My upgrade to 180

[dannyv]

Well, today is the day I head out to San Antonio to pick my tank from BigKGlen. Bigbird,Wesley is helping me out with the loading.

I'll update my progress with pictures in the coming days...

Danny

[MRSBIGBIRD123]

So Danny, where's the pics? :wink_smile:

[dannyv]

Well the upgrade is almost complete. The tank is running,calcium reactor hooked up next is livestock and lights...

This move and upgrade was tough!!!

Here are a few pictures...

http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/rr142/sdvargas/IMG_3125.jpg

http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/rr142/sdvargas/IMG_3122.jpg

http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/rr142/sdvargas/IMG_3123.jpg

http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/rr142/sdvargas/IMG_3124.jpg

[MRSBIGBIRD123]

Wow Danny, you have been busy. Looks awesome....keep the pics and updates coming. Is the tank in the same room as before?

[dannyv]

Cheri we moved, and it's pretty much the same size room as before.

[MRSBIGBIRD123]

Ah, the BB did not divulge that piece of information.....so you have been very busy. Moving is the worst, moving and moving a tank, double yuk! Hopefully you and you family are settled in nicely.

[dannyv]

Here are a few more pictures of the tank with all my livestock in. Still need to aquascape and move corals around but everything is in...

http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/rr142/sdvargas/IMG_3130.jpg

http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/rr142/sdvargas/IMG_3134.jpg

[dannyv]

My lights are a little high for this first week, then I will move them down a bit. Everything made it and nothing died...

[Kristy]

Tank is looking great, Danny! Those tangs seem to be enjoying all the room to race. Glad to hear that all your livestock made it through the upgrade. I remember what a TON of work it was for us to do our tank upgrade... bet you are really glad to see it done! (But then again, the chores are never really done in this hobby, are they?)

[dannyv]

Thanks Kristy!

Yeah it was tough and glad to see it done, just a waiting game now to get my old bacteria working on this larger system.

[MRSBIGBIRD123]

Looks great Danny, I bet the fish are happy.

[dustint21]

Looks great man! I have 2 lumenarc's over my 6' tank and Im not sure if Im going to add the 3rd. I have them at about 14'' of the top of the water with no shading in the middle. I built my tank, so I placed 2 center braces between the reflectors. Do you plan to run a 3rd? I was talking to Mike Delgado and he also has 3. He told me he never turns his middle MH on. We are both running 20K 400w MH's. My tank gets up to about 81 degrees with the MH's on. I need to place a couple fans in the canopy or run the bigger fan like yours. Sorry to post this big long thing in your build thread!

Dustin