Retro Reefer

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

Yeah Murphy’s law, seems like something always goes wrong at vacation time.. good luck

Beautiful tank! I put a new eshopps sump on my current build and I absolutely love it for the money

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

Thanks for your help!

Hey Kingofall_tyrants, nice to also see you here on WAMAS, I just use a good old fashion HOB overflow.. nice and retro

Don’t believe the super model story’s.. lol

So Paul I see your over here on WAMAS causing trouble also RR

Doing the 40 on a budget, here is my filter system.. RS75, coralbox 300+ and IM DC return pump.. have $375 total in everything

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...

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.

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.

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.

I’m experiencing the same issue, would prefer to pay via PayPal the CC payment page is unsecured