this weekend if the weather is on my side.

 

Well, did the weather pull through for ya or what?Get any thing else donehopefully?