my 40 Breeder money pit

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here is my 40B
It was started about 3.5months ago
Display Tank: 40G Breeder.
Display Lighting: EcoTech Radion Gen 2 w/ Wide angle lenses
Stand: built myself
Sump: 20G Long [Skimmer section l Return Section]
Total System volume is approx 50G.
Overflow: 1 1" bulkheads center of tank
System Water: Red Sea Coral pro salt/BRS RODI
Display Water circulation: WP-25, Tunze 6015
Controller: N/A
Return Pump: Rio 800 plus
Heater: Jager 250w

Skimmer: SCA 301
Evaporation Top Up Unit: Manual
Chemical Support: B ionic 2 part, Vintamin C, Red Sea Reef Energy, Seachem Zooplankton

Testing: Red Sea Reef Foundation Mg/Ca/Alk, Red Sea Algae control Nitrate/phosphate, Refractometer
Nutrient Export:
CPR nano BioPellet reactor 120ml 2 little fish pellets


Nitrate- undetectable
Phosphate- .02ppm
Calcium- 440
Alk- 9
mag- 1360
Salinity- 35
Temp- 79

I took these quick snaps lastnight



Sump is ugly but it works well so no one sees it anyway
 
thanks..Now I plan on just sitting back and letting things grow out I might add 1 or 2 more corals but mainly I just wanna let it grow out now.
 
Well done! Enjoy!
 

IF YOU HAD TO TAKE A REEFING EXAM, WOULD YOU PASS?

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