tagraham
New member
hi i have been reef keeping for about 10 years off and on du to me being in the military. well im at my final station and a new house and will not be moving anymore so its time to build a more permanant reef.
current set up is a 22 gal nano that i just upgraded from my jbj 12 that sprung a leak. i took the liberty to add a little bit of my stash of MR. this has been st up for apx 4 weeks now and didnt realy have to much of a cycle in the transiton to the current set up.
the goal,
40 gal breeder sps dominant reef with 20 gal sump
here is the current equipment stock list.
40 gal breeder
20l sump
large unsure of modle number skimmer photo included
50 lbs of marco dry reef rock some already in use
24'' aquatic life t5 ho 4 bulb fixture
vortec mp 10 es
test kist and random crap
ordered stock list
1 Pound (453 Grams) Bulk GFO "Granular" Ferric Oxide
Dual BRS GFO and Carbon Reactor
Danner Mag-Drive Supreme 5 - 500 GPH Water Pump
Aqua Lifter Vacuum Pump (Top Off Pump)
24W - 24IN ATI Purple Plus T5 HO Fluorescent Bulb
24W - 24IN 12000K ATI Aquablue Special T5 HO Fluorescent Bulb
24W - 24IN ATI Blue Plus T5 HO Fluorescent Bulb
ReefKeeper Lite L1 Basic - Digital Aquatics
ReefKeeper SL1 pH and ORP Module - Digital Aquatics
Dual Bracket ReefKeeper Float Switch Kit - Digital Aquatics
BRS Brand pH Probe
need to get list
2x 1.1 mil per min brs dosing pumps
larger light my lfs had the larger version of my current light that will fit just right over the 40 I like t5 ho
pluming stuff and whatever else you guys sugest.
like i said i have several years of experiance but always welcome constructive criticisem. i never clame to know everything. there are alot of things going into this build that i have not listed.
here is the room (under constuction) that the aquarium will go in its the room my wife let me have....
the cabnet and dest that will hold the tank and sump. the middle cabnet will house the sump and GFO/GAC reactor. the one on the right will house dosing pumps and ato resivour and controlers and such.
current and temporary tank. the established rocks i had in my 12 nano for about 3 years the white is the Marco rock that has been in for about 3 weeks and starting to purple up.
sump and skimmer
and some more shots of corals and such
anyway thats the heads up keep the input and coments coming and be patient the build will start in the next few weeks. i have a fantastic LFS here and nothing but patience in this hobby....well i know i should anyway.
i will post some equipment pics when it gets here and some progress on the room. when that is done the full build will begin.
current set up is a 22 gal nano that i just upgraded from my jbj 12 that sprung a leak. i took the liberty to add a little bit of my stash of MR. this has been st up for apx 4 weeks now and didnt realy have to much of a cycle in the transiton to the current set up.
the goal,
40 gal breeder sps dominant reef with 20 gal sump
here is the current equipment stock list.
40 gal breeder
20l sump
large unsure of modle number skimmer photo included
50 lbs of marco dry reef rock some already in use
24'' aquatic life t5 ho 4 bulb fixture
vortec mp 10 es
test kist and random crap
ordered stock list
1 Pound (453 Grams) Bulk GFO "Granular" Ferric Oxide
Dual BRS GFO and Carbon Reactor
Danner Mag-Drive Supreme 5 - 500 GPH Water Pump
Aqua Lifter Vacuum Pump (Top Off Pump)
24W - 24IN ATI Purple Plus T5 HO Fluorescent Bulb
24W - 24IN 12000K ATI Aquablue Special T5 HO Fluorescent Bulb
24W - 24IN ATI Blue Plus T5 HO Fluorescent Bulb
ReefKeeper Lite L1 Basic - Digital Aquatics
ReefKeeper SL1 pH and ORP Module - Digital Aquatics
Dual Bracket ReefKeeper Float Switch Kit - Digital Aquatics
BRS Brand pH Probe
need to get list
2x 1.1 mil per min brs dosing pumps
larger light my lfs had the larger version of my current light that will fit just right over the 40 I like t5 ho
pluming stuff and whatever else you guys sugest.
like i said i have several years of experiance but always welcome constructive criticisem. i never clame to know everything. there are alot of things going into this build that i have not listed.
here is the room (under constuction) that the aquarium will go in its the room my wife let me have....
the cabnet and dest that will hold the tank and sump. the middle cabnet will house the sump and GFO/GAC reactor. the one on the right will house dosing pumps and ato resivour and controlers and such.
current and temporary tank. the established rocks i had in my 12 nano for about 3 years the white is the Marco rock that has been in for about 3 weeks and starting to purple up.
sump and skimmer
and some more shots of corals and such
anyway thats the heads up keep the input and coments coming and be patient the build will start in the next few weeks. i have a fantastic LFS here and nothing but patience in this hobby....well i know i should anyway.
i will post some equipment pics when it gets here and some progress on the room. when that is done the full build will begin.
