finally finished with 180 gallon upgrade lots of pics

[baytran7]

full shot of tank and filter setup
sorry, see below

 

[baytran7]

Refuge thanks for all the advice with how much lighting...Bang
thanks for the piping advice ...squidd

 

[baytran7]

last one

 

[snailheave]

with that setup, do you even have to perform waterchanges?

 

[fishman830]

Originally posted by snailheave
with that setup, do you even have to perform waterchanges?
i don't believe there's a system out there that eliminates water changes, except for the ones that do them automatically..

 

[jedininja]

There are actually a lot of people that go without doing water changes. But these systems are not easy to maintain and not for beginners are even most advance hobbyist. Tanks without water changes rely on heavy skimming, natural nitrate removal such as fuges w/macros, xenia, dsb, lots of LR and current, and also a dosing routine is needed.
Much easier IMO just to do water changes.

 

[baytran7]

Full shot
well i only dose iodine and the sealab 28 cubes
i believe that if you filter heavily then water quality last alittle longer. thus i'm lazy when it comes to water changes.
suggestions on improvement will be welcome.. give me a few more ideas and time to kill.

 

[sweetreef]

very nice set up thats the same way i set my 165 gallon up iam still waiting on my lighting for mine having a top being built@a
lfs

 

[tony detroit]

How often are you changing those socks?
I had to change my 200microns every 3 days.

 

[baytran7]

they aren't too bad, i change them out once every 1 to 1.5 weeks. it takes 10 minutes to go outside and hose them off. that is the only thing i hate about maintenance. but it's a small price to pay for this hobby we all get carried away with.

 

[tony detroit]

I bought nylonmesh bags from a online retailer, I soak them in a bucket with bleach and water and then rinse them out. I have 2 pairs I just rotate out.