as some of you know i have been slowly upgrading my system now for close to a year and i'm making some good progress so i have decided to start a build thread 


general specs of the system

250 gal plywood reef tank
250 gal aggressive  tank
75 gal sps tank
60 gal plywood frag tank
110 gal softie/nem tank
300 gal sump/frag tank
40 gal breeder fish grow out tank
29 gal fuge
25 gal NPS cube tank
40 gal breedder qurauntine tank
comes out to roughly 1000 gal TWV

first off here is the room that will be my fish room


i installed 3/4" pink foam to insilate the bare cinder blocks



then coverd it with 3/4" plywood





then my little helper helped me paint it white

next i had to remove a floor suport pole for where the tank will be sandwiched the joist with2 1/4"x6"x10' galvinized steel plates bolted together

closed loop #1 for the plywood tank  has a reeflow sequence pump and a 4way oceans motion

closed loop #2 on plywood tank  has a reeflo baracuda pump with a oceans motion 4 way




closed loop on the aggressive tank  has a reeflo dart gold   
i would also like to thank Tim (marco) and Nick (nik) for helping with the plunbing  it took 4 full days and over 300' feet of pvc

here is the 110 sofite/nem tank with DIY led lighting  that is already up and running

here is the 75 gal SPS tank with DIY led lighting thats already up and running

here is the plywood frag tank with DIY led lighting and 75 gall grow out tank that will be replaced with the 40 breeder grow out tank



and my current sump




well thats all i have for now i will update this as i go but its going to take a long time yet cause i have along way to go yet