Wawawang Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 Well I had the itch to upgrade after losing some colonies. Some might not think of it as an upgrade as its almost the same foot print. The 40 breeder is 36x18x16 the 57g is 36x18x21. I wanted to stick with this footprint for a couple reasons. I think this footprint hits a sweet spot as far as size and Ive come to enjoy it very much. The maintenance cost and upkeep is inline with my lifestyle. Also I can reuse my sump, lights, stand, skimmer, return pump etc. Here is an updated list of my setup: -57g Oceanic Illuminati -Aquactinics tx5 5 bulb t5 fixture -ati blue plus, aquascience 15k, ge 65k, blue plus, blue plus -Finnex blue led fixture retroed into tx5 fixture -20g high sump- has been redone this time without a refugium -bulk reef supply media reactor -octopus xp-1000sss skimmer -mag 5 return -vortech mp40 -koralia evo 1050 x2 -reefkeeper 2 -viaaqua 200watt titanium heaters x2 -azoo 4 cooling fans -glass-holes super nano overflow kit with 3/4 return kit I also removed a bunch of frags, added sand, mounted my light fixture above the tank. FTS 2010-10-17 All the lights on FTS 2010-11-17 dusk/dawn lights on ati special and at blue plus, finnex all Royal blue led's, and reef brite 14k leds FTS 2010-12-21 dusk/dawn lights on ati special and at blue plus, finnex all Royal blue led's, and reef brite 14k leds, moved some corals around to make room for bonzai and scripps FTS 2011-3-3 dusk/dawn lights on ati special and at blue plus, finnex all Royal blue led's, and reef brite 14k leds Link to comment
animalmaster6 Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 Can't wait to see this!! I love your 40 Breeder. Link to comment
davidr2340 Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 Can't wait to see this!! I love your 40 Breeder. I agree!!! One of my favorite 40BR tanks of all time! This should be amazing!!! Link to comment
Paleoreef103 Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 Awesome! Can't wait for shots of it! Link to comment
Wawawang Posted October 18, 2010 Author Share Posted October 18, 2010 Thanks Everyone. Here are some updated pics. I also wanted to show the Glass holes kit(super nano) i used. Its very low profile and high quality. Side shot of overflow and return. From the front shot of overflow and return. Very low profile way smaller from the front than the koralia's FTS Left island Right island Misc Top down shots Link to comment
mdannyg Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 that is insanely beautiful. very nice job. (your fts date is from the future though) Link to comment
Wawawang Posted October 18, 2010 Author Share Posted October 18, 2010 that is insanely beautiful. very nice job. (your fts date is from the future though) Thanks. I fixed the date typo on the FTS Link to comment
Giga Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 I think I need to come over and inspect this tank Link to comment
animalmaster6 Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 WOW looks stunning man! Link to comment
adam87 Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 Nice tank. Can you take a pic of your sump? Want to see how its setup. Link to comment
Enjoij5 Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 Wow! Steller tank. Keep up the good work! I love the aquascaping. Link to comment
crrichey Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 Absolutely crazy tank man! Link to comment
jeremai Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 I think those may be the perfect dimensions for a medium-sized reef tank. I like the two-island aquascape, as well - another six months of growth and the SPS will be amazing. Link to comment
J-Ranko Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 This tank is crazy colorful!!! I love the clean look, the two-island scape and the dense cluster of sps. (I think I'll try this kind of scape for my new rimless tank ) Do you ever have a problem with sps corals touching each other? I had my acro tenuis touch my green birdsnest and it burned off a little bit of the birdsnest tissue. Link to comment
glennr1978 Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 Lookin' good WWW!! Makes me want to get started on my new tank . Link to comment
Captain Billy Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 Sick tank buddy!!!! We need to trade sometime!! Is that a superman digi? Link to comment
squirrelieygrrrl Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 ugh! duhrool! makes my tank look like hammered dog doo. Link to comment
txbonds Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 Awesome tank. tagging along as inspiration for my oceanic 58 build. Link to comment
SWEETLOU Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 Nicely done. Makes me wish I had gone in a different direction with mine. Oh well that can be my excuse for a new tank. I love these 57's though Link to comment
SLOreefer Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 pretty awesome tank! Can we get some shots of the equipment below? Link to comment
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