Pyke's 180G Dual Rain Glass overflow tank

Originally Posted by daveycoopa

Looking good thanks for sharing with us.

Thanks, We're getting there, I actually got my hands on a few new toys for the tank what should be getting installed in the next few months.

I like your signature, I would say the same but the tank is all my wife, Just the plumbing and mechanical goodies are mine! I blame her for my addiction!

Cheers!

[isaac1]

absolutly amazing tank

so last night one of the overflow boxes came loose, so I'm running on one overflow box. With that and a few nice chips and stratches it is now time for an upgrade! The only question is how to transfer 200+ lbs of rock and fish without killing everything off. Fun and games!

[jakejake]

how are you loking the bare bottom versus sand

Originally Posted by jakejake

how are you loking the bare bottom versus sand

not sure yet, I like the look of sand but have always been concerned with the issues it can bring. the last tank was bare and we only really had issues when our town water quality dropped significantly. We're now on RODI so those issues should go away.

[lastlight]

Originally Posted by pyke

so last night one of the overflow boxes came loose, so I'm running on one overflow box. With that and a few nice chips and stratches it is now time for an upgrade! The only question is how to transfer 200+ lbs of rock and fish without killing everything off. Fun and games!

The ideal answer is the new tank you want to build is too large to fit in that spot so leave this tank running while you build the new one somewhere else =)

Originally Posted by lastlight

The ideal answer is the new tank you want to build is too large to fit in that spot so leave this tank running while you build the new one somewhere else =)

yeah unfortunetly we have to put it in the same spot. I was thinking of just getting a 120g mix tank and just putting the fish in there for the few days required for the transfer. I know the tank is going to cycle once we move the rock. I know the last time we moved the rock it actually cycled hard enough to kill ALL my snails.

[lastlight]

Are you building a bigger tank? Or repairing the 180?

I suppose with the investment in your lighting you're referring to a repair? Good luck!

Originally Posted by lastlight

Are you building a bigger tank? Or repairing the 180?

I suppose with the investment in your lighting you're referring to a repair? Good luck!

we're actually looking to keep with the 72 but we're going to go a bit wider 30" and not as tall 20". The current tank is scratched in many places from falling rock and has two chips in the brace, so we're looking at a new tank and stand. Hopefully with the wider tank we can avoid stacking the rock so tall and it will give us more room for cleaning. Also I would like to get rid of the internal overflow design. It looks neat but in reality in consumes too much of the tank. Anything behind the overflow is lost for veiwing. If I could see both sides of the tank I would go with this design again but because we're up against a wall I like the external overflow design.

[Coralgurl]

I love this tank, your rocks and aquascaping is amazing! Very beautiful set up.