I bought some live rock from 2 different people and began the plumbing and filtering. (note to self: do the planning before filling with water!) It all has worked out so far, but I have made many changes to the plumbing since.
Also I bought a metal halide lighting system with the lunar lights. Way nicer than my (3) 30" t-5 corlife fixtures. http://cgi.ebay.com/30-Metal-Halide-...item45efb883b4
(I think that there is a discussion about this on the forum. I like it so far. I think I will upgrade the ballast eventually.)
I bought a GFO and Carbon reactor from Bulk Reef Supply
Used an old wetdry that I had on a large cichlid tank before
Coralife Needlewheel SuperSkimmer Protein skimmer