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[hoaglanddiver]

Can't recall if I've already introduced myself (would've been 6 months to a yr ago)... thought I'd drop a hello just in case.

(New) reefer living outside fort wayne.. have been working on an in-wall 150 gal build for the last 2.5 yrs. (no water yet) :-(
tank dimensions = 48L x 24W x 31H
Most equip has been purchased (still have controller left to buy).
Sump is in basement and is old 90 gal tank.. I'm curr installing dividers/baffles/weirs.
"hoping" to have water in it by end of summer -- if not sooner.
Still reading and researching (does it ever end?)

equip:
two MP-40W pumps
one Iwaki RLT-70 return pump (have to fight about 10 -12 feet head pressure from basement)
two 250/400 watt select-a-watt electronic ballasts
two lumen max elite reflectors w/ 14K ushio bulbs (curr 400 W - debating whether I only need 250 W)
one dual-bulb T5 w/ super actinic and actinic blue bulbs (hoping to use as accent lighting after MH's are turned off -- prolly will be too much)
warner marine AS-300 skimmer
AEtech 600 Calc reactor
various GFO and Carbon filters
5 stage RO/DI
etc etc etc




Interests are volleyball, firefighting, scuba diving.

[chromiumlux]

Welcome back to the site and forum. Sounds like you have been busy planning this build and putting together all the equipment needed. Should be a great build and please post a tank thread with pics when you start putting all this together. Look forward to seeing it progress. Research is neverending.....lol

[marinelife]

:Hi::welcomeaboard:

Glad to have you, can not wait to see pictures of this build.

Your equipment list sounds good!

[hoaglanddiver]

LOL... I "hope" the equipment list is good.. I had a rather large eye opener when I did a test fit of the AS-300 skimmer.. I have about 1/2 inch clearance and it just happens to be the outlet which is 1/2" from the glass.. hope this doesn't cause me grief... It also takes up considerable length (20").. Am hoping I'm still able to have some sense of a fuge after I get the skimmer and weirs installed.
hoping for pics soon.

[marinelife]

As long as you can get it out for maintenance you should be fine :)