Wonkabar's Custom 72x26x26 build

[Wonkabar]

Good morning everyone,

I am starting a brand new build to upgrade from my measly 50g tank. Will be mostly SPS. So far I have ordered the below.

-Tank from Glass Cages. 72x26x26 eurobraced with a shadow overflow, and 2 1 inch returns. Low iron front and sides.
-Stand from Alufab. 3x3 extruded aluminum.
-Custom sump and ATO reservoir from Advanced Acrylics. Sump is 42x21x20. 14 inch space for Reefmat 1200, 13 inch space for OCTO Regal 200SSS 8" skimmer,4.5" space for ceramic media, 7.5" space for whatever pumps I decide. ( Currently thinking about varios, vectra, or maybe i bite the bullet and go Abyzz.)
-Chandler Rocks is going to do the scape for me.

I could really use some suggestions on the best lights you all would recommend.(thinking radion or Dalua)

Will be doing a built in 132" long next to the stand with a cutout in the side of the cabinets for room to expand equipment as well as space for my electronics. I plan to wrap the aluminum stand with doors to match the built in. Will be sealing up the windows the tank is going in front of. Going to have a custom hood built for the lights into the ceiling since the height is only 7 feet. That would put my lights approximately 18" above the top of the tank.

Have not ordered the below so any and all suggestions would be great.
-5 Radion 30s or Dalua Beast mode with an extra x4
-2 m2's, 2 varios 6, or Abyzz a200 and one of the other cheaper pumps
-Aqua UV 57 watt
-Avast or 2 little fishes Kalk stirrer
-4 mp 40's
-2 Maxspect Cloud 300 gyres

 

[JumboShrimp]

Can't wait until it arrives and gets watered-up!!

 

[twentyleagues]

Nice! looks like a great build.
I am going to through a curve ball your way on lights. Look into Reefi 2.1 for the price of 5 radions you could get 10 reefi. Some people would sign up just for that. Looking at your build I bet you dont care about that. 1 reefi 2.1 out preforms 1 radion every time. Smaller form better performance more watts.

 

[Wonkabar]

Nice! looks like a great build.
I am going to through a curve ball your way on lights. Look into Reefi 2.1 for the price of 5 radions you could get 10 reefi. Some people would sign up just for that. Looking at your build I bet you dont care about that. 1 reefi 2.1 out preforms 1 radion every time. Smaller form better performance more watts.

I do really like the reefi lights. I am over radion's. I am deciding now between x4's and the reefi's. Do you have them? If so how is the app?

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Following along! I always love seeing custom tanks and what people end up doing with them!

 

[twentyleagues]

I do really like the reefi lights. I am over radion's. I am deciding now between x4's and the reefi's. Do you have them? If so how is the app?

I do. I have 1 2.0 on my 28x28x24" tank. I just received 3 more 2.1s for my 180g I am setting up. Its a web based set up wifi link log into the ip address. It works great lots of control 9 channels of color control, ramping, acclimation, moon light setting with phases. They have all the bells and whistles you could want. My biggest selling point was dealing with Daniel directly He has no issues answering questions or giving advise. Its nice to be able to support someone "local" instead of a big corporation especially when hes on point with customer service. It doesnt hurt that he has designed a very nice light at half the cost of some name brands and it typically blows the competition out of the water in par, spectrum and spread.

 

[Featherweight]

Very cool start. Following