Retro Reefer
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The engine.. Turned the sock section into a small fuge, chemistry is maintained primarily with Kalkwasser dosed with a BRS parasitic pump. I manually dose 2 part and mag as needed to keep things in line.
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Welcome to WAMAS! Nice looking tank
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1 hour ago, ImGoingCoastal said:
Looks great! Hopefully soon I'll be joining you in the 40B club! Been itching to set mine back up!
-A-a-ron
Thank you! For a smaller tank I love the 40 Breeders dimensions, and for $50 what’s not to love.. lol
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18 minutes ago, YHSublime said:
Looks awesome!
Thanks man! Think I’m ready for some sps
I saw you PM’ed me on R2R, I’ll get back to you tonight about getting together.
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This is a full shot, the mini tank sitting on my control center is plumbed to the main system and serves as a place to grow a little macro algae and house critters expelled from main tank =)
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Thought I would share my new tank with the community.. my goal was to set up the best possible Reef Tank with the least investment of time and money. The tank just turned 1 year old and so far has been doing fantastic! The rock is from the Florida Keys and a lot of the live stock was transferred from my existing pico tanks.
EQUIPMENT :
Tank, 40 gallon breeder
eshopps rs-75 sump
eshopps pf-300 overflow
Coral Box D300+ dc skimmer
Reef Keeper Lite controller
Aquatic life t5 fixture with 3 ATI blue+ and 1 true actinic bulbs
Coral Box LED
wave makers - 2 Jebao OW-25’s
MightyJet 538 gph DC Return pump
Hydrofill Ti ATO
150W ehiem heater
DIY Control center
total investment in tank and all equipment $1,500
ROCK & SUBSTRATE :
Approximately 30 lbs of ocean collected rock
15 lbs of CaribSea Aragonite substrate
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Yeah Murphy’s law, seems like something always goes wrong at vacation time.. good luck
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Beautiful tank! I put a new eshopps sump on my current build and I absolutely love it for the money
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Probably not a good idea to put a new piece of equipment on your tank and then leave for a week.. you don’t have anyone that can tank sit for you? You might try capital aquarium 703-822-1963 or blue ribbon aquatics 703-753-7566 for a feeder
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Thanks for your help!
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RR, welcome to WAMAS! How did you drill/plumb the 40B to your sump? I ask because I'm thinking of doing the same thing, if I don't get approval for a custom tank. :(
Hey Kingofall_tyrants, nice to also see you here on WAMAS, I just use a good old fashion HOB overflow.. nice and retro
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Yes... For several years now. ;-)
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Don’t believe the super model story’s.. lol
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So Paul I see your over here on WAMAS causing trouble also
RR
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Doing the 40 on a budget, here is my filter system.. RS75, coralbox 300+ and IM DC return pump.. have $375 total in everything
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Sorry for the double post, need to figure out this system.. lol. Here is one of my overgrown 14 gallon nano softy cubes that’s about 3 years old...
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Not much to look at yet and still need to get lights on it after the tank has stabilized, rock is aquacultured fla keys rock from KP aquatics.
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Not much to look at yet and still need to get lights on it after the tank has stabilized, rock is aquacultured fla keys rock from KP aquatics.
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Hi everyone, new member here but I have been reefing for about 34 years and had saltwater fish tanks well before that.. I had attended one of the very first WAMAS meetings years ago but didn’t join because I was already heavily involved in other clubs at the time. Now that I’m retired I thought it would be nice to have a network of local like minded people to share my passion for reefing with.. for the last several years I have just had a few small Nanos / Picos running but I’m currently setting up a 40 breeder with hybrid t5/LED lighting and all DC operated equipment except for my heater.
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I’m experiencing the same issue, would prefer to pay via PayPal the CC payment page is unsecured
Question about how to use this forum?
in Dedicated Tank (Build) Forum
I am unable to load additional images to my build thread.. is there a maximum amount we are allowed to post?