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after months of research and saving I am finally done with this project.
I first started out with a 45 gal northlake tank that i drilled and one week later it got a hairline crack in the back pane top to bottom!!!After that i took everything out to bins and transferred over to another tank I had to run and get, an aqueon 40 breeder. After days of tweaking and adjusting i finally got my overflow to drain quietly into the sump and stopped the microbubbles.
My current setup is
Aqueon 40 gal breeder
37 in tall black stand
Screen door style tank cover
Custom 29 gal acrylic sump w/ large fuge
Eshopps 1200 dual 1 inch overflow box w aqualift to keep the siphon =)
PVC w/ ball valve to a reverse durso drains, one to fuge, one to skimmer
Urchin skimmer
150w Heater
Current Nova 24in T5 fuge lighting
Live rock, sand bed, and cheato in sump
Ehiem 1260 return
Black 3/4in returns x 4
Lots of live rock
60+ lbs of mixed sand
Vortech MP10
Tek T5 4x39 and R2 moonlights mounted to the lights on tank brackets
Reef keeper lite controlling lights, azoo fan, and r2 extreme moonlights
American DJ 8 port power center
Livestock
2 x Clownfish - Marley & Nemo( pronounced NAA MO)
1 x Chromis - John Lennon
1 x Yellow Coris -
1 x Pearly Jawfish -
1 x Mystery Wrasse -Mortimer
1 x Anthias - Corazon
Snails, hermits, and porcelain crab
Metallic Green frogspsawn
Green/Purple frogspawn
Green torch
Green star polyps
Duncans
Dendros
Red monti cap
Green w/ Purple rim monti cap
Green/purple hammer
Clove polyps
Green polyped leather
Pink Yuma
Green Yuma
Neon candy cane
Pulsing xenia
Yellow polyps
Various mushrooms and zoos
Blasto
Blasto wellsi
Lobo
acan
micro acan
The things im most impressed with are
Tekt5 lighting, they are amazing. Also the r2 moonlights are so bright it makes my tank amazing at night!
Reef Keeper lite, an amazing controller it does everything i could ask for!
Eheim pump is very quiet
The mp10 is absolutely everything ive ever wanted in a powerhead!!!
The lagoon mode is perfect for my tank, and even though its 36 inches wide the mp10 can reach the other end even on the lowest mode! I couldnt imagine using the pump any higher than its lowest setting, its so powerful!!! Its small footprint and quiet operation just add to the clean tank look.
Not so impressed with
Overflow box is sketch! So large of a risk for overflowing, even with the aqualift.
Crappy northlake 45 gallon tank!
Urchin doesnt seem to be working at all, it already lost its seams and was spewing micro bubbles. Super glued it and now its working so far, hopefully it will break in and work right!
Overall after one of the most frustrating experiences im completely happy for now! Once i can quiet down the overflow box then itll be silent!
As for the pictures ill have to wait til all the sand settles and ill post sometime tonight!
Thanks again to everyone who helped me out with this.
Cheers
FTS 7.5.09
FTS 9.5.09
I first started out with a 45 gal northlake tank that i drilled and one week later it got a hairline crack in the back pane top to bottom!!!After that i took everything out to bins and transferred over to another tank I had to run and get, an aqueon 40 breeder. After days of tweaking and adjusting i finally got my overflow to drain quietly into the sump and stopped the microbubbles.
My current setup is
Aqueon 40 gal breeder
37 in tall black stand
Screen door style tank cover
Custom 29 gal acrylic sump w/ large fuge
Eshopps 1200 dual 1 inch overflow box w aqualift to keep the siphon =)
PVC w/ ball valve to a reverse durso drains, one to fuge, one to skimmer
Urchin skimmer
150w Heater
Current Nova 24in T5 fuge lighting
Live rock, sand bed, and cheato in sump
Ehiem 1260 return
Black 3/4in returns x 4
Lots of live rock
60+ lbs of mixed sand
Vortech MP10
Tek T5 4x39 and R2 moonlights mounted to the lights on tank brackets
Reef keeper lite controlling lights, azoo fan, and r2 extreme moonlights
American DJ 8 port power center
Livestock
2 x Clownfish - Marley & Nemo( pronounced NAA MO)
1 x Chromis - John Lennon
1 x Yellow Coris -
1 x Pearly Jawfish -
1 x Mystery Wrasse -Mortimer
1 x Anthias - Corazon
Snails, hermits, and porcelain crab
Metallic Green frogspsawn
Green/Purple frogspawn
Green torch
Green star polyps
Duncans
Dendros
Red monti cap
Green w/ Purple rim monti cap
Green/purple hammer
Clove polyps
Green polyped leather
Pink Yuma
Green Yuma
Neon candy cane
Pulsing xenia
Yellow polyps
Various mushrooms and zoos
Blasto
Blasto wellsi
Lobo
acan
micro acan
The things im most impressed with are
Tekt5 lighting, they are amazing. Also the r2 moonlights are so bright it makes my tank amazing at night!
Reef Keeper lite, an amazing controller it does everything i could ask for!
Eheim pump is very quiet
The mp10 is absolutely everything ive ever wanted in a powerhead!!!
The lagoon mode is perfect for my tank, and even though its 36 inches wide the mp10 can reach the other end even on the lowest mode! I couldnt imagine using the pump any higher than its lowest setting, its so powerful!!! Its small footprint and quiet operation just add to the clean tank look.
Not so impressed with
Overflow box is sketch! So large of a risk for overflowing, even with the aqualift.
Crappy northlake 45 gallon tank!
Urchin doesnt seem to be working at all, it already lost its seams and was spewing micro bubbles. Super glued it and now its working so far, hopefully it will break in and work right!
Overall after one of the most frustrating experiences im completely happy for now! Once i can quiet down the overflow box then itll be silent!
As for the pictures ill have to wait til all the sand settles and ill post sometime tonight!
Thanks again to everyone who helped me out with this.
Cheers
FTS 7.5.09
FTS 9.5.09
