Hello! Im new to this forum and just wanted to start a thread about the 150 gallon tank I am in the middle of building!
Just some back ground info...... I have had a 29 gallon FOWLR tank set up for about 2 years now with great success ( with you occasinal baddle with alge). I currently have 2 clowns one of which is hosting a BTA...... I also have a coral banded shrimp with a few very small peices of coral.
The equipment on the tank is a heater , HOB protein skimmer, fulval 405 cansiter filter and a In-tank 9W U.V sterlizer. The type of lighting I have is T5 H.O 2 bulb cora life fixture.
Now for the reason I started this thread...... I am currently building a 150 gallon reef tank ( I got tierd of the 29 being so small ) The tank is 48x24x30 so it is pretty deep but I got a awsome deal on it! I custom made the stand so that it would be big enough for all my "wet" equipment. I currently have a sump on order from truvuaquariums.com that should be here next week! (sump will hold about 40 Gallons) The protein skimmer is going to be reef octopuss sx 200. I just ordered today a dual GFO and carbon reactor from bulk reef supply. As far as flow goes I'll be ordering 2 vortech mp 40's and some nano pumps(for the hard to reach places)...... my lighting setup I think im going with is the 48" outer orbit HQI 2-250W and 4- 54W with 9 white and blue moon lights. The lights, heater and pumps are going to be put onto a Reef keeper pro Net aquarium controller so I can see what is going on with my levels when I am not home. Also My pumps, Return pump and skimmer will be going on a API battery back-up so if I loose power water will still flow! I look foward to sharing this with all of you and please all suggestions and critisim is more than welcome!
Just some back ground info...... I have had a 29 gallon FOWLR tank set up for about 2 years now with great success ( with you occasinal baddle with alge). I currently have 2 clowns one of which is hosting a BTA...... I also have a coral banded shrimp with a few very small peices of coral.
The equipment on the tank is a heater , HOB protein skimmer, fulval 405 cansiter filter and a In-tank 9W U.V sterlizer. The type of lighting I have is T5 H.O 2 bulb cora life fixture.
Now for the reason I started this thread...... I am currently building a 150 gallon reef tank ( I got tierd of the 29 being so small ) The tank is 48x24x30 so it is pretty deep but I got a awsome deal on it! I custom made the stand so that it would be big enough for all my "wet" equipment. I currently have a sump on order from truvuaquariums.com that should be here next week! (sump will hold about 40 Gallons) The protein skimmer is going to be reef octopuss sx 200. I just ordered today a dual GFO and carbon reactor from bulk reef supply. As far as flow goes I'll be ordering 2 vortech mp 40's and some nano pumps(for the hard to reach places)...... my lighting setup I think im going with is the 48" outer orbit HQI 2-250W and 4- 54W with 9 white and blue moon lights. The lights, heater and pumps are going to be put onto a Reef keeper pro Net aquarium controller so I can see what is going on with my levels when I am not home. Also My pumps, Return pump and skimmer will be going on a API battery back-up so if I loose power water will still flow! I look foward to sharing this with all of you and please all suggestions and critisim is more than welcome!
Looking forward to seeing your build.
