The 40B Club.

[Paandemonium]

Start date: 03/24/13 Fully cycled live rock and sand

 

Display Tank: 40G Breeder.
Display Lighting: Gen 1 Radion with the lens upgrade(possible upgrade to Radion Pro)
Stand: DIY Stand(purchased with the tank)
Sump: 20L with three reactors
TSV: Approx 50-55 gallons with the sump
System Water: RO/DI.
Display Water circulation: 2x Koralia 1040(I believe) 3x Koralia nanos
Return Pump: Tunze Silence 1073.040
Skimmer: SCA-303, skim to a nice gunky consistency
Evaporation Top Up Unit: Gallon of fresh RO/DI every other day(there is no "lid" on this tank and right above it there is a massive fan that is always on so there is quite a bit of evap)
Chemical Support: Purigen, carbon and GFO running in the three reactors. Usually run every 2-3 weeks, very low amounts.

Possible upgrades: Two neotherm heaters, Vortech pumps and some new plumbing but before all that I may upgrade the stand to something sturdier.

FTS 10/06/13

[Mojado]

Here's my 40B Build Thread. I still need to get the stand skinned. So I can start my macro in my sump. Its a work in progress as well as my first tank.

I like the minimalistic tanks. I like seeing sand real estate.

[Roshan8768]

Started: July 2011

 

Equipment:

40 gallon breeder

AC110 w/ chaeto and heater

Ebo-Jager 150 watt heater

2 x Koralia 750

Eshopps PSK-100H HOB Skimmer

 

Lighting:

Maxspect Razor 160 Watt

 

Current Stocking:

1 Ocellaris Clownfish

1 Percula Clownfish

1 Yellow Coris Wrasse

1 Green Chromis

1 Yellow Tail Damsel

1 Tailspot Blenny

1 Lubbock's Fairy Wrasse

1 Mandarin Goby Dragonet

 

Maintenance: 7-8 gallon monthly waterchange and stir up the sand bed/blast the rock work to flush out debris every 2 weeks

 

May 2014

 

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September 2013

 

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May 2013

 

 

 

[BeardedReeferLLC]

Start date: 03/24/13 Fully cycled live rock and sand

 

Display Tank: 40G Breeder.

Display Lighting: Gen 1 Radion with the lens upgrade

Stand: DIY Stand(purchased with the tank)

Sump: 20L Strictly just a sump right now but I will be getting an oversized skimmer soon

TSV: Approx 50-55 gallons with the sump

System Water: RO/DI.

Display Water circulation: 2x Koralia 1040(I believe)

Return Pump: Tunze Silence 1073.040

Skimmer: None yetttttttt

Evaporation Top Up Unit: Gallon of fresh RO/DI every 2 days(there is no "lid" on this tank and right above it there is a massive fan that is always on so there is quite a bit of evap)

Chemical Support: Occasional carbon, purigen, phosban, and denitrate but none of these are constantly on the system.

 

FTS from earlier this month:

Love this setup.

[xzeror]

Display Tank: 40G Breeder.
Display Lighting: Reef Breeders Value Fixture w/ 120 optics
Stand: DIY Stand. 2x4 frame with an Poplar board shell.
Sump: 40G Breeder [Skimmer section l Fuge l Return Section]
Total System volume is approx 75G.
Overflow: Bean Animal Overflow.
Refugium Lighting: T5ho
System Water: South, FL.
Display Water circulation: 800gph, and koralia 425gph.
Controller: Neptune Systems Apex Jr.
Return Pump: Danner Mag 7.
Skimmer: SCA-303
Evaporation Top Up Unit: Manual Top off.
Chemical Support: Fuel.

 

 

Live stock:

Flasher Wrasse

Anthias

Pair of Mandarins

Pair of Clowns

 

Might look familiar ...

 

 

[Chew_Magna]

^While I'm not a fan of that scape I'm betting it'll look pretty awesome once it's all grown in. It kind of reminds me of an overpass lol.

[DannaM]

Strike up Date: Build started Sept 1st 2013

Display Tank: 40G Breeder

Display Top: None
Display Lighting: 1 Kessil A350W
Stand: Homemade
Total System volume: 50 gallons
System Water: Kent Reef salt. Water direct from tap with no filtration/treatment (well water)
Display Water circulation: Vortech MP10ES
Evaporation Top Up Unit: Manually
Chemical Support: Carbon

Water changed: 5 gallons every week

Substrate: Bare Bottom

Heater: 200W Via Aqua

Sump: 15 gallon aqueon.

Protein Skimmer: AquaC Remora HOB's in sump

 

 

Livestock:

 

2 Occy's

Rock flower anemone

Various zoas

Various palys

Frogspawn

Numerous different colored Candy Canes

Branching GSP

Bubble coral

Various mushrooms including Ricordia Yuma and Ricordia Florida

Kelly Green Psammocora

Superman Rhodactis

Birdsnest

Green Cats Paw

 

 

Various Hermits

Astrea snails

 

CUC: 40B package from John at ReefCleaners - minus the ceriths which the mail lady boiled

 

 

FTS January 2014 (with A350W kessil) Complete re-scape to remove fish eating maxi's!

FTS December 2013 (with A150W kessil)

FTS 10.09.2013 (with A150W kessil)

 

 

FTS 9.1.2013

(will update as tank progresses)

[Paandemonium]

You're overstocking! That catfish is obz wayyyyy over the one inch per gallon rule!

[xzeror]

^While I'm not a fan of that scape I'm betting it'll look pretty awesome once it's all grown in. It kind of reminds me of an overpass lol.

 

 

I tried to rescape and it looked like total crap. So I went back to this one even though I wasnt 100% happy. It looked okay to me. Kinda hoping the same thing lol. Once it grows in it should look better. All my fish like the over hangs though. Especially the mandarins.

[Tamberav]

Display Tank: 40G Breeder.

Display Lighting: Reef Breeders Value Fixture w/ 120 optics

Stand: DIY Stand. 2x4 frame with an Poplar board shell.

Sump: 40G Breeder [Skimmer section l Fuge l Return Section]

Total System volume is approx 75G.

Overflow: Bean Animal Overflow.

Refugium Lighting: T5ho

System Water: South, FL.

Display Water circulation: 800gph, and koralia 425gph.

Controller: Neptune Systems Apex Jr.

Return Pump: Danner Mag 7.

Skimmer: SCA-303

Evaporation Top Up Unit: Manual Top off.

Chemical Support: Fuel.

 

 

Live stock:

Flasher Wrasse

Anthias

Pair of Mandarins

Pair of Clowns

 

Might look familiar ...

 

 

 

damn, I thought my coral was getting a bit crowded. Mine is bare compared to yours. This pic is like telling me to go get more coral

 

It is nice to see another 40B with a value fixture over it. Woohoo!

[cichlidtx]

Start date: December 18, 2010

 

Display Tank: 40G Breeder.
Display Lighting: DIY Rapid LED setup 16RB:8NW on Coralux Storm controller
Stand: Modified 75gal standard stand. Raised the height to 39"
Sump: 20L Baffled fuge/return/drain
TSV: Approx 50-55 gallons with the sump
System Water: RO/DI
Display Water circulation: WP-25 on W1 full power
Return Pump: SpeedWave DC-3000 DC pump

Skimmer: SWC Xtreme 150 BMK

ATO: Manual operation as I haven't setup yet

Maintenance: 5 gallon water change every 2 weeks

Chemical Support: Carbon in bag. Just started using Salifert All-in-one

 

FTS using RB only

[d'Espresso]

^that is so hard to read. But nice setup

[717Tank]

Display Tank: 40G Breeder.Display Lighting: Reef Breeders Value Fixture w/ 120 opticsStand: DIY Stand. 2x4 frame with an Poplar board shell.Sump: 40G Breeder [Skimmer section l Fuge l Return Section] Total System volume is approx 75G.Overflow: Bean Animal Overflow.Refugium Lighting: T5hoSystem Water: South, FL.Display Water circulation: 800gph, and koralia 425gph. Controller: Neptune Systems Apex Jr.Return Pump: Danner Mag 7.Skimmer: SCA-303 Evaporation Top Up Unit: Manual Top off.Chemical Support: Fuel. Live stock:Flasher WrasseAnthiasPair of MandarinsPair of Clowns Might look familiar ...

 

How do you like the reef breeders value fixture??? I'm looking at this for my upcoming build... How did you decide on the 120 degree optics?

 

[Tamberav]

How do you like the reef breeders value fixture??? I'm looking at this for my upcoming build... How did you decide on the 120 degree optics?

 

I know this question wasn't for me but I use the value fixture too. Works great. 120 degree because you will need the spread since the fixture is only 16 inches long over a 36inch long tank. Otherwise you would have to hang it way high to get some spread.

[717Tank]

I know this question wasn't for me but I use the value fixture too. Works great. 120 degree because you will need the spread since the fixture is only 16 inches long over a 36inch long tank. Otherwise you would have to hang it way high to get some spread.

 

Thanks for the input, think this is the light fixture I'm going to end up going with!

[xzeror]

Thanks for the input, think this is the light fixture I'm going to end up going with!

Its great! for the price you cant beat it. I went from oddysea t5s to this and im glad i did. All my corals love it and are doing great. Wish i wouldve spent a little more and got their photon unit (for controls and maybe a little longer)

[Sunar357]

Tanks:

40G Breeder display w/ clear mesh top and krylon fusion black painted back

29G Sump w/ krylon fusion black painted back and if fish go in mesh top also

Stand:

DIY custom stand

Flow:

Jebao WP-25 Wavemaker

Return:

Marineland Utility Pump MJ-3000

700GPH Glass Holes Overflow

Lighting:
Ocean Revive S026

Skimmer:

SCA-302

Heater:

250W Eheim Jager heater

Rock and Sand:

50lbs of dry rock from Reefrock.net

8 lbs of live rock from local to seed

40lbs of sand from Reefrock.net

Salt:

Instant Ocean Reef Crystals

RO/DI system:

BRS Value 4 State Plus RO/D

 

She's still cycling so no boring pics yet.

[llama roadkill]

Tanks:

40G Breeder display w/ clear mesh top and krylon fusion black painted back

29G Sump w/ krylon fusion black painted back and if fish go in mesh top also

Stand:

DIY custom stand

Flow:

Jebao WP-25 Wavemaker

Return:

Marineland Utility Pump MJ-3000

700GPH Glass Holes Overflow

Lighting:

Ocean Revive S026

Skimmer:

SCA-302

Heater:

250W Eheim Jager heater

Rock and Sand:

50lbs of dry rock from Reefrock.net

8 lbs of live rock from local to seed

40lbs of sand from Reefrock.net

Salt:

Instant Ocean Reef Crystals

RO/DI system:

BRS Value 4 State Plus RO/D

 

She's still cycling so no boring pics yet.

We have a lot of the same stuff. Mine isn't set up yet, but I'm using the same Overflow (Just got it in the mail, I'll post a review soon!), Skimmer, and Flow.

 

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[llama roadkill]

I'll also be putting some pics up of the clone of the cat Danna has.

[Sunar357]

Yuck! NO CATS! =(

[farkwar]

Im in

 

 

NaCl wet day was Saturday

[llama roadkill]

Im in

NaCl wet day was Saturday

 

Nice scape. Is that all rock, or are there actually live corals?

[Growerguy]

Strike up Date: Rock and everything from an old tank started 4 years ago. Moved to 40b Sep 17th, 2013

Display Tank: 40G Breeder.
Display Lighting: BoostLED 135 w
Stand: 40b stand from Petco
Sump: 20 long sectioned off. (drain, refugium, return
Total System volume is approx: 55g
Overflow:. Herbie overflow
Refugium Lighting: 100w 6500k compact florescent
System Water: RO/DI
Display Water circulation: First gen Vortech Mp10 and a Koralia Evolution 850 gph
Controller: None
Return Pump: Rio 1700
Skimmer: ASM Mini G
ATO: JBJ
Maintenance: 5 gallon water change weekly/ blast rocks weekly/ clean glass ever couple days

Chemical Support: 1/2 cup of carbon changed weekly/ Filter sock changed weekly

 

FTS:

 

Need to take updated FTS..

 

Have 2 clowns, duncans, kenya tree, pallys, and frogspawn.. all animals I've had for 5 years or more.

Not much to this tank yet.. but it looks better every day.

[llama roadkill]

Strike up Date: Rock and everything from an old tank started 4 years ago. Moved to 40b Sep 17th, 2013Display Tank: 40G Breeder.Display Lighting: BoostLED 135 wStand: 40b stand from PetcoSump: 20 long sectioned off. (drain, refugium, return Total System volume is approx: 55gOverflow:. Herbie overflowRefugium Lighting: 100w 6500k compact florescent System Water: RO/DIDisplay Water circulation: First gen Vortech Mp10 and a Koralia Evolution 850 gphController: NoneReturn Pump: Rio 1700Skimmer: ASM Mini GATO: JBJMaintenance: 5 gallon water change weekly/ blast rocks weekly/ clean glass ever couple days

Chemical Support: 1/2 cup of carbon changed weekly/ Filter sock changed weekly

 

FTS:

 

Need to take updated FTS..

 

Have 2 clowns, duncans, kenya tree, pallys, and frogspawn.. all animals I've had for 5 years or more.

Not much to this tank yet.. but it looks better every day.

 

I've always wanted a peninsula tank, but my room is just too small!

[Growerguy]

I love my peninsula tank! I sold one of my couches just to make room so I could set it up again... Its going to look epic when I have that small island on the right completely covered in zoas and pallys.