Newbie Intro

[Alberta-newb]

Hi everyone! I'm a newbie here and thought I'd introduce myself. My name is Francis and I live in Carstairs (about 30 min. north of Calgary). 42 and industrial painter by trade. After dreaming about it for the last 20 years I've decided to jump in and get my feet wet
I've kept FW off and on for years but now I've started working on a reef tank. This is going to be a slow and carefull process as I've learned mistakes can be costly. I'm putting a 120 into the wall above my basement stairs. To support the weight I've welded up a 4' x 4' platform using 3"x1.5" HSS and supports running down to my foundation, also added a jackpost under the floor. I've also taken over the closet to one side for access. I'll be plumbing a mini sink and fresh water supply as well as electrical into here as well.

Tank was made by Rob at BV and has two 1 1/2" bulkheads in the top back corners. I'll be starting my "calfo" overflow this week and it will run the full width of the tank. For a sump and refugium I picked up and old 42 gal from my LFS. It's drilled with two 1" bulkheads and has a divider about 2/3 across. I'm planning on keeping chaeto and a LDSB on one side and the other side will be for my return pump (Quiet One 6000MD), heaters and skimmer.

I'll post pics of my build as I make progress (if anyone is interested?) I look forward to learning from you all. I've already learned a bunch just lurking here for the last little while.

Francis "Alberta-newb"