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Thanks Dan, appreciate it. I'll probably be working on it during my lunch breaks (work from home) on weekdays. Weekends are usually a bit more time strapped, I don't get many off and I only get half hour lunches on weekends. If I can think of anything I'll be sure to ask, I've got the screws...

Don't take it as me trying to put down what you were talking about as well paul, i appreciate all the helps and tips on here a lot, and you've been around a lot longer than me, i trust what you say here. The other reason i'm trying to construct everything first and toss it on, my wife gave me a...

Very understandable, lol. I was debating on this and originally was going to do it this way for a while. The thing that changed my mind, i don' have a portable saw to take down to where it needs to go, so thats a lot of back and forth, and i also need a level board on the bottom for the sump to...

grats man!

Question on the drain into the sump, i should add a pipe that put extends from the sump bulk head to just below the water line of the sump to keep from splashing correct?

Did you use anything to secure them to the skimmer or sump or do they just rest under the skimmer?

I've got prime, i order everything now, lol.

Unit is about 2 years old, runs great, my wife thinks it makes the tank too blue though, i think in part to me having a few issues with the tank and the colors not popping out because of that, she also says the blue leds give her a headache. I'm using it as an excuse to try out T5's, and keep it...

I found something else on amazon, the first review was from a guy that used it on a 150g tank, so i'm thinking these might be a good option. I'm not sure my flooring would hold up to those metal feet, i'm pretty sure it would fall apart under them. Let me know what you think...

Will that support a 135 gallon tank though?

Think this might be my best option at this point

I should also add, i was thinking about doing the contour deal or just lifting the braces up a bit but i'm also dealing with a floor that even if it was flat it is still not level. The other option was to build the legs first and cut each one to size and then build around them, which is possible...

I'll be building a stand for the tank, making it a bit shorter front to back so that i can then put it against the wall and finish it off for the in wall build. My question is when working with an uneven floor, in this case front to back it peaks in the middle of where the stand will sit so it...

It's a dc pump, I guess it depends on where the inverter is. With power heads it's usually in the supply, which the battery takes the place of, not sure with the pump.

I have a reef breeders photon 48, has been used for about two years and i've noticed no dimming in any of the leds. That said, I will be switching to T5's for my new setup, not because of the fixture, it works great, grows corals, but i've never tried t5 before and my wife wants a tank with less...

and a box of rocks from reef cleaners. Always a good experience with them. 50lbs to add to whatever rocks i'm moving from the 90g should be plenty.

aaaaaaand i'm an idiot. i got the drain piping correct at 1 inch, got all the fittings correct at 1 inch and 3/4 inch, and then i went and got 1/2 inch pipe for the return, giving myself a pat on the back for that one.

Went to home depot for the plumbing yesterday, hopefully i'll be picking up the wood sometime within a week to start building the stand. Just a few more items coming in the mail, and hoping to pick up the rest of what i need from reef about in the coming weeks.

I'm thinking as soon as i get a day off i'll be going to pick up some drywall and 2x4's. I'm planning on building the stand first but 3.5 inches short front to back (what the 2x4's actually measure), put it up against where it will be going, using the tiles i have left from the floor as shims...

Hammer usually works for fixing most things, engaging a starter, fixing computers, taking out a relative on the holidays. I see you went with all three lighting options instead of one, lol, sounds like a nice setup.