150 gallon Reef tank

Steve Jewell

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Hello everyone. New to saltwater and reefing. Have been freshwater since I was 8 and always have wanted to have a saltwater aquarium. Purchased a 75 gal undrilled from Petsmart for Christmas, then found a 90gal drilled so took the 75 back. After getting the 90 home and cleaning it up, realized the glass wasn't flush. Appeared resealed and not done very well.

I don't want an aquarium fail and I found the 150 so, bigger is better, RIGHT?? LOL
It has dual overflows with dursos in both. I have remove the dursos (had to saw them from the inside as the previous owner dumped flex seal down both overflows for a small leak) UGGGGGG
Am now running herbie overflows on both.
I have an Eshopps R200 sump
Finnex Titanium 500w heater
Dual CoralBox QP-9's
Jecod DCT-8000
Current Orbit Marine 48" LED
Jebao DC4 auto dosing pump
Coral Box A100 ATO
RO/ Dual DI unit

120# rock

I have my RO unit installed. Tap water was 242 ppm, is now 31 ppm.
Hope to finish the DI install and get my mixing station up and running.

I look forward to posting photos of the build and using all of you as a reference.
So far this has been a great forum for information. Thank you all for your contribution!!
 
Welcome to R2R!!
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Hello everyone. New to saltwater and reefing. Have been freshwater since I was 8 and always have wanted to have a saltwater aquarium. Purchased a 75 gal undrilled from Petsmart for Christmas, then found a 90gal drilled so took the 75 back. After getting the 90 home and cleaning it up, realized the glass wasn't flush. Appeared resealed and not done very well.

I don't want an aquarium fail and I found the 150 so, bigger is better, RIGHT?? LOL
It has dual overflows with dursos in both. I have remove the dursos (had to saw them from the inside as the previous owner dumped flex seal down both overflows for a small leak) UGGGGGG
Am now running herbie overflows on both.
I have an Eshopps R200 sump
Finnex Titanium 500w heater
Dual CoralBox QP-9's
Jecod DCT-8000
Current Orbit Marine 48" LED
Jebao DC4 auto dosing pump
Coral Box A100 ATO
RO/ Dual DI unit

120# rock

I have my RO unit installed. Tap water was 242 ppm, is now 31 ppm.
Hope to finish the DI install and get my mixing station up and running.

I look forward to posting photos of the build and using all of you as a reference.
So far this has been a great forum for information. Thank you all for your contribution!!

Wow! You really jumped in the deep but I guess go big or go home. Good luck with it.
 
Thank you guys :) Just installed the Dual DI today and am now making 0 TDS water... Wont be much longer and I will have the DT up and running!!
 
Steve, Welcome to R2R. Looks like a 150 is a good compromise for the 75:rolleyes::D It will be great to see the build
 

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