New 180G

[christyf5]

Wow great thread! Looks like it was a ton of work, even though you posted it all today Great planning too. I'd like to do a closed loop on my tank one day, thanks for all the detailed photos, they're a great help (even though that one of all the plumbing coming off the dart did scare me a little ).

[Quinster]

Thanks all for the reply's...

Originally Posted by Midknight

Sweet looking tank. How did you do the 2 returns in the front?
What are the covered with?

The 45° elbows were coated in hot glue then rolled in Sea Floor crushed coral substrate. With time I hope they will be almost invisible, at least less than a white elbow would be...lol

Originally Posted by Delphinus

Cool!

What's the timeframe from the 1st photo to the last?

It was a lot longer than I wanted it to be, especially with my old 180G sitting there with bar clamps holding it together...not visually pleasing, or comforting for that reason. In total I think it was 2 1/2 - 3months. There were some setbacks due to some errors when the tank was manufactured, as well as plans changing with the closed loop design, but in all, very happy with the change, no matter how long it took.

[Ruth]

Very nice job. I use the OM 4way on my 190 and run it with a sequence (hammerhead). Very nice piece of equipment and so far (knocking furiously on wooden head) no problems at all. I split my returns leaving the OM thereby giving me 8 returns to the tank.
I really like your light as well. Are you running T5's /MH combo in that?

[Midknight]

Originally Posted by Quinster

The 45° elbows were coated in hot glue then rolled in Sea Floor crushed coral substrate. With time I hope they will be almost invisible, at least less than a white elbow would be...lol

Cool. I am going to try the same thing on my mom's 75 I am building. But I was going to attach Hyrdo to the outputs.

[Quinster]

Originally Posted by Ruth

Very nice job. I use the OM 4way on my 190 and run it with a sequence (hammerhead). Very nice piece of equipment and so far (knocking furiously on wooden head) no problems at all. I split my returns leaving the OM thereby giving me 8 returns to the tank.
I really like your light as well. Are you running T5's /MH combo in that?

I am running Sun Aquatics lighting for the MH - 4x250w, 2 14K, 2 10K, and 4x54w HO T5's 2 Giesemann Actinic Blue Plus, 2 Giesemann Pure Actinic

[Quinster]

Thanks for the comments everyone, been a long time in the making!

Some more pics....as the corals are going in (sorry for the not so perfect pics....will do better when done);









can't forget the 75G LPS and softie tank...

[Quinster]

Some full pics....

[danny zubot]

Smokin' Setup! nice job.

[Quinster]

Finally got a nice picture of my little buddy

[Joe Reefer]

Do you think the fish look look in the tank beside them and want be in it. (grass is greener syndrome).

BTW nice setup.