135 tank journal

so i am finlly starting to set up this bad boy but i thought a few pics of the current 55 gallon would be nice.

side of clown:


yellow tang:



full tank:

 

clown in anemone:


tubs blues:


clam:

 

Awesome tank....

 

so i picked up a 135 glass tank, has a few scratches but over all in good condition, the entire tank was covered as in i couldnt see into the tank with pink coraline algae, i forgot to take pics but i soaked it in white vinegar and then just scraped it all off.
so i got that. a canopy with 2 65 watt antantic (SP?) lights and a 40 watt one as well. and 2 250 watt medal halide lights, with 2 never used bulbs as well and the ones that were already in it. a R.O. unit. a ballast. that controls everything like 6 or 7 different powerful power heads, a wave makers system. and a couple other timers and such for a power strip. all for $100

and here is the pic of the tank.

 

and i picked up an acrylic tank 55 gallons for a sump:

 

your almost all caught up. i just started the stand yesterday and this is what it looks like:








i probably have like 3 days left of work including the painting i have to do : / unfortunatly no one helps me build any thing!!!

 

wait, you got all that for 100 dollars?!?!?!?

 

yeah, and i just built the stand my self. so yeah. haha i will take pics of the canopy and the stand soon again i am building more to it.

 

What a score! How do people find deals like this? PLEASE keep us updated with your progress in pics. Cannot wait for you to get this filled. I want to assume that this will be a full blown reef system? Karma to you.

 

ok so i took some pics of the lighting, the canopy that i just cleaned and the shelves i just added to the stand
well here is the stand with shelves:



and here is the stand with the sump in it: