Shep's 40 Gallon LPS Reef

[Shep]

As some of you may know I recently lost all of my acan collection to BJD, after that I was really tempted to just give up on the hobby but with the encouragement of the community and my girlfriend I have decided to start a new tank. So as things stand now the tank is an Aqueon 40b that I got at the $1/gallon sale, Its the largest I am allowed to have where I am moving so it will just have to do The rock is going to be 40-50lbs of the BRS reef saver dry rock and the sand is 40lbs of carib Sea Aragonite sand (1mm-2mm grain size). The lighting is two kessils A160 controlled by the Kessil spectral controller...that is about as far as I have gotten in planning. I still need to figure out flow, ATO and if I am doing a sump or not. I will post pictures as I take them.

 

[hybridazn]

Pics, pics, pics! Lol

Have fun with this build, the 40b is such a fun tank to do things with

 

[Shep]

Yea, I have always wanted to do a 40. I love how you get nice depth and width for rockwork

 

[NanaReefer]

Love my 40B/20L sump. Goooo sump! You really don't want a bunch of stuff hanging out in or on your DT.

 

[Shep]

Love my 40B/20L sump. Goooo sump! You really don't want a bunch of stuff hanging out in or on your DT.

So far that is the plan, I just have to price out how much it would cost for a sump.

 

[steve&mari]

Get another tank on the petco sale that's where we got our 29 gallon my son n I turned into a sump for our 40b rimless. Agree you will get sick of bunch of stuff hanging in and out of dt.We got glass at Lowe's cut to size for baffles n silicone that ran about 15 bucks or so. Total we have with a hang on sock holder about 55-60 bucks into sump.

 

[NanaReefer]

I went with a 20L that, glass baffles and silicon cost me $64.00

 

[Shep]

So finally got all of the dry rock from BRS in, I'll post up some pics of it all later, also picked up an Gyre 130 while it was on sale. This not being able to set up the tank for a month is killing me!!! lol

 

[143MPCo]

Not one PICTURE yet, what are you using kodak film again.... inquiring minds want to know.

 

[Shep]

lol Maybe I am! I'll post photos tonight!

 

[Shep]

Let there be pics! Lol not really much to take pictures of right now

 

[Mandee]

Oooo pretty

 

[Shep]

So on my other tanks I have been using the Hydor Smart Level ATO and had one that I was going to use on this tank but I won a Puratek ATO (thanks R2R and @Puratek ) so I will be using that one instead, I'll post pictures and a little review once I get it.

 

[alan.lee3]

Nice choice of products!

 

[Mandee]

The maxspect how do you know which size for the aquarium

 

[Shep]

The maxspect how do you know which size for the aquarium

For the gyre they have suggested sizes, I think the XF130 is for tanks 25-100 gallons, anything larger than that you would want the 150.

 

[alan.lee3]

Time to start looking into the gyre!

 

[Shep]

Time to start looking into the gyre!

When I got mine I tested it on my friends 55g tank....it moves water like I have never seen! it was awesome, you really should look into it.

 

[Stephanie11]

Hurry up will you. This tank needs to be set up!

I'm contemplating getting a gyre

 

[Shep]

I have to wait until I move lol it is driving my crazy!!!!!!! I like they gyre because it provides enough flow to be the only powerhead in your tank, most other brands you would need 2+.