180g round two

[whiteice669]

Well after a long battle with Dinos for over 5 months, and losing approx 80% of my live goods I was almost ready to give up, finally I broke down the tank and put most of the rock in contanors to cook in the dark, the rest of my livestock ( whats left )transfered in to a 55g and a 70g, I fiqured to start over completely, so I purchaced a new aga dual overflow 180 6x2x2 and make a new stand and cap, what a good time to start a build thread, so off to the lumber store.http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn125/whiteice669/tankbuild003.jpghttp://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn125/whiteice669/tankbuild010.jpghttp://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn125/whiteice669/tankbuild014.jpg
finally a coat of stain
http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn125/whiteice669/HPIM0978.jpg

[christyf5]

Woohoo! Thats one way of showing those dinos whos boss!! :biggrin:

[marie]

I'm glad it didn't make you leave the hobby completely.

[whiteice669]

after reading post after post about painting the back white, blue, black, pink or every other color I have seen I choose oxford blue
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[whiteice669]

one thing about Dinos is it the BEST cure for red bugs I have seen, guaranteed gone, 100%

[Lance]

Hopefully things work out for you this time around. The stand looks great, by the way. Good luck on your build!
PS: What's that new SW LFS in CR like? The Dragon's Lair (or something like that) I hear their ad on the radio all the time.

[Chaloupa]

AND dino's get rid of acro eating flatworms and, and, and!!!

[whiteice669]

the dragons liar is trying hard, they just got a shipment of 40 boxs of carb sea base rock that has been on order for 6 months, there live stock really varies from time to time, nice people to deal with thou

[Lance]

I'll have to check them out some time. I don't get over to CR as much anymore though. I like the blue you picked for the back, looks good. I have a paler blue on my 90 which I like, but I think I like yours a little better. Is that tank 72x24x24. If so, do you mind if I ask what brand it is and where you got it from. I'm currently in the process of planning a 180 or 220 build.

[whiteice669]

yes its a 72x24x24 AGA ( all glass aquariums ) I got from J&l's

[whiteice669]

ok been a little behind on posting on this tread, also been behind on this project, so it is sorta complete



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[whiteice669]

sump stuff

http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn125/whiteice669/100_0116.jpg


http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn125/whiteice669/100_0115.jpg

[fishytime]

Mmmmmmm all shiny and new. Looks good. Got all the bells and whistles too.

[Rbacchiega]

I wish my tank went from empty to full that fast LOL

[Chaloupa]

That looks fantastic!!!! Cabinetry looks amazing! You do nice work!:biggrin:

[Rbacchiega]

*delete*

[atc]

What kind of lighting are you using?

[whiteice669]

two sets of sunlight t5 tek 80w and 3 diy 250w mh will try to get a pic of the lights

[tang daddy]

nice build I wish my cabinetry skills were as good as yours....

I'll have to steal some ideas for my next build.

Are the 250 Hqi?

[JDigital]

Really nice build... Love the aquascaping, reminds me of mine sorta. I'm kinda wishing I had put my CL intake in the back glass like you. Your plumbing and sump looks great, maybe I missed it, but is that a Dart for the CL?

Can't wait to see you start stocking this thing. :biggrin:

[whiteice669]

was trying to do the lay out without any power heads so I drilled the tank and plumbed in a dart for a closed loop, just trying to finnish the rock work, as it is all pinned together with acrilic rod so I can put an end to rock slides