It will cost about 500 dollars to make this setup. It will cost just under a hundred dollars to build the stand, 220 for the lighting, 109 for the two sumps, and 90 for the fish tank.
I am looking for a UV sterilizer, a pump for a protein skimmer that I am making, and a wet/dry filter. This price obviously does not include the price of the pump. When I first thought of setting up this tank by myself instead of paying $2000 for a pre-made, I thought that it would be about 450. This price also does not include small accessories like a magnet cleaner, the overflows, and a siphon.
In the sumps, I will have bioballs and the Plexiglas for a refugium (included in above estimation). In the refugium I will have cleaner clams, kelp, and mangroves (not included in estimation). In the sump area I will also have the other filters mentioned above.
I just want everything for my future friend to be perfect