Things I need to start a large reef saltwater tank

[soccerbo24]

I want to start a large saltwater tank and have a few things I think I need can you tell me what I need in addition to this?
Tank 150-250 Gallons
Stand & Canopy
55-90 Gallon Sump
Many Small Heaters
Power heads
Live Sand
Live Rock
Protein skimmer
Fake coral
Live coral
T-5 Lighting System
T-5 Bulbs
Auto-Top off System
Timer Plugs
Pluming
Overflow Box
Filter (In Sump)
Filter Media
Turkey Baster (Feeding)
Ro/Bi system
2 Trash Bins
Saltwater Mix
Clean up crew
Chiller
Aquarium Black Background
Algae Magnet
Refractometer
Test Kit
Water Change Siphon
Chemical Mix
Variety of Fish Food
Fish
Monitors
Calcium Reactor
UV Sterilizer pumps
Thermometer
Air Pump
Air tubing
5 gallon bucket for acclimation

 

[snakeblitz33]

Are you looking for advice on specific brands that we like and trust?
Some of your equipment isn't needed or necessary.
What I suggest is a series of good books:
The Reef Tank Volume 2
The Reef Tank Volume 3
Algae by Julian Sprung
The Marine Aquarium Handbook
The Responsible Marine Aquarist by Bob Fenner
The illustrated guide to 500 fish / inverts
Then, I would also suggest to look at getting DIY books to do basic plumBing, carpentry and other skills.
Reading some good online guides, in conjunction with reading those books cover to cover will greatly increase your odds of becoming a long term successful aquarist.
Good luck, and I hope to see your build thread on here one day.
P.S. 250g is probably the largest the average aquarist undertakes... There are much, much larger systems out there, such as "Energy's 1600g marine reef tank." and others.

 

[geridoc]

You are lumping too many things into this list. Let's focus first on hardware you need to set up.
1. IMHO, a UV sterilizer is a waste of $$$.
2. Instead of using a black aquarium background, paint the back of the tank in either black or blue. Then you won't have salt creep infiltrating between the background and the glass, making your display look "leaky".
3. The biggest item wrong is your choice of lights. A 250 gallon tank is very deep,.and if you are going to keep photosynthetic corals you won't get enough light to the bottom. I would recommend metal halide or LED lighting. BTW - don't use a canopy. Tanks benefit from having an open top to vent carbon dioxide. Use egg crate (available at Home Depot in the lighting department) to prevent carpet surfers while allowing efficient gas exchange.
4. Plan on a chiller only if you are planning on submerged pumps. You might be able to get away without one if your pumps are in-line instead. This arrangement will be slightly noisier, but you save big on electricity to run the chiller as well as the cost of the chiller to begin with.
5. I would get a tank with predrilled overflow chambers. All of the manufacturers make them. I have a Marineland system (220 gal) and the overflow system is one item I can ignore - it always works, and works well.
6. Finally, let me reinforce what Snake said - your equipment list should include some good books, and you should read them carefully before launching into this hobby. It can be very rewarding, but you can get very depressed when you go the wrong way at the outset. And...ask lots of specific questions in this forum.