Rip Tides 150 Gallon

[Rip Tide]

Got back into saltwater earlier this year after a 10 year break
My youngest son had a freshwater setup for a couple of years and his enthusiasm in all things aquatic re-invigorated my interest in reef aquariums.
Technology, quality of equipment and definitely the selection of Calgary LFS have improved since my experiences in the mid 90’s.

I started again in Feb 08 with a 75 gallon and soon realized I needed a bigger tank to accommodate the corals and fish that are now available in Calgary and online. My son who had his eye of the 75 gallon convinced me to go bigger.

Thanks to Kevin and Doug at Red Coral for the construction of the tank/stand and the setup advice.

This is my son’s account of the 150 gallon build and other projects we may tackle together.

Equipment
Aquarium and stand build by Red Coral, Calgary. Thanks Kevin and Doug!!!
150 gallon aquarium (60” X 24” X 24”) –Black rear glass and black glass centre overflow
65 gallon sump
Custom build stand: Length 7 ft, height 36”, depth 30”
Reeflo Dart return
Tunze Master DOC 9420 skimmer
Wavebox
Tunze 6105’s
Profilux Controller
Giesemann Infiniti 48" 2 - 250 watt halide 4 - 54 watt T5
Plan to add approx 100 pounds live rock Thanks Kevin!!! Great advice on aquascaping.
Kalkwasser reactor and 2 part for Alk and Ca
1/5 hp Chiller

Sorry picture taking skills are terrible.

Picture of current 75 gallon


Here are some pictures of equipment and the build to bring you up to date.
Skimmer


This is where the chiller is going to go and the hole we had to make.



This is the tank before plumbing


Had to add two 15 amp GFI sockets in stand


Various pictures with plumbing




Finished Tank