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Old 12/02/2007, 03:12 PM
warr40 warr40 is offline
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40 breeder w/ 2x 20gsumps

Hey everyone this tank has been long in the making and I'm finally able to fill it up

I'm going to take this tank nice and slow so i get everything perfect

The tank is going to mainly Soft Coral with 1-2 Rare SPS much later on

Specs:
-AGA 40 Breeder drilled in each corner
-Petco stand
-DAS Ex-1 skimmer
-2x 20g long sumps
-55w CF fuge light
-Via Aqua 1800 return pump
-200w heater
-Lights are undecided
-Power heads are also undecided

I need a little bit of help figuring out the flow i need and lights...
I think i'm going to go with a 4x 54w T5 retro from www.reefgeek.com
For flow i was thinking 2x Koralia 3's

Enough talk now some pics

Fish Room


Both 20g sumps


Fuge with bags of PVC fittings in it


Drain and Skimmer feed


Skimmer and drain existing into the fuge


DAS EX-1 Skimmer


Sump return


Tank filling with r/o water


Full shot
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Last edited by warr40; 12/02/2007 at 03:31 PM.
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Old 12/02/2007, 03:18 PM
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lookin good cant wait to see it all going
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Old 12/24/2007, 02:27 PM
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Any new updates?
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Old 12/24/2007, 04:30 PM
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yeah, any new updates? looks cool :P
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Old 12/24/2007, 07:47 PM
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yea i got the the rock in on Dec. 8th

40B
srry for crapy pics(getting a new cam for x-mas:roll face





fuge









today i just got a peppermint shrimp and a ball of cheato with alot of pods:roll face:
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Old 12/24/2007, 09:06 PM
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I like the aquascape on the 40 any Ideas on coral ect?(specifics)
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Old 12/24/2007, 09:20 PM
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That looks like it will be a decent set up! I like the aquascaping too. Good job.

You could probably do something pretty cool with that fuge too.
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Old 12/24/2007, 09:32 PM
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yeah, ross good idea....that would be nice, have 2 cool tanks :P
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Old 12/25/2007, 01:11 AM
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thanx guys the tank is gonna mostly be softies and LPS,
-i really wanted to do something special with the fuge but i cant think of anything? any ideas?
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Old 12/28/2007, 06:50 PM
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Old 12/29/2007, 11:49 PM
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Update

Today i was finally able to cut the baffles on my sump to allow for more flow.

I also relocated the skimmer for better performance and put in a power power for the fish room.

Before


After


i have 8 outlets each with its own switch


skimmer moved closer the the floor
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Old 12/29/2007, 11:53 PM
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lookin good
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Old 12/30/2007, 12:17 AM
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thank you i ordered my t5 lights yesterday from reef geek hope to receive them soon and start transferring my livestock from my 10g
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Old 12/30/2007, 01:23 AM
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did you ever think of anything to do to the fuge?
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Old 12/30/2007, 01:24 AM
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not yet....mayb seahorses?
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Old 12/30/2007, 01:27 AM
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oh that would be cool, but I have heard they are extremely hard to keep and die very easily... I donno done any research?
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Old 12/30/2007, 01:28 AM
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a little worried here i just tested my params and noticed my ammonia looked a lil high....just to make sure

am i going threw a cycle?

ammonia


nitrite


nitrate
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