Just introduceing myself and future set up.

[Bigfish]

Just wanted to introduce myself and trust me I will have questions later. Names Kyle and I have been doing fresh/Africans for about 5 years and had a killer set up, but recently I have decided to make the change into Salt. My set up will be a 160g seamless non drilled with 2 separate sumps built custom for the bottom of my stand. I will also more than likely build my overflow box etc. Plan on going with a large Protein Skimmer and have a great PC light. Also I plan to use Pavestone Pulverized Limestone if I can find it because I do not want to pay 1/1lbs (if anyone has any great ideas for sand let me know) Also I plan to go with a 4inch sand bad so I can house Jaw fish and others. I am going to use Lace rock as my base and seed with diff kinds of live rock etc. I will also have 4 k4s to start off with and some of the other items and equipment that im sure I will need. That is the quick snap shot of my plan etc and Im sure there is a ton more I can do, but that’s one of the many reasons im here to learn/help and get feedback.
Look forward to meeting some of you in the future.

 

[Reefmike]

Howdy Kyle. Welcome to the site. 8)

 

[SumThinhWong]

You might want to think about something more powerful then pc lights unless it's going to be a fish only tank. I would say metal halide but I'm partial to them t-5s would be good also. look at reef octopus skimmers cheap price good skimmer

 

[Joncelone]

Welcome! You'll love it here! You should take a few hours of your free time and mosey on over to our tank build threads section. There are a lot of large tanks like yours that are already established with build logs and tons of pictures. They might give you some ideas.

 

[Guest]

@SaltNewbie wrote:

+1 here. The lighting and skimmer are two of your most important pieces of equipment. I would look at a 5' T5 fixtures for lighting. It may not hurt to show us your proposed equipment list.