40B Obsession

GHill762 · Nov 27, 2013

Finally got my new tank up and running.. Figured I'd start a thread. Most of this is being brought over from NR so bear with me..

Bringing it home..

stand made out of sticks, 2x3's

the fishing pole is my GF's, hence the pink..

CANDY!!!!!

time for a freshwater test...

sump is done!

and awaiting water...

And we have water! The rock on the right went to the sump, all my rock from my 15g went on the right..

GHill762 · Nov 27, 2013

sorry, it's giving me issues trying to space everything.. I fix it and it goes right back

oh:

here's some info:
Tank:
40 breeder
20h DIY sump with white acrylic baffles
DIY stand
DIY light hangers (3/4" thinwall)

Equipment:
Reefbreeders Photon 24
Bubble Magus Curve 5 skimmer
Glass holes 700 overflow
Glass holes return
Eshopps filter sock holder
Mag 7 return pump
2 x Ecotech Vortech MP10's
Fluval heater (200 watt? Don't remember)
DIY skimmer stand
ATO float switch on a timer with Tom's Aqualifter

Contents:
30lbs reefcleaners dry rock
60lbs Tropic Eden Reef Flakes
10-15lbs of live rock from old tank

Livestock:
Orange percula clown
Black ocellaris clown
sixline wrasse2x blue/green chromis
more TBD..

GHill762 · Nov 27, 2013

Skimmer is pulling well already

Final scape under white/color channel only

Plenty of sand bed bed space for more clamses

The pics look kinda dim, that's because of my phone not the lights.. Pics were taken with 30% whites and blues at the lowest setting..

GHill762 · Nov 27, 2013

the last pics above were taken probably about a week ago, I'll have new ones up one of these days with everything doing well since the tank upgrade.

for fun, here's the 15g everything live came from:

Ward9320 · Nov 27, 2013

Front the Ford in the first picture I knew I was going to like you but then I saw the Chevy and the Honda in the next picture. :tongue: Haha just kidding

Nice build, I really like the stand

Looks like you might have a Xenia problem

GHill762 · Nov 27, 2013

Ward9320 said:
Front the Ford in the first picture I knew I was going to like you but then I saw the Chevy and the Honda in the next picture. :tongue: Haha just kidding

Nice build, I really like the stand

well if it makes you feel any better, the Ford is MY vehicle and the others are not (well, except the ninja in the background) :tongue:

and thanks! the stand came out pretty decent IMO. the doors need to be adjusted, one drags high and the other drags low, and one needs to be shimmed at the hinge (I mortised them in, went a little deep on one I guess). one of these days when I'm not feeling lazy I'll work on them.. shouldn't take but a few minutes and a screwdriver.. and a beer..

Ward9320 · Nov 27, 2013

GHill762 said:
well if it makes you feel any better, the Ford is MY vehicle and the others are not (well, except the ninja in the background

I can always appreciate a fellow Ford Truck owner :bigsmile:.

GHill762 said:
and thanks! the stand came out pretty decent IMO. the doors need to be adjusted, one drags high and the other drags low, and one needs to be shimmed at the hinge (I mortised them in, went a little deep on one I guess). one of these days when I'm not feeling lazy I'll work on them.. shouldn't take but a few minutes and a screwdriver.. and a beer..

Fish, Beer, and tools... sounds like a good combo to me!

jtucker022187 · Nov 27, 2013

Nice tank, I love 40b

GHill762 · Nov 27, 2013

jtucker022187 said:
Nice tank, I love 40b

Thanks. So far I'm loving it too...

jtucker022187 · Nov 27, 2013

How do you get your Frogspawn So big? Lol

J77 · Nov 27, 2013

I love the 40b here's mine been going for about 3 years

GHill762 · Nov 27, 2013

jtucker022187 said:
How do you get your Frogspawn So big? Lol

occasional feeding, and time.. mostly time.. lol.. it went from one very small head about a year and a half ago, to at least 8 heads, with a couple trying to split, and several "baby" heads sprouting out..