My 180g south american tank- setup thread

[honda237]

This is my progression thread of my 180g south american/planted tank setup. It will be a slow setup. I will try to take as many pictures as possible.

Tank:
180g 72"x24"x24" Drilled 8 times, only using 4-6 holes

Filtration:
30g tank
mag 12

CFS 500

Lighting:
4 bulb 67k T-5

Heating:
2 250W stealth heaters

Plants:
jungle & italian vals
Swords
anubias

Fish:
1 Super red severum
1 Rotkeil severum
6 Notatus
1 Geophagus dicrozoster
1 Geophagus altifron
6 unknown Geophagus, waiting for them to grow up
2 Oblongums
2 Hypselecara coryphaenoides
1 keyhole
1 red tail shark
10-14 bristlenose plecos

so far completed:
moved inside
back painted black
plumbing sanded for painting

here is a picture so far, crappy cell phone picture:

Question, i am figuring it fine, but when moving the tank inside one of the helpers missed stepped and hit the far right bulkhead, which caused a small surface chip, the glass is still there, and there is no cratch, its just a small 1"x1/2" chip, Will this be ok?

 

[PostalPenguin]

Perhaps stuff the chip with epoxy and let it harden before filling just to be sure. A picture of the chip would help the experts decide.

 

[honda237]

Perhaps stuff the chip with epoxy and let it harden before filling just to be sure. A picture of the chip would help the experts decide.

ya once i get home, i planned on getting a picture.

 

[honda237]

Ok here are some pictures. It's not as bad as it looks. The glass is still in place.

 

[JK47]

Nice thread Nick. Subscribed are you going to keep that bulkhead fitting capped off or are you going to try and use it? IMO I would cap that one off and just leave it be, no touchy... You said you have more holes than you were planning on using right?

 

[Allan01230]

Geos dig not sure how it will work out with the plants you have got there.

 

[honda237]

Thanks. Ya I have 7 other holes and I planned on keeping that one capped off. So I should be fine? I will try and have pictures of the equipment up today.

 

[honda237]

Geos dig not sure how it will work out with the plants you have got there.

It works fine, my 135g has everything in it right now. You just have to surround the plants with rocks, which I use river rock.

 

[College fishman]

sounds like an excellent selection of fish! cant wait to see the finished product

 

[honda237]

just received about another 30 vals, they are sitting in a 40b with a t-5 light over it.

here are a couple pictures of the equipment: i still need to buy the CFS 500, and the 30g is still up and running.