A Dreliscious 40 Breeder Project

[ReeferDre]

So let me start by saying hello. I've been in the hobby for a while and have kept a few different tanks but parted them out due to moves. I love the open minimalist Look and just can't achieve it with my current 20 long the way that I would lIke. Well most of you know about the Petco $1/ gallon sale. My wife took advantage of it and bought me a 40 breeder which she knew that I really really wanted. I then purchased n unfinished cabinet from home depot along with a countertop. I had the bottom drilled and an overflow box made by my local LFS Underwater World. Thanks Gregg. My buddy Danny hooked it up with a sump from cadlights and a bubble Magnus nac3. I plan on a mixed reef. With a good amount of fish. I currently only have 2 clowns in my 20. So here is alist of equipment and a few pictures.

-40 gallon breeder
-cadlight sump
-2 AI sols
-MP10
-Reefkeeper Lite w/ dual float switches for ATO
-Bubble Magnus NAC3
-2x13w compacts for fuge
-BRS two part dosers
-BRS carbon/GFO reactor

So I still need to get some foam to put underneath the tank it and give everything a good wash. Hopefully the tank will be wet within a week or two.

 

[ReeferDre]

Does anyone know where I can get a threaded barb adapter for a mag 5 I can't seem to find one anywhere?

 

[hddtran]

the stand looks appear to be the kitchen cabinet stand. if that is the case, you might need to reenforce it so that it can handle the weight.

as far as threaded barb adapter, check on marinedepot.com
also check with Jay's Aquatic to see if Jay has it. He seems to have most plumbing parts in the store

 

[angelvmax]

I hope you have a good ecological environment of the aquarium to the birth of

 

[ReeferDre]

I hope you have a good ecological environment of the aquarium to the birth of

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[ReeferDre]

I found an adapter thats 1/2 " barb I'm gonna run a 1/2" hose to a 1/2-3/4 adapter should work and maybe help head loss. Hopefully it's finished by Sunday I actuall have a day off.

 

[acan lord]

2 ai sols? Sheesh man! I would think one would be more than fine. Esp for a mixed reef. I see two as an outright waste. I also second that about adding supports to the stand.

 

[_Alex_]

stand will definestly need to be beefed up to hold the weight! 40x8=320lbs. will take off say 7 gal do to rock and/or sand still at 260lbs. then rock 50lbs? sand 50lbs? looking at roughly 400lbs on that cabinet and i dont know many kitchen cabinet rated for that weight.

 

[ReeferDre]

Th 36" tank is too wide I tried when I first got the tank and the ends are way to dark. Would a few 2x4s be enough to reinforce it. I had a 60 g on a marineland stand that was like paper compared to the cabinet and that stank is still up in use at another reefers house. Safer is better on the other hand. I was also planning on putting the tank on some foam does lowes or home depot have styrafoam sheets?

 

[hddtran]

no foam sheet are necessary for tank with the black trim on the bottom.
People use the foam on rimless tank that do not have the black trim on the bottom.

 

[ReeferDre]

Here's a crappy FTS. I need to get ahold of a good camera

 

[ReeferDre]

A sad update I woke up Monday morning and my living room smelled like fish soup. Something malfunctioned I think it was my RKL and turned my heater on and the tank got to 94 degrees. I lost almost all my coral 1 torch a few zoas and my red planet frag miraculously survived along with my fish. I guess it's time to regroup and restock. Urghhh.

 

[Saulsa]

That's terrible. Sorry to hear that. Man I wish they has dual temp probes for error checking each other.


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[ReeferDre]

Not only did the probe fail I think the pc4 failed too cause the heater said off but stuck on