My Custom 66

BullyBee · Apr 28, 2020

I found this post because you responded to one of mine. Wow. I’m sure you aren’t discouraged and I’m sure your tank will look phenomenal.

PokeFish · Nov 3, 2020

love the tank!

mfinn · Nov 3, 2020

PokeFish said:
love the tank!

Thank-you

mfinn · Oct 19, 2021

My last update was about a year ago and this tank has had some changes.
Some new additions and some losses.
Started picking up a few torch corals and a few others.
Had big problem with bjd on my lps.
Lost alot of nice colonies, but things have seemed to stabilize.

I took a few pictures with a Samsung S10+ with a orange filter and just the Reef Brites on.

mfinn · Nov 7, 2021

Sunday morning fts.
Just a single reef brite on

mfinn · Nov 25, 2021

Not alot new coral wise, but I did buy a new sump and got it installed this week.
The previous sump I bought about 15 years ago and was used when I got it.
It worked very well but it was time to get a new one.
The new one is just a simple setup. Skimmer chamber/incoming water, then refugium, then return area.

Tank picture,

mfinn · Dec 14, 2021

Got my new CoralCare gen 2 fixture mounted, that I won in the Partner Membership drive.
I kept the 2 Reef Brite XHO's.
I love the fan less fixture.

mfinn · Jan 19, 2022

Been trying to use different camera settings on my Samsung S20 Ultra and I found that by going to the Pro mode and setting WB to 10k ( the highest), it comes pretty close. Still alot of blue in the picture and the colors are a tiny bit muted, but it's close.

Zuma · Aug 10, 2022

Really dig your reef! Curious how you plumbed the over flow and return? 2 x 1" and 3/4"?

mfinn · Aug 10, 2022

Zuma said:
Really dig your reef! Curious how you plumbed the over flow and return? 2 x 1" and 3/4"?

Thank-you.

The return is just a single 3/4" pvc pipe out of the Vectra M2.
My drain is a 2 x 1-1/2" Herbie style. 1 is the main drain and gate valve and the other is the emergency drain.

Zuma · Aug 11, 2022

mfinn said:
Thank-you.
The return is just a single 3/4" pvc pipe out of the Vectra M2.
My drain is a 2 x 1-1/2" Herbie style. 1 is the main drain and gate valve and the other is the emergency drain.

Thanks, appreciate the info.

Dierks · Aug 11, 2022

Your sump is as pretty as your tank! I also really enjoyed your build thread.

monkeyCmonkeyDo · Aug 11, 2022

Nice little tank man.
Devin

mfinn · Aug 11, 2022

Dierks said:
Your sump is as pretty as your tank! I also really enjoyed your build thread.

Thanks

mfinn · Aug 11, 2022

monkeyCmonkeyDo said:
Nice little tank man.
Devin

This is my back room tank. Had one up in this room since 1991. First one was a custom 40 gallon I had made. Then came the diy 50 gallon. This one is a Crystal Reef tank ( do you remember Mike? ) . I picked up this tank and a week later the company closed their doors.