Tank Build! 180 Gallon Acro Tank

This is my 120 in its current state of crappyness. It should be drained and moved to the garage by this time tomorrow. Rock and fish will be in 100 gallon stock tank in previous pictures.

 

I will be adding a separate coral QT system in the next few weeks. All corals will be going through a 30 day QT before entering my new display.
I ordered a 50 gallons low boy frag tank. And I will make my own sump from a 40b or something.

It's gonna be a simple system. Skimmer, heater, BRS 2 Part doser, ATO, and a t5 Retrofit light. All stuff from my equipment hoard lol.

 

Cool bud. Thanks!

 

120 is torn down.

2nd sump is up and running. Fish and rocks are in it after this pic.

 

Qt sump 40b

 

Qt tank

 

180 is in place. I need to rearrange some furniture soon. Lol.
Thanks @Ray/Jen_Reefin for help moving this beast.

 

Next will be some plumbing. Then acid wash some rock and aquascape.
Hopefully it won't be too much longer. I am really itching to get some acros growing.
I still need to build my light rack and floating canopy.
All lighting parts are here. 3 lumen max reflectors with xm 10k 250w halides. A 2 bulb LET t5 retro kit 80w. 2 80 watt blue plus t5 bulbs. And 2 blue reef brite strips. 3 galaxy select a watt halide ballasts.

 

Found a use for my old 120 stand. Going to use it for my coral QT system.

 

Tank and stand are in place. Going to keep it simple. Just heater, skimmer, return, and 2 Part on BRS dosers.
If needed I will add an algae scrubber later.

 

The 180 is plumbed, leak tested and running. I should get rock and sand today.
I need to acid wash the rock. Make my aquascape and soak in rodi for a few weeks.
I also need to make my light rack and floating canopy. And screen lids to keep all the fishys in the tank.
Gonna drill qt tank and order glass baffles for sump today.

 

Qt tank. Just waiting on glass baffles.

 

100# of pukani. Plus I have 3 5 gallon buckets full of dry rock. All going in an acid bath today.

 

Using up the rest of the biosea marine salt I have then before I put acros in I will do a large water change with Aqua Vitro Salinity. It's what I used before for several years with great results.

 

Rock cooking in process.

 

All done.

 

I have another 200 lbs in my sump