40 gallon breeder club

DaveC · Jan 18, 2018

@Metcho How did you get the sealant in those tight areas of your sump?

Metcho · Jan 18, 2018

IT was a pain in the ..., but I just took my time and did the best I could. I used a caulking gun and took my time.

Tokash23 · Jan 18, 2018

Metcho said:
IT was a pain in the ..., but I just took my time and did the best I could. I used a caulking gun and took my time.

Your build is looking great i really like your stand and sump. DO you have a build thread for all that? id love to follow along.

Tokash23 · Jan 18, 2018

Liv2reef said:
I also have a 40B it's been running for 18 months now. I'm using vipar spectra LED fixtures on mine. They are 165 watts each. You can get them off Amazon for a little over $100 a piece. I had just 1 but it was giving me a little bit more shadowing than I wanted. Considering I've got them only 9" above the water line. Unfortunately that's as high as my hood would let me hang them.

I use just one but i am able to hang it quite high over the tank i dont recall that height off hand i believe it was better than 12" though so that help with the shadowing and such.

Tokash23 · Jan 18, 2018

Thanks for the advice everybody i will definitely keep you guys updated. Last night i scrubbed things pretty well and put my filter sock back on plus added a sponge filter to my over flow box to help catch as much junk as i can. I plan to change the filter sock every day and hopefully i can get somewhere with this nonsense.

Metcho · Jan 18, 2018

NO I didn’t even think to make one I just built the stand and sump took a few pictures along the way. Sorry.

Tokash23 · Jan 18, 2018

No worries excited to see it up and running

Ruben's Reef · Jan 18, 2018

Nice thread you build Tokash23. Here's my 40g Breeder setup just about 5 weeks old.

Tokash23 · Jan 18, 2018

spyder813 said:
Nice thread you build Tokash23. Here's my 40g Breeder setup just about 5 weeks old.

I like your sump is that a 20high? I had wanted a refugium in my sump but ran out of room with the skimmer i have. I also just noticed that you dont have an in sump skimmer do you run without one?

Ruben's Reef · Jan 18, 2018

Tokash23 said:
I like your sump is that a 20high? I had wanted a refugium in my sump but ran out of room with the skimmer i have. I also just noticed that you dont have an in sump skimmer do you run without one?

Thanks. Sump is a 30g (30x12x17) . I only have about 5 weeks with the tank running and I didn't get a skimmer yet until I get more livestock. I put some rocks on my refugium to later add some copepods to it.

Tokash23 · Jan 18, 2018

I had originally planned for a 30 myself but made a bonehead move and didnt leave enough space for it when building my stand...oops

Tokash23 · Jan 18, 2018

So after scrubbing lastnight i came home to this today it looks like i didnt touch it. I can scrub again but it just going to do the same thing tomorrow. I really think its diatoms and my water is to blame. Hopefully i can get new rodi filters and test that theory soon. But would diatoms be the reason for my zoas and gsp to be closed up tight? Or maybe they are just nutrient starved because the diatoms are hogging phosphates and i have virtually no nitrates.

O'l Salty · Jan 18, 2018

The tank has been up and down over the last year but I'm on the right track now. I think. lol

Tokash23 · Jan 18, 2018

O'l Salty said:
The tank has been up and down over the last year but I'm on the right track now. I think. lol

Your tank looks great!

Pittsford_Pets · Jan 18, 2018

I’m setting up my 40 right now!

Ruben's Reef · Jan 19, 2018

Tokash23 said:
So after scrubbing lastnight i came home to this today it looks like i didnt touch it. I can scrub again but it just going to do the same thing tomorrow. I really think its diatoms and my water is to blame. Hopefully i can get new rodi filters and test that theory soon. But would diatoms be the reason for my zoas and gsp to be closed up tight? Or maybe they are just nutrient starved because the diatoms are hogging phosphates and i have virtually no nitrates.

I put in the cleanup crew and they took care of my diatoms on the rock and on the sand like crazy.