The Forty Beater

[Curly Joe Reefer]

Hello everyone.

Let me start this thread with a little bit of an introduction. I received my first tank as a birthday gift almost twenty years ago, it was a little one gallon, that had two tiger barbs in it. Over the years I have kept almost every combination of fresh water setup. I had cichlids for years, I had Discus for a while, about three years ago I set up a heavily planted community tank and started looking at forums online. During one online sessions I stumbled upon nano-reef and was hooked. Within about a month I acquired a six gallon and stocked it with some live rock and a little yellow tail damsel. My plan was to keep the tank simple and easy. I was going to add some GSP, maybe a mushroom or two, but the addiction got a hold of me. I quickly outgrew the six gallon and upgraded to a ten gallon, and then to a sixteen, and finally to the 40 breeder I have today. I'm loving all the space I currently have in the 40 and don't have any current plans to upgrade.

I'm always open to constructive criticism and comments so feel free. Here begins the Forty Beaters journey. I hope everyone will enjoy it's progression as much as much as I have enjoyed watching all of your's.

 

Tanks,

Curly

 

Current FTS: 12/17/2010

 

 

Here are my tank specs.

 

Tank: 40 gallon breeder.

 

Lighting: 36inch Coralife HO 2 bulb T5. 36' blue reefbrite.

 

Filtration: A 10 gallon refugium with lots of rock, macro algae, mangroves and a reef octopus.

 

Circulation: 2X500 gph ocean stream pumps that alternate flow, 2x500 gph aqueon pumps.

 

Heater: Aqueon pro 150

 

Cooling: walmart fan

 

Dosing & Top-off: Daily RO top offs and 10ml of Essential Elements every 3rd day.

 

Protection: 2 regular old Power strips

 

Maintenance: Wipe down front and sides with magnet daily, 5 gallon water change every ten days, Trim cheato weekly, and I rinse out chemi-pure bag and protien skimmer cup during water change

 

Feeding: I feed Spectrum garlic enhanced flake food 5 days a week for the fish. 3 days a week I feed mysis shrimp

 

My Crew

• Bi Color Blenny

• Yellow tail Damsel

• Misbar Clown fish x2

• Swaseli basslet

• Purple firefish

• 20 Nassarius snails

• Florida fighting conch

• 3 Blue leg hermits

• 1 White leg hermit.

•Sand sifting starfish

• Lot's of Serpent starfish

• Red Emerald crab

 

Corals

 

Lots

[reef keeper]

the back ground looks cool.

[Curly Joe Reefer]

Thank you

[alex1237]

Looking good!

 

Now that it's established a bit more you need to get yourself that basslet.

[Curly Joe Reefer]

One of these days ill get the basslet

[Aquanist]

Awesomeness at it's best!

[Curly Joe Reefer]

Meven was suppose to use his superior negotiating skills to talk down the price yesterday, but I guess he didn't have any luck.

 

Thanks Aquanist. Really appreciate that. love your tank by the way.

[alex1237]

Oh well we're going back next Thursday so there will be another chance at the basslet.

 

Post some more pictures!

 

Let's see the superman.

[phi delt reefer]

schweeet tank! Where did you get the background from?

[BytheSea]

Love it!

[Curly Joe Reefer]

Thanks everyone. I got the background at Petco. I used seaview to adhere it to the tank. I like it.

[Curly Joe Reefer]

Superman Monti

 

[Curly Joe Reefer]

Chalice anyone

 

[Arkayology]

Great scape.

[ZandEDad]

Nice! Like the scape - will you be adding any more fish to the mix?

[19jeffro83]

Ooooh! Nya nya Nya nya!!

[Curly Joe Reefer]

I'll probably add one more fish. I haven't decided what yet. If anyone has suggestions feel free to speak your mind.

[Curly Joe Reefer]

I never thought I would say this but this tank may have to much light.bah

[fote03]

Nice tank! Got a pic of your blue starfish? Are they linckia?

[alex1237]

I never thought I would say this but this tank may have to much light.bah

 

How about a light rack like meven's or a canopy with an a rack inside it. I might build stand doors this weekend if you want to work on something for the lights.

[Curly Joe Reefer]

led's are the shiht

[alex1237]

led's are the shiht

 

Figure out how to take pictures with the leds running yet?

 

And how much better is it with the second set running?

[Curly Joe Reefer]

much brighter.

[alex1237]

Alright you've made me take pictures at least twice now, so.....

 

STOP BEING LAZY AND TAKE SOME PICTURES!!!!!!!!

[Curly Joe Reefer]

Ask and you shall receive.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Well i'm still trying to figure out the settings on this new camera, but I think these came out ok, and I can't get the colors to show up right when just the LED's are on. It's a damn shame to because that is when the tank is at it's best. If anyone has any tips I would love to hear them.

 

Tanks,

Curly.