Setting up my first reef tank

yeah like 3 of my lfs are selling these and using them as displays they are amazing from the top i love them i dont know why they are so pretty i just cant keep my eyes off them
 
A few questions for you if you don't mind.

Do you have any pics of your plumbing by chance? I know they come pre-drilled for 1" bulkheads. Did you use all pvc or just pvc elbows and flex tubing?

What pump did you install on yours?

Did you install a skimmer in the sump or are you just using as a refugium with macro algae?

I'd definitely be interested in seeing the "guts" of your system and how you put it together if you don't mind posting some pics.

Thanks in advance!
 
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The company producing these is called Deep Sea Aquatics. They are a splinter company that formed when Oceanic decided to close up shop in Texas. The workers all stayed and created this company. They make some really incredible tanks as shown in the picture. The display at my lfs (dallas) is setup as a mangrove type tank. They have several mangrove plants and seahorses in it. Below, the tank is plumbed into an 18"x18"x18" specially designed sump also by DSA. I didn't look too close at the pump, or what they were running in the sump. Huge sump for the tank though. I spoke with a technician the other day at the company. He said they can't keep them stocked up they are selling so well.
 
As others have said thats an awsome looking tank 0.0 good luck with it. Im sure it will be a stunner.
 
Sorry, I've been off line a couple of days. The skimmer we bought was a Euro-Reef and the pump is a PondMaster, though I don't know the specifics, the paperwork says 250-700. LFS guy sold us what we needed...he said. We used flex tubing going from the return into the sump, connected to pvc. The pump has the standard clear tubing. I will send pics as soon as I figure out how to get them uploaded.
 
Here are the pics I took of the plumbing. I am looking for a tutorial on attaching or imbedding picture so this won't be such a process in the future.

Someone asked how much. The tank and stand were $630. The total for set-up including tank, skimmer (EuroReef RS80), light, salt mix, sand, MagDrive 5 pump, live sand, came to $1376. The checkbook is still gasping.

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