Needs Help upgrading to 200 gal

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I have 125 gal. , 2 asm skimmer G2 with 3500 pump, (actually I have 75 gal. too, built in overflow), 2 X 250 watts MH, 30 gal sump. mag drive 24.
I like to upgrade to 200 gal.
I like to have a built in overflow. What is involved to have a 200 gal tank. I'd like to incorporate what I have now.

Thanks

 

[mbbuna]

[welcome]

what kind of corals and or fish do you have now and what is your goal with the new tank?

 

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I have 2 yellow tang, 1 blue tang,1 engineer goby, 1 kole tang, 1 maroon clown , 1 cardinal, lots of different colors and variety button polyps, blue mushroom , mushroom anemone, rock anemone, yellow leather coral and bay anemone which has no room to growand approximately bet 200-250 lbs of LR. They are getting overcrowded . I've been selling my mushroom, because they go so wild and big and no room. I'm planning to grow acropora and sps corals. Thank you so much for reply

 

[mbbuna]

i think you will need one more 250w MH, i would sell both ASM's and get one larger skimmer. there are a few really nice good inexpensive skimmers out now. IMO a 30g sump is going to be too small. i would get a regular 75g tank and make your own sump.

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-01/gt/index.php

http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-04/gt/index.php

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-07/gt/index.php

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1287102

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1296148

 

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I just bought my G2 last year for my 125 g.l and my other G2, 2 yrs ago ,for my 75 g. I upgrade from 75g to 120 g last year. My 2 250 W MH just got last week because one of the female connector for 96w daylight is not working.
Where can I get a cost effective 200g glass aquarium and skimmer. ASM is expensive.

 

[mbbuna]

the first three links i linked are info on sumps, the last to talk about a few new good skimmers. as for where to get a tank, there are a few good custom builders, if you look around on RC you will find their names or you can get a stock tank local

 

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Thank you, I will do some searching

 

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Thanks for all the links. Very informative. I'm sure I will be back