40 Breeder Build

[Milfordguy]

Okay so I've decided to finally post a build thread. I hope this helps me keep track of the tank as I hopefully see some coral growth and add some more livestock.

Here is the list of my equipment so far:

Cycle Start: 01/19/14

Display Tank: 40G Breeder.
Display Lighting: DIY LEDs 200 Watt
Stand: DIY 2x4 with plywood top
Total System volume is 53 gallons
System Water: RODI w/ Red Sea Salt
Display Water circulation: 1 WP-25, 1 Tunzee 6015 (Soon to be WP-10)
Sump: 20L 3 Sections 1) Drain/Skimmer 2)Fuge 3) Return Pump/ATO
Overflow: FAOIS Acrylic Overflow
Controller: Jarduino
Return Pump: Tunze 1073.02
Skimmer: Eshopps S-120
Evaporation Top Up Unit: Autotopoff.com 2 float system
Nutrient Export: Chaeto, soon to be two little fishies GFO and Carbon
Dosing: Occasional Reef Energy A and B, Baking Soda as needed for ALK

Fish: Snowflake Clownfish
Clean up Crew: 40B CUC package from Reefcleaners
Coral:
Various SPS
Zoas/Palys
Hammer Coral
Frogspawn
Fungia Plate

Here are a few pictures I took last night. I will get some updated DSLR pictures later this week.

 

[MrHarvard]

Looks like your off to a good start! Tagging along.

 

[shibby1]

Need to put another fish in there man!

 

[Milfordguy]

I've tried 2 so far and both have died...

Tried a Midas Blenny this weekend and it was dead the next morning.

I never had that problem with my aquapod, guess I just got lazy with my acclimation?

 

[Milfordguy]

What a difference a real camera makes...









And my aquapod with a ton of air bubbles.



Anyone know what the best way to get rid of the air bubbles is?

 

[blindskater02]

Looks good! I like that large shelf piece on the right hand side of the tank.

 

[Milfordguy]

Looks good! I like that large shelf piece on the right hand side of the tank.

Thanks man, shibby hooked me up with that piece a while back. I liked the idea of having a shelf as one of my island.

 

[Nemo345]

A lot of frags ) you will need more room for them when they grow bigger

 

[snake1]

the tank looks cool looks like a lot of nice sps is that birdsnest on the overflow

 

[snake1]

is that a FAOIS overflow how many drain holes did you do

 

[aguila88psi]

Nice!! Looks like my tank

 

[Milfordguy]

is that a FAOIS overflow how many drain holes did you do

Yeah, when I bought the tank I was told it was a FAOIS overflow. This just has a single drain hole because that's how it came. And yeah that's a piece of birdsnest on the overflow. I'm pretty surprised it has stayed, and I'm hoping it encrusts before growing further out.

Nice!! Looks like my tank

Pedro, I think this tank is 45% yours, 45% rogers, and 10% mine. You guys need to stop posting frags or else I really am going to run out of room already after 2 months.

 

[snake1]

I might steal the birdsnest idea from you that will look pretty cool in the end I have monti cap on there and a digi

 

[Milfordguy]

Yeah I saw a few people who have their overflow covered, I think listen2bob has his overflow covered in blue milli. I plan on adding a few pices to it. Shibby helped me place that birdsnest there. We used a magfloat and help it there for like 45 minutes to let the glue dry.

 

[shibby1]

Looking good my man!