elsefailed's 40Br (Picture INTENSE)

[greech]

Great rockwork and great colors! What type of anthias is that and how do you feel it's doing in your tank? I have a 40B as well and have always wanted an anthias but felt my tank was too small. Also, how often do you feed?

 

[elsefailed]

huge update!

switched out the old tank for a new corner overflow drilled tank
since teh wife almost flooded the tank when i was away i decided a drilled tank was the way to go
so now i am saving electricity and hopefully have a better overall system

i took the time to organize the wires under the tank as well as replace the sand with new finer sand
the tank this time also has a painted back instead of the tint on the back so its not as shiny as before
overall i am very happy its just as loud as before if not quieter and im using less electronics

lighting wise i switched to
aqua blue plus
aqua blue special
fiji purple
aqua blue plus

now its a little bluer and pops a little more!

 

[chuckstyl5]

what kind of moonlights do you have attached to that fixture??

 

[Hungriee]

ur aquascapes are beautiful, i like this most recent one. The new bulbs does add a better blue tint making the colors of the corals much nicer. Great job!

 

[a.browning]

Amazing tank! This certainly inspires me with my new 55. I'd love to see your sump/refugium/plumbing, just for ideas!

 

[elsefailed]

the moonlights are r2 dual extreme lights they are great
but the Y power cable failed so i only ahve one runing at the moment but when they are both on its bright and got great shimmer ( if you have good surface aggitation)

ill take pics of the sump when i get home im very happy with how the cable cleanup went!

 

[elsefailed]

heres a few macros!

 

[Potsy]

Wonderful aquascaping! One of the nicest 40 breeders I've seen. You made the tank look a lot larger than it really is. That mystery wrasse(?) is beautiful; are they hard to find and/or expensive?

 

[elsefailed]

expensive!

 

[milkman55]

I just picked up a 40 gal breeder at the Petco $1 per gal sale. Will be using this thread to help with the design. I am hooking it into my 200 gal system and dedicated to LPS.

I use the TEK light on my 120 gal with the r2 moonlights mounted on the TEK, works great!

I have a MP10 and AC Jr left over from a Solana setup to use with the new tank. The MP10 should be fine for LPS.

Thanks for the inspiration!

 

[1crazymofo]

beautiful photos

 

[iwishtofish]

elsefailed, you ought to be very proud! Thanks for sharing the recent pictures!

 

[elsefailed]

update
added new acan garden!

 

[SaltieG]

Excellent, simply excellent.

 

[snslarison]

Wow. One of the best tanks I've seen. Really nice man.

 

[Michael B]

An inspirational tank to say the least - awesome photography (thanks for sharing)

 

[shaggss]

awesome....great tank....congrats!

 

[chuckstyl5]

quick question - How do you keep your sand so clean??

 

[elsefailed]

thanks guys
chuck the sand is super super fine so it gets stirred up easily by the clownfish, sand sifting starfish, crabs, and snails that live inside the sandbed

 

[cody6766]

I'm torn...

I love the acan garden, but I like the tank overall without it being front and center. Either way it looks awesome! I love my 40 breeder, but yours is definitely better