Finally, after months of planning and research, talking with a local pet shop owner, I am about ready to make my purchases for equipment. I will be getting a 120 gallon tank, a sump filter, and I will be building my own stand and hood. I would like to thank Steve, the owner of the pet shop I go to. I will post pics on the progress.

cool man let us know how the progress goes

Please do, you know we're pic crazy here. Let us know how it goes with the sump pump.

cant wait !!!!!!!!!! but we may have to move this thread to the D.I.Y section butty ..

I now have my sump filter and sump pump. Got the wood for my stand frame. Still working on getting my tank. Hope to have the tank by the end of October. I'll still have some time to build my stand. I don't have a work shop, so I use my driveway, and I need some good weather for that. More to come soon.

Looking forward to the pics of the progress!
That's gonna be a lot of fun!
But you got some nights left to dream about how it's gonna be.
I love the time spent on planning and working things out.
The reward is so many hours of enjoying your animals.