Well it happened! I have been reef free for almost 10 years then I went over to my sons office and his planted freshwater tank was low on water and the external filter had lost its prime. I fixed things and got my fingers wet and thats all it took.
4 days later i purchased a IM 40 AIO from a great couple getting out of the hobby. I have owned a 54 corner, a 55 long, a 60 cube, a 120 and a 210 in my life so I have learned many things some good some bad but all lessons.
My new tank will be based on the following:
IM Nuvo 40 AIO tank
New mighty-jet 538 GPH DC pump
Tunze 9004 skimmer
I have 100 lbs of dry liverock bleaching to choose my rock from
AI 16 HD LED lighting
New 100 watt stainless heater & Controller
Reef keeper III system with Temp, PH, wave pump controller, moon light controller
(2) reef dosing pump Sentrys for 2 part dosing and ATO
I have tons of stuff left from my previous addiction but I think most is too big or powerful for this tank
(2) Tunze controllable 6055 prop pumps
(1) 250 watt Metal halide light
Lots of pumps and stuff
I have a dual diaphragm pump I used before to do automatic water changes. I need to see if I can downsize the 3/8 tubing to make it work on this little tank.
I had a 40 sump in the basement before so all this was hidden. This time I will be stealthily going through the wall to keep my mancave void of everything except the display.
4 days later i purchased a IM 40 AIO from a great couple getting out of the hobby. I have owned a 54 corner, a 55 long, a 60 cube, a 120 and a 210 in my life so I have learned many things some good some bad but all lessons.
My new tank will be based on the following:
IM Nuvo 40 AIO tank
New mighty-jet 538 GPH DC pump
Tunze 9004 skimmer
I have 100 lbs of dry liverock bleaching to choose my rock from
AI 16 HD LED lighting
New 100 watt stainless heater & Controller
Reef keeper III system with Temp, PH, wave pump controller, moon light controller
(2) reef dosing pump Sentrys for 2 part dosing and ATO
I have tons of stuff left from my previous addiction but I think most is too big or powerful for this tank
(2) Tunze controllable 6055 prop pumps
(1) 250 watt Metal halide light
Lots of pumps and stuff
I have a dual diaphragm pump I used before to do automatic water changes. I need to see if I can downsize the 3/8 tubing to make it work on this little tank.
I had a 40 sump in the basement before so all this was hidden. This time I will be stealthily going through the wall to keep my mancave void of everything except the display.
