180g Tank Build - 11 mos. and counting.

My tank has recently gone from 4 to 5 healthy specimens. I started with one RBTA about a year and a half ago. It was a large specimen at the LFS - I'd say 8-10" across. Within days of introducing it into my then 125 gal aquarium, it split into two smaller specimens. And they continued to grow until January this year when I introduced them into my 180g. Within hours of introduction, they both split again. I can almost certainly say that both occurrences of a split were survival splits ...

My Dad was in town over Xmas last year and helped me out with the finishing touches on the hickory stand I built for my 180g reef. I was pleased with how it turned out - matches the bathroom and kitchen cabinets and lends a little class to the basement while distracting guests from the ugly fish room behind the aquarium.

from the back:



from the front:


it holds water!
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The right side of the tank:


middle:


left:


obligatory RBTA shot:


Left end of the tank:


Behind the tank in the fish room...


RO/DI setup with sprinkler valve. I did this because my RO/DI whines when the float valve ...