So, we picked up the 180 this weekend from Mike and Cindy! YAY! I also picked up a pair of Barracuda / Hammerhead Hybrid Reeflo pumps for my basement fish room, and a 100G rubbermaid tub... I spent Sunday going through the process of cleaning up the 180. All the coraline has been removed, the sides have been wiped down with vinegar (inside and out), and the paint on the back has been scraped off. I'm going to re-paint the back sometime in the next day or two, and I'm mulling over not painting the overflows over so I can see in, and then comes the stand cleanup (Killz + scrape down), and then holes in the floor...
The water stand, and QT tank stand are all painted out, and ready to get their tops on, and become fully assembled.