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Hiya :wavey:

I inherited a 180g and looking forward to this new hobby/money sink.

Looking forward to reading/learning and getting the tank up and running.
 
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Welcome. How is the condition on the 180G? What do you want to do with the tank? Ask away lots of friendly people here to help you out.
 
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Looks like its in good condition. We cleaned all the equipment and ready to plumb.

Attached is some pictures of the equipment. Trying to use the existing equipment with minimal changes or additions.

I'm trying to figure out
A) How to connect the plumbing.
B) What parts to use.

The current idea is

Tank--T split to Sump & Fuge

Fuge-->Sump

Tank/Fuge-->Sump (w/Protein Skimmer)-->Pump A & Pump B

Pump A --> Chiller --> Return
Pump B --> UV --> Return
 

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What size are the existing pipes?

go with whatever was used before and just go to home depot and buy matching parts.

Everything is readily available at home depot. Its like a puzzle.. go there and match em up. lol
 
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Quick Q. What is flexible PVC and is it recommended over PVC & vinyl tubing.
My guess is its something in between PVC & vinyl tubing.
 
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On the right track?

Got plumb.
Put in the cured LR & initial aquascaping done.
Put in live sand. (What a sand storm :))

Waiting for the dust to settle to see if got enough sand.

Running the protein skimmer atm but read conflicting guides.
Some say run & some say don't. :hmmmm:

What do I do now besides wait and monitor water conditions?
Do I plop down a shrimp to jump start? Can I use some left over fish flakes?
 
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You can upload a certain amount of pictures on this site.

Should be on the left side. My personal Folders/upload pictures.
 

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