Mj's hopefully final build 180gal reef

[EricTheRed]

Great job on the stand, love the stain colors!

 

[madjoe]

Well got old tank moved can u tell i painted after i set tank up lol

Now its all one color

 

[madjoe]

Got tank on the stand temporarily will be moved to final resting place tomorrow gotta hit Autozone for window tint tonight for back ground

 

[fishtank44]

Great spot for tank staying buddy.good job for stand

 

[madjoe]

Great spot for tank staying buddy.good job for stand

Tank is not staying there

 

[cment]

Wow Joe, looks great man! Can't wait to see this bad boy up and running...

 

[madjoe]

Wow Joe, looks great man! Can't wait to see this bad boy up and running...

Thanks

 

[rockhead]

Great build Joe keep the updates coming

 

[Rcunning8]

What the deal with that sump? Two chambers only? No refugium?


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[madjoe]

What the deal with that sump? Two chambers only? No refugium?


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Yea just two chambers the one to the right is the fuge the left is for everything else

 

[madjoe]

Well i moved the tank this morning was able to drag it on stand and all by myself cause im to impatient to wait for help lol. Went to ap and grab 4 new bulk heads . The guy had the returns on side toward the sides of the tank that didnt make sense to me so i have them toward center of tank also makes for easier plumbing maybe lol. Got some of the return plumbing done but now im stoned off my arse so will continue tomorrow

 

[madjoe]

lol plumbing dont look like much but seemed to take me forever to get that far

 

[madjoe]

Oh also added check valves on both returns

 

[madjoe]

Well plumbing done . I was gonna paint but i changed my mind maybe im just tired lol.

 

[gonebad395]

Sweet man sweet looks great.

 

[Danieldv6]

Nice job

 

[madjoe]

Sweet man sweet looks great.

Thanks so i did make a tiny mistake i didnt notice gate valves have a directional arrow well i put 3 backwards idk if it really matters least i hope not lol

 

[gonebad395]

Thanks so i did make a tiny mistake i didnt notice gate valves have a directional arrow well i put 3 backwards idk if it really matters least i hope not lol

That one I'm not sure man. Not to knowledgeable about gate valves

 

[Danieldv6]

From another source: Re: Shut off valve direction matter?
Author: hj (AZ)
If it has an arrow on it, then it almost has to be a globe/stop valve, in which case it is really the wrong valve anyway. Other than that there is only a slight degradation by installing it backwards. The big advantage of having it in the correct direction is that by turning it off and relieving the pressure, you can repack it without turning off the entire water syste

 

[madjoe]

From another source: Re: Shut off valve direction matter?
Author: hj (AZ)
If it has an arrow on it, then it almost has to be a globe/stop valve, in which case it is really the wrong valve anyway. Other than that there is only a slight degradation by installing it backwards. The big advantage of having it in the correct direction is that by turning it off and relieving the pressure, you can repack it without turning off the entire water syste

Ive used these before first tume ive noticed the arrow lol . Idk what repack it means but i think its gonna be ok its for reactors and what not guess i will test when it fills lol that be one expensive fudge up