180 Gallon build

[360º]

so finally getting this thing started

couple weeks ago my dad and I built this stand. Wild cherry with black doors.

after waiting 3 weeks the tank was finally done and we brought it into the house (4 large men carried it and it was still crazy heavy)

also mailman paid me a visit yesterday and brought me a koralia wavemaker 4 and 4 koralia 4 pumps

for the past month and a half i've been seeding about 100 pounds of baserock in my 55 gallon tank that had already 60 pounds of liverock

up next will be the plumbing.....

 

[mfdrookie516]

Stand looks great! You guys must be cabinet makers or something.

 

[360º]

Stand looks great! You guys must be cabinet makers or something.

thanks

lol yeah my dads been a cabinet maker for the past 20 years and has custom kitchen business

 

[mfdrookie516]

That sure explains it then. Very nice quality from the looks of it!

 

[ronk]

Very nice. Get the puppy going. Can't wait to see some pics. I plan on doing a 180 build this year so I will be following closely. Good luck

 

[iDream]

It's a glass tank right? Digging the rimless look, not seen too often on larger tanks

 

[360º]

yeah its glass.... its rimless and euro braced.. but its getting a canopy today..... need to hide all the lights

 

[Emelinda76]

Very nice looking... It reminds me if my tanks set up

 

[JOMA]

following

 

[iDream]

Canopy is fine as long as it isn't ugly, just saying they don't make large framless tanks much.

What lights are you going with? I imagine you'll have to find something creative to penetrate the eurobrace

 

[360º]

Canopy is on.

door is going to be black and will be coming on monday
the opening is like this because if i ever want to add metal halides that need to be raised of the water surface, i can take the door off and create another box that sits on top of the canopy and holds the MH lights

to avoid lifting the whole heavy canopy everytime i need to do something in the tank.... only the front half comes off. back half and door will stay on the tank.

this is how the 2 halves are joined

 

[hackteck]

that looks great i cant wait to see how it looks when its setup

 

[Emelinda76]

that looks great i cant wait to see how it looks when its setup[/QUOTE

Nice job !!!

 

[Mr. Limpet]

Canopy is on.

Sweet loooking set up!

Following

 

[PrettyFishies]

Looking good

 

[fort384]

Did you have the tank custom made, or did you buy it from somewhere?

The cabinet and the tank both look great!

 

[360º]

Did you have the tank custom made, or did you buy it from somewhere?

The cabinet and the tank both look great!

tank is custom made but a standard 180 gallon size

but its a peninsula style tank with the overflow centered on the right wall.... this way i am not restricted to its use...... im probably gonna be moving out of my parents house within a year or 2 so when i move into my own house i am not limited to the positioning...
.... also both long sides can be used as the front, so if i ever scratch one side, i can turn it around and have another good face

 

[Just.A.Bit.Salty]

That thing is super sleek looking, the stand is awesome props to dad for that one. Look forward to the build progress.

 

[360º]

the slow filling process has begun..... 50 gallons per day

 

[mandy2936]

The stand and hood look great! Very cool design. Awesome! following..