Build Log: Where I am at, and where I am going. The start of my 144 gallon Half Moon

Hello Everyone,
Just want to start this off by saying that I am so glad I found this week site. All of the senior members have been so helpful and have already made a huge difference in how I maintain my reef. Thank you for that.  I got started in this hobby by my cousin who left the hobby in the early 90s. He jedi'd me his ways, which work.... but lol things have changed, so I have been trying to learn as much as possible about the ins and outs. I started out in a biocube 14 gallon. I loved this tank, but in the end being it my first tank and it being a nano, I did not work.  I had a major crash in the tank after a tube worm decided to skeet skeet in my tank when I was not home causing me to lose all my coral and fish from this tank. Lesson learned, no more randy tube worms /DesktopModules/ActiveForums/themes/_default/emoticons/tongue.gif
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After this, I did not want to get out of the hobby. By then it was way to late and the salt had already entered the veins... I was hooked. The guy that got me started happend to have a oceanic 58 gallon rr tank just sitting. So after much fast talking and two cases of beer I scored the tank for free! I set this tank up and it is currently my reef tank. I have now been in this tank for almost two years.
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 Well after much thought and getting tired of seeing stuff I could not keep I was on the hunt for a bigger tank. I traded a .22 handgun I had and 120 bucks and got a stock 120 gallon...got the tank home and yup you guessed it could not get it in the house...epic fail on all levels. But the guy I got the 120 from gave me all the sand, live, rock, skimmer, and crap with the tank as well, so it was not a complete lose. This tank ended up sitting in the garage until I finally sold it this fall.
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On the hunt again. After searching and searching I finally found an ad on craig's list a couple of months ago and finally found the tank that will be my reefs new home. I picked up the tank, lights and sump for this tank for a cool $800 bucks (to late to tell me now if I over spent lol )  I love the tank, its shape should really give the tank a unique look, plus it fit into the house into the basement where its new home will be. I am currently having the stand built, which will take a bit, but once thats done it will be time to get this beast wet /DesktopModules/ActiveForums/themes/_default/emoticons/cool.gif
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Well thats where I am at with everything now, I am so pumped to get this ready and going. Thanks for taking the time to read this, and also for having a club that does a good job at bring in the newbies /DesktopModules/ActiveForums/themes/_default/emoticons/smile.gif I would have been lost if it was not for this site.
Derek C.

 

Thanks AJ. I am so pumped to get everything going, but I am also trying to remind myself that nothing good happens in this hobby fast. Lucky enough that I was able to over buy on all my upgrades on my 58 gallon so there is not much more that I need to get. The tank itself is just like the tank that is at IPF&A that has the Arowana in it. I think the shape will really make for an awesome reef, I have had a FOWLR corner tank that I am completely in love with just because of the odd shape but it will be coming down to make room for this beast.

 

Yup?

 

You got me all worried the way you worded that, please tell me I didnt buy junk