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  1. Bloke

    Bloke's 180g - It was bound to happen...

    Thanks guys! I'm just glad to be able to enjoy it finally... There's a lot of time and energy sitting within four panes of glass. :) Short video: http://www.youtube.com/v/u1ldwc-vhwQ
  2. Bloke

    Bloke's 180g - It was bound to happen...

    Well, I finally got EVERYTHING and everyone added to the tank. The last thing added was the carpet anemone and the two true percs. I placed the carpet right up front because it has tremendous color and the clowns love the thing. It's almost dirty watching them interact with each other. So...
  3. Bloke

    Bloke's 180g - It was bound to happen...

    I finally got all the rock out of the two tanks upstairs. I shortened two of the pillars and topped them off with pieces of coral. Whew... I think I have been up to my armpit in saltwater for 4 days. :( I will have to fine tune the aquascaping, but so far this works until I can get the...
  4. Bloke

    Bloke's 180g - It was bound to happen...

    I got the Ca Reactor in place and running this afternoon: And there is still more rock inside the 36g and the 90g that I need to get moved, but drilling rock takes some time. There are pieces that I will NOT be drilling that I will use to fill in aeas between the columns. Rather than work...
  5. Bloke

    Bloke's 180g - It was bound to happen...

    Figured I would post another 3am shot here. :D Spent the better part of this evening taking a lot of rock out of the 90g and drilling it. Live rock drills MUCH faster than base rock and if you don't slow down a little but, it will crumble right in your hands while drilling. :( My mother...
  6. Bloke

    Bloke's 180g - It was bound to happen...

    Alright, pay no attention to the wires. I will dress them up later after I get everything functioning. On that note, I did finally get the light rack built, the tracking installed, and the three 250w MH lights hung. :) Also, the sump is still a little shallow so there are a lot of bubbles...
  7. Bloke

    Bloke's 180g - It was bound to happen...

    OK - I started the lighting last night. I finished the lower portion of the lighting rack measuring out to have a reflector over each bay of the tank. The reflectors came with bare lead wires so I just bought 3 light duty extension cords (16g waire) to use as quick-disconnects. Today I will...
  8. Bloke

    Bloke's 180g - It was bound to happen...

    OK - the reflectors (Lumenbright), the Loc-Line, and the pocket-door tracking will all be here Friday. So I started the lighting rack tonight. It will hang directly above where it is sitting within pocket-door tracking allowing for it to slide back out of the way when accessing the tank...
  9. Bloke

    Bloke's 180g - It was bound to happen...

    The first job this morning was to get the return pump plumbed in. I placed it under the tank with enough room for the Gen-X PCX-55 to sit next to it which will run the MR-2 Skimmer. OK - here is the tangled mess of heaven. This is the completed plumbing job. Both closed loops, the return...
  10. Bloke

    Bloke's 180g - It was bound to happen...

    Oh yeah! Time for water! :D <...looking for leaks...> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bQBUvjY16o
  11. Bloke

    Bloke's 180g - It was bound to happen...

    Thanks Matt - I can't either! OK - today was a looooooooooooonnnnnnnnnnnnnnng day! I woke up about 8:30 and got to work on the tank. There were several stops during the day, but for the most part, I worked on this tank until about 9:00 pm. First thing I had to do was get the thing plumbed...
  12. Bloke

    Bloke's 180g - It was bound to happen...

    Well, I worked for a few hours on the plumbing this evening. I managed to get the majority of the intake lines for the closed loops ran as well as elbows on the 1" bulkheads. I did buy 8 ball valves for these return lines, but I think they'll be wide open for the most part. Naturally, adding...
  13. Bloke

    Bloke's 180g - It was bound to happen...

    Alright, let's see if I can explain this. I am going to run the two center inputs to the Reeflo Dart and return them through the Oceans Motions 4-way which will run through the two 1" side returns and the 1" bulkheads directly above the original inputs. This will force the water current to be...
  14. Bloke

    Bloke's 180g - It was bound to happen...

    Well, I grabbed some extra PVC from the garage and started to make some pillars/towers for the rock. I first saw this when I went to visit with Paul Whitby out of OKC. His tank was the October 2007 TOTM on Reef Central: http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2007-10/totm/index.php I REALLY liked his...
  15. Bloke

    Bloke's 180g - It was bound to happen...

    Well, with the exception of a few touch-ups, the rooms are painted! The tank is offically in place! Of course I have to trim it out, but I never thought I would get this far this quick! As you can see I chose not to put plywood under the tank allowing for complete access to plumbing, etc...
  16. Bloke

    Bloke's 180g - It was bound to happen...

    I HATE painting! Seriously - and I don't use the word "hate." :mad: I got the rooms primed and ready for painting this Saturday. My plan is to get the tank in place this Sunday and then start the plumbing. I have both closed loop pumps (Dart & Snapper), the OM-4way and the return pump...
  17. Bloke

    FRaNKeN'ReaCToR - rated 200g

    Glad it could be of use. I plan to make a simple second chamber to increase the media capacity and install this reactor on my 180g system.
  18. Bloke

    Bloke's 180g - It was bound to happen...

    YEE HAW! The drywall is completed! The walls are still a little wet, but this Saturday I will get to painting! Here are some shots of the completed rooms from similar angles to previous shots:
  19. Bloke

    Bloke's 180g - It was bound to happen...

    Well, I got the back and side panels completely coated with Krylon Fusion. Four cans is what I used to get it nice and even. The majority of the bulkheads arrived today. Because I will make the Durso for these overflows I had to include bulkheads for those holes too. Therefore, here you...
  20. Bloke

    Bloke's 180g - It was bound to happen...

    Well, most people in doing a closed loop on a tank this expensive will more than likely come ofer the back to preserve the tank for futre resell would be my guess. I do not plan on taking this tank down unless we sell this house and when that time comes... perhaps a new tank. :D I knew going...
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