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Before calling it a night, I'm debating whether or not to add some molding to the top trim to add a fancy touch to the stand. Any thoughts? Might have to try and score a scrap or two of some decent molding and see how it would look.

Hey thanks Jesse! I'm not a fan of center overflows, so if I was going with an affordable overflow it had to be a corner overflow and it had to go in that back right corner since that corner is more or less near the back corner of the living room where the tank will be located. I wasn't so...

Thanks David!!...I tell you though, I never want to build another big tank stand again. I'm all for DIY and stuff since it adds an extra layer of satisfaction to this hobby, but man this has been a pain in my arse. But my wife is happy I'm saving a decent amount of money by building the stand...

Thanks Jim, Yeah, I'm not too worried about doing the actual staining, I'm more worried about how the finished product would look. I did some shoddy work on the top trim and went a bit overboard on the wood filler, so the wood grain kinda got ruined there. Still I was strongly still considering...

I added some top trim using finishing nails. I used a punch to recess the nails a bit, more wood filler and sanding and I got a nice smooth finish. Onto the cabinet doors... I used some nice 1x4 and 1x6 pine from HD and I was going for a shaker style door. I again used the kreg jig and...

Hey all, Been WAY too long since I did an update. Frankly speaking, with a 2 year old and a pregnant wife due in six weeks, I didn’t think I’d make it this far with the build. I’ve grown more and more anxious about getting this build done since it’s been over six months from the time I...

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Awesome progress. And seriously, that redo on the stain job of the stand was well worth it. Stand and tank look beautiful!!

Hey Nick, To be honest, I go back forth on a daily basis between T5s and halides. I do like the customization of the T5s with all the available bulb combos. I've just been playing with the idea of halides bc I've never had a reef using halides. Just curious I guess. Anyway, I noticed on...

Thanks, Steve!!! I learned the hard way about not trying to rush things with this hobby. It's actually kinda nice to take time, research, plan, and see things come to fruition.

Thanks!!! Definitely looking forward to new little aquarium helper. I really don't mind the slow progress bc it gives a chance to really plan things out the right way. More importantly, it helps me spread out the reefing budget so my wife doesn't get PI$$ED.

Lighting - I definitely want to use about 48 x 3w royal blue LEDs for sunrise/sunset and for some pop. I'm thinking 24 LEDs per heatsink. As far as main lighting, I'm gonna make an open top canopy to help with venting hest up and away from the tank. I REALLY want to do halides, probably 2x 250w...

Weird, not sure why a couple of those pics came through upside down. That's never happened before.

Finally have an update. Again, I ordered a standard Visio 150 gallon with corner overflow and perimeter bracing through Aaron at SPS Coral Store. Tank took about 4 weeks to make. There was a little issue with the initial delivery of the tank as Visio didn’t install the perimeter bracing...

Nice scape!!! I'm liking all the ledges and overhangs. What kind of hydraulic cement did you use and where did you get it from?

I started cleaning up and bleaching about 40 pounds of old reefcleaners rock from the since retired 40 breeder in preparation of the big 150 gal build.

First of all, good luck with the house, Matt. You're lucky you go the early go ahead from the wife AND you got the OK for a remote sump area. I'd get the major stink eye from my wife even if I asked her if I could drill a hole in the wall of our new house into the garage for a sump. +1 on the...

Here are a few more things I've been planning for the build: Stand: I’ll probably DIY an overbuilt wood stand. My wife’s only request with this tank was to “make it look pretty.” So my plan is to skin the frame with a solid wood face frame and use furniture grade ply, molding, and solid wood...

Hey Steve, I was honestly going to go with a 120 (4x2x2). But after realizing the jump to a 150 wasn't too much of a price difference (Thanks Aaron :thumb::thumb:), and triple checking the measurements for the wall where the tank is supposed to go, I decided on the 150. Like I said, I'm excited...

Thanks for the input, Jim and Steve. Here's what I have planned so far for the rest of the build: Skimmer: I have a Reef Octopus NWB 150, with 6” body. I bought this for my old 40 breeder, and it was way too much skimmer for that tank. I’m well aware that this will be undersized for a 150...