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

[Delphinus]

Nice so far! Can't wait to see it filling in.

[mseepman]

Really nice. Looking forward to hearing your impressions on the Master DOC skimmer. I have the Tunze 9015 skimmer but haven't been really impressed with the results. I hear great things on the Master Doc's.

[fishytime]

Your very welcome Al & Nic. Was a pleasure working with yous two to get er done. Great to see a father/son team find something that they can both enjoy and spend time on together. Sweet list of equipment,should be one killer tank. I also cant wait to see your new tank up and running. Keep us updated Nic.

[Rip Tide]

Update

Filled the tank up with tapwater today to check for leaks found a couple around bulkheads. Going to let the pumps run for 24 hours. Then the fun begins and in goes the RO water, salt and rock.

[wickedfrags]

Always love following a new build thread. Thanks for the update, and keep them coming!

[JDigital]

Great looking tank. Saw it while it was sitting at Red Coral.

[Rip Tide]

Been a while since I updated this thread, tank is doing well. Thought I would post some pictures that I took with a new camera (still trying to get the hang of it).

[kien]

nice! Your tank definitely looks like it is doing very well!

[Gee]

Pretty decent shots ... what camera did you buy?