Anarchy's budget 180

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I follow most of the builds in this large tank section and i can tell you now this build will not be as amazing.

Well the past couple days ive been getting everything ready for the 180! Had to build a stand since my buddy wanted to keep his for his dad. Then had to go to his house and break the tank down and move it. Heres some pictures of what has happen so far.
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The only part that has been messed up was the stand height. The original height was going to be 36". I forgot to figure in the 3/4" plywood top and bottom. Also i was going to use 2x4 for the bottom frame but last minute switched everything to 2x6 and forgot to recalculate height so now my stand is 39"!!!!! Oh well ill use a chair to reach inaide the tank

This build has cost me less than $60 to this point
 
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The tank is already setup for the herbie overflow from the previous owner, but it was loud (might have needed adjusting) and the fact theres no emergency i dont like. So i wanted to go bean animal. There wasnt many pictures of bean animal with dual overflows but i did find this one. Curious if this would work
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Looks like a good plan!
 
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Figured i should make the build thread a little more professional and throw up an equipment list

Tank: 180 gallon aqueon RR with 2 3/4" returns drilled in the back. Plumbing currently setup for herbie
Picture from when my friend first set the tank up
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Skimmer: reef octopus classic 225 int
Right side comparing to my old RO 150
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Sump: acrylic sump unknown manufacturer 3 chamber 48x16x15
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Flow:
Return- jebao dc12000
In tank- 2 rw20, 1 rw15, 1 rw8, maybe 1 hydor 1400

Lighting:
2 250w halides 1 400w halide 4 48" t5

Calcium Reactor:
Precision marine

ATO:
Diy ato with dual float switches

Heaters:
2 300w jagers

Extra:
-Apex with temp probe and 2 ph probes
-brs dual reactor
 

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Haha "budget" is that even possible? We are doing it in " phases" he says.......
 
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Looks like one heck of a build! That sump looks brand new now that it is cleaned out.
That was a picture of it when it was new. Now that it's cleaned it looks clear, but scratched up
 
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Haha "budget" is that even possible? We are doing it in " phases" he says.......
Well so far I've only spent $60 to get where im at. All of the equipment im using I already have. I traded my 93 for the 180. I already had the wood for the stand in the garage. At the end this build shouldn't cost more than $800. With that said over time i plan on upgrading alot of equipment, but the wife doesnt need to know that now. All she has to know is "it's only going to cost $800, that's how much the tank would normally cost" hahaha
 
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Small update

Sorry this build is taking so long. Works been crazy lately and vacation is coming up in 1 week.

Fixed both of the problems I had with the stand.
1) the tank sat too far back which blocked too much of the drain so I had to add another set of 2x6 to the front so I could move the tank forward.
2) move the horizontal supports that run front to back under the tank because they also sat in the way of the drains.

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Both problems were easy fixes. Both were caused from building the stand without having the tank with me for measurements.


Last thing to do the the stand before moving it downstairs is to
1) move the plywood top that the tank sits on forward
2) get a new bottom piece of plywood because this one is now way too small and i dont trust it to support the weight evenly
3) put the plywood on the side thats going up against the wall


Quick question for whoever is reading this. The top of the stand will be shown through the bottom of the tank since I'm going barebottom. Should it be
1) stained to match
2) painted white to help reflect light like sand would
3) painted black to make the coral pop

I know over time coralline will take over the bottom glass, but on rare occasions I scrape it all off.

Also i think the plywood going up against the wall is just going to get painted white. Dont see a reason to waste stain on something that will never be seen
 

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