The 180 gallon steal! (A.k.a. The train wreck)

Discussion in 'Show Off Your Fish Tanks!' started by Dodger745, Apr 25, 2013.

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  1. RoloSaez

    RoloSaez Millepora

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    Awesome score can't beat that at all. Looks awesome.
     
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  2. Epifano

    Epifano Plankton

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    so wait you may have mentioned this lol but was all that free?
     
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  3. Dodger745

    Dodger745 Flamingo Tongue

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    Surprisingly it didn't take too long to clean. I still hafta hook up the calcium reactor. And I'd like to calibrate the ph controller. I've never used a calcium reactor before so it's all new to me
     
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  4. Camkha1234

    Camkha1234 Great Blue Whale

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    You should totally make it an SPS dominated tank 8) I think it would look awesome.
     
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  5. Dodger745

    Dodger745 Flamingo Tongue

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    That's my plan. I'm reading up on sps corals and trying to decide what to try first. But for now I'm focusing on getting this thing as stable as possible and learning all the new equipment.
     
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  6. diverdan

    diverdan Bangghai Cardinal

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    Great job. Remember when this was just a hopeful buy. Now it's in our house and looking awesome! Congrats on the setup, scape and a clean looking tank. Like previously said. Can't believe it's the same tank.
     
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  7. ingtar_shinowa

    ingtar_shinowa Giant Squid

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    Does the tank run parallel or perpendicular to the joists. I have a house from the 50s and its a near ideal structural situation but it still scares me with a 125g.


    Agree about the scape. Very nice.
     
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  8. Dodger745

    Dodger745 Flamingo Tongue

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    Perpendicular. The joists were in good shape. But I decided to brace them up just as an extra precaution. Didn't cost much at all so what the heck right? Lol
     
    Dodger745, Apr 26, 2013
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  9. Dodger745

    Dodger745 Flamingo Tongue

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    I'm trying to decide where to mount the temp controller and ph controller so that they look clean and neat, but still viewable. Any ideas?
     
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  10. ClippersTown

    ClippersTown Fire Worm

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    wow man that looks awesome!
     
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