ryshark
Aquarium Advice Addict
Currently I have a 75-gallon tank which I am running out of room for new coral and my blue hippo tang is starting to out grow it. My wife has known for the past 6-months or so that I want to eventually upgrade to a 180-gallon tank. I figured I would take on that project in about a year from now. However, my pregnant wife (first baby) came up to me a week ago and said that if I am going to upgrade she would rather I do it now before the baby comes (due January 29th) "so I won't be focusing all my attention on the fish when I upgrade in a year from now." I don't know if that would really have been the case but I didn't argue.
After much thought and research I decided to go with an acrylic tank since I live in California. I already ordered the Stand and Canopy. I also ordered the tank yesterday and the picture below is what I came up with. Please let me know what you think because it is not too late for me to change it up. I chose to go with 2-overflows and with a 3/4" return coming through the overflow which I will plumb to either the two holes in the center/top of the tank or the holes on the sides of the tank. My drain holes are 1.5" and I am going with a black back. I also upgraded the thickness of the acrylic on the top of the tank so I can have bigger access openings. Let me know what you think, because as I said I have until tomorrow to change anything. This is a top down, birds eye view.
After much thought and research I decided to go with an acrylic tank since I live in California. I already ordered the Stand and Canopy. I also ordered the tank yesterday and the picture below is what I came up with. Please let me know what you think because it is not too late for me to change it up. I chose to go with 2-overflows and with a 3/4" return coming through the overflow which I will plumb to either the two holes in the center/top of the tank or the holes on the sides of the tank. My drain holes are 1.5" and I am going with a black back. I also upgraded the thickness of the acrylic on the top of the tank so I can have bigger access openings. Let me know what you think, because as I said I have until tomorrow to change anything. This is a top down, birds eye view.