mmpadi3d
New Member
New to the life of aquarist and I purchased myself a used 180g 72x25x24. I picked up the tank and canopy but turns out that was all that would fit in my vehicle. I will go to pick up the rest from the seller this upcoming weekend. It has bottom drilled holes with two downspouts a 45-gallon sump, a heater, and a return pump. He did include many live rocks, crushed coral substrate, various chemicals, and a full test kit. I already have an RO setup but have a lot of work to do. The seller was very helpful and was a little upset that he had to part with his tank. So far I have cleaned everything that I have and will give the stand much-needed attention when it arrives. I also intend to completely dry and cure the rock and substrate as I know he at least had some pest starfish (not sure if that's a thing). Generally, I just want to start fresh with my build so that I can learn everything there is to the hobby. Currently, I'm trying to figure out how I want to do the plumbing because I don't like how he had no unions or valves for maintenance. The first 4 pictures are what he had set up. I will continue to post more pictures as progress is made. I intend to take this very slowly as I give myself a very strict budget. So if it takes 2 years to get this up and running, I'm ok with that.
