Will's " The making of a 40g build "

[Jzdad]

After reading countless hours of all those nice tank threads I decided to do my own thread and progress my build,


I've been the hobby quite sometime and had a nice tank(150g ) I lost during Sandy but decided to set up a 40g and do a thread, so hear we go!


40 gallon Breeder tank ( 36" x 18" x 17" ) glass box overflow


Equipment

20 gallon sump w/sec for refugium
Rio 2100 return pump (soon change)
200w heater
Tunze 6045 (flow)
Eshopps PSK 100 skimmer
other stuff to add on as I build



Lighting


A DIY canopy w/5 rows of T5s and fans for cooling
Front to back (2 & 4 on 1 ballast / rest on other ballast)


1 Blue plus
2 Violet (Blue Actinic)
3 Purple plus
4 Blue plus special
5 Blue plus


Tank has been up for several months and cycled with cooked rock and has been doing fine so far, soon some pic to go with the thread


So now the journey begins and thanks to all that look, comment and give idea as well as advice to help me along my way !!!

 

[fredro]

Good luck, here we go...

 

[Jzdad]

Good luck, here we go...

Thanks


Now lets try a pic
Start of the canopy

 

[Jzdad]

More shots of the canopy





Now on top of the tank

 

[Jzdad]

The sump
need to clean up the wires

 

[Jzdad]

Full tank shot


Next, have to get some picks of the coral

 

[jadakiss]

Nice build, take those pics of the corals

 

[Jzdad]

Some frags coming up , sorry don't know much of their names so if you know just let me know , thanks



I think a stylo



Left-Stag right-green tip bird nest



I think a ponape bird nest

 

[Jzdad]

Have some more sorry for bad quality


Green slimmer



left- frog skinned acro right -acro?



yellow fuzzy acro -has grown a little since I first got it ( wasn't as many branches )



Tri-color acro( left) and Hawkins (right )


Hawkins (also grew a little since I first got it)



front left ( Monti )
Back ( birdsnest )
right ( I have no idea but is pretty )


last a colony( was doing good but all of a sudden I see white blotching on the base ( lack of light ? ))just give it a little more time then I'll move it


Oh almost forgot the Parms of the tank( I also dose BRS 2 part)


Temp 77-79
Ammo-0
Nitrate- (-0.05)
Ph 8.2
Alk-7.5-8.5
Cal-430
Mag-1350
Phos-0

 

[jadakiss]

Really nice look corals.

 

[Macropora]

Off to a nice start. Keep the pics coming Will!

 

[Jzdad]

Really nice look corals.

Thanks, but don't you mean frags! I'll be happy when they start to spread and grow but right now I have to be "patient"

 

[Jzdad]

Off to a nice start. Keep the pics coming Will!

Will do !
But a special shout out to you for getting me off on the right foot ........
and when they grow out to be full grown colonies like yours ,I have you to thank, and one day I hope to have a coral that you don't have and want so I can return the favor buddy!


and don't forget me when its time to set that up,Ok?

 

[Jzdad]

Skimmer 36 hours later ( nice foam )

 

[Jzdad]

Now the auto top off set up ( getting everything in order and will clean up the wiring soon )


Black tube from water source
Blue to the return of sump





blue tube under the bridge of ato sensor to keep it held in place ( so no accidents.. you know what I mean)





blue tube also lodged into side of tie used to secure the sensor( also so no accidents ) and if you look you can view the ato working ( running water)







another one of the ato working


Sorry about the not clear pics got to work on my camera skills but will get better as my tank matures remember a work in progress

 

[Jzdad]

Ato tank





Now a shot of two frags with better polyp extensions ( maybe the skimmer...lol it sounded good)





Sorry bad pic but if you compare this to the one earlier in the post , just a little bit more and in this hobby a little more in coral growth is a good thing

 

[Jzdad]

here, sorry so you don't have to go back

 

[Macropora]

Will do !
But a special shout out to you for getting me off on the right foot ........
and when they grow out to be full grown colonies like yours ,I have you to thank, and one day I hope to have a coral that you don't have and want so I can return the favor buddy!


and don't forget me when its time to set that up,Ok?

You got it buddy!

 

[Odysi]

Nice looking tank! How do you like the BRS 2 part? I have been using ESV and my sps are taking off.

 

[Jzdad]

Not bad so far so good