my first reef 150g and basement room

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OK OK OK im not going to lie i copied and pasted the main parts from my build thread on another site i didnt feel like copying all the links seperately for my pics lol

So here we go i'm building my first tank, and here are the pictures of my progress and the build as it goes along. Eventually the system will continue to grow and add a skimmer calcium reactor etc but for now heres my start.

150 gal 72Lx18Wx26T

oak stand

1 1/4 drains coming out of tank to 1 1/2 drain to the fuge & sump downstairs

15 Gallon three chamber fuge draining into 50 gallon rubbermaid short tub which will house a skimmer at a later time

44 Gallon food grade brute trash can for mixing water provided by 100gpd RO/DI, water will be pumped by penguin power head from the brute to the rubbermaid.

Water being returned to tank by little giant 3-MDQX-SC through 1 1/2" pvc at a calculated 9.62 foot of head feeding the tank 628 gph.

Flow in tank will be supplemented by 3 modded maxijet 1200's

Lighting consists of 3 175w MH with 20k Bulbs and a 71" Helios super blue 03 bulb

starting out with 2" sand bed and 100lbs of live rock

Hood will be built here in the near future

shopping list of what i still have to purchase out of next paycheck except skimmer:

brute trash can
rubbermaid tub
skimmer
rodi
maxijet power heads and mod kits
new helios bulb (my cat broke mine lol true story) anybody know anyone who carries them?
lumber for hood
2 buckets salt

as i was tearing down tank from previous owners house way different from how im setting it up
























Tim aka Alwaysfishing