New Build

[Jbott331]

So we bought and just moved into our forever home and obviously part of the plan was a tank upgrade. Old tank was a very well established 5year old 120,48x24x24 lps tank. all of the livestock is in a temporary holding tank 65gl breeder in the basement. Seems to be doing ok but I'm keeping a close eye lol. My plan is for a 120 long that seapora makes, going to see and decide for sure this weekend. 5' is a good length for my space. My original pan was a 150 60"x24x24 but the 120 60x18x25 is half the price, hard to justify. Anyway I've been doing this hobby for over 40 years and enjoy reading and looking at posts here but Generally that's it. So my question on this build is as follows. Tank is going to be upstairs in the living room and plumed to the basement where sump and all necessary equipment will be. I am not concerned about floor support or anything along those lines. I would just like to hear from people who have done this and what they did and what worked and what didn't. plumbing issues, future proofing etc.. Thanks

 

[14 foot reef]

18" front to back you will end up hating if this is going to be a mixed reef.

The tank itself is going to be the absolute cheapest part of this build. Don't start off skimping on the tank.