150 gallon set up

[steve1b]

What would be the best set up for a 150 gallon tank. i plan on alot of coral and a few fish. I am looking for the ideal set up. Money is not an issue. i do not want a bunch of stuff i don't need but i do want what would be the best. Thanks

 

[dblase]

deff get MH's and a nice big sump

 

[reefez]

Don't skimp on the skimmer! Bigger the better.

 

[crazyguy34834]

-no dry wet sump, just the regular all water sump
-put a rifugium on it, as big as you have room for
-MH's and actinic lights
-ask around about the watts for the MH's , too much and you will bleach coral, not enough and you will be buying more lights and mabe not enough room to install them all

-you say money is not an option but if you shop around and build all you can of it you can save a lot of money and spend it on coral. I built all but the tank, skimmer, and pumps, ordered good but cheap rock and sand and got away with $2500 for a 135g system. Thats counting all the chemicals and food. Its a 100g tank

 

[crazyguy34834]

oh ya, I forgot to say that I got 100lb of live rock, 50lb of base rock and a 5 inch sand bed. Thats quite a buy at $2500

 

[crazyguy34834]

actuall 150lb of live rock, sorry for the last min. addons to my posts

 

[steve1b]

Thanks for the input. Is a calcium reactor a benifit?

 

[josh holt]

if you want to do a reef and you want 150gal i would go with the 5'x24"x24" you will love the extra depth. if you want a 6' tank go with the 180gal 6'x24"x24". as far as a calcium reactor yes if your doing sps. as far as lights 3 mh with lumenarc reflecters. for filtration large sump with refugium.