My new 150gal reef tank

**GetITCdot** · July 31st, 2009, 11:44 AM

Ok it only took 2 weeks to plumb this son of a *bleep* but here she is:

the day i got her.

she's big

Here is her plumbing

Plumbing again

Filling her up

future inhabitants

Let the cycle begin!

**Spishack357** · July 31st, 2009, 01:17 PM

Wow man, whats that separate resevoir tank in the below cabinet for? Any experience building your own plexiglass tank? Those things are expensive...

**GetITCdot** · July 31st, 2009, 01:46 PM

The tank under the stand is a 30 gallon separate tank. In the "fish" world they are called sumps. It consists of 3 chambers. the first chamber on the far left is where the water comes in from the main tank (through the black overflows seen in the pic). The middle chamber holds macro algae, live sand, live rock, and a skimmer. The middle chamber is used to filter the water basically a DIY filter for saltwater tanks. The 3rd and last chamber is to house the return pump which pumps the filtered water back up and into the tank.
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Ive never built my own Plexi however I have built a 300 gallon plywood shark tank.

**crlovel** · July 31st, 2009, 02:59 PM

Interesting to see another MFK member here! I've only got two posts on MFK, though.

Currently I have a 55 gallon African cichlid tank, and I'm preparing to purchase a 265 gallon tank for them in January.

**GetITCdot** · July 31st, 2009, 03:03 PM

Originally Posted by crlovel

Interesting to see another MFK member here! I've only got two posts on MFK, though.

Currently I have a 55 gallon African cichlid tank, and I'm preparing to purchase a 265 gallon tank for them in January.

MFK FORUMS!
haha small world

The 265 will be nice. Im currently building a 280 ply tank with a side and front view window.