55 Gallon Reef Tank Build

[Marketplace Reefer]

This will be my first attempt at creating a reef tank with a sump. Previously I had a 10 and 20 gallon reef tanks with all HOB equipment. After struggling with the inability to make small changes relatively easily with I've decided to go larger and get a 55 gallon tank and a sump that hold about 30 gallons at running level. My goal is to buy second hand, hence the name.

 

[Marketplace Reefer]

First Pictures:

The first picture is from the display side. There will be a wall here
The second picture is the sump. It is an older eshopps sump
The third picture is how the tank and sump are plumbed

 

[Marketplace Reefer]

The display wall and two Viparspectra 165W have been added!

 

[Marketplace Reefer]

Recently added Fish, Coral and CUC from old tanks/LFS/Online to new tank.

Fish Stock:
-Pair of clowns (one from old tank)
-Blue eye kole tang
-Cleaner goby

Coral Stock:
-3 Duncan coral (from old tank)
-1 Gonipora (old tank)
-2 Zoas (old Tank)
-1 Torch
-2 Frammer? (Frogspawn/Hammer?) (old tank)
-3 Montipora
-1 Green Sinularia
-1 Asst Australian - Favia? (old tank)
-3 Mushroom

Clean up crew:
-Dozens of nassarius snails (old tank)
-1 sand sifting starfish (old tank)
-1 Long spine sea urchin (old tank)
-1 Red tuxedo urchin (old tank)
-3 Turbo snails (old tank)
-5ish little hermits (old tank)
-1 Halloween Hermit
-4 astraea snails (old tank)

 

[Marketplace Reefer]

Here is behind the curtain:

I have an old eshopps sump that holds about 25 gallons at the level I run. Inside the main chamber is a 200W heater and a protein skimmer. The refugium has a 30W light and some chaeto. I use a Brute 20 gallon trash with a spigot to hold my RO/DI water. Below that is a 10 gallon trash can that I mix my saltwater in.