AznT's 40 Gallon Breeder Build

[aznt1217]

So guys... the bug has bit me again!!! I am in the process of starting not one... but TWO tanks. A FW and another salt for my home "office."

I have all the equipment and stuff and am waiting on Dry Rock to arrive to seed.

I have to do a few things before starting.
1... clean up the tank.
2... make water
3... decide what fish to do. I am definitely going to do a FOWLR set up

Equipment List:
Outer Orbital 150W HQI w/ 96 W CFL
Aqua C Remora Skimmer w/ Maxi Jet 1200
Filter sock with Acrylic holder
15 gallon sump
Rio Return Pump (gotta 2x check which one)
MaxiJet 900 and 1200 for flow (not sure which I am going to use)
300 Watt Marineland Visitherm Heater

Livestock List:
Will update as I go along.
5 lb. Cured LiveRock from main tank
40 lb. of Dry Reef Rock
1 Giant Conch Shell
Full Refugium with Daylight Temp light (Chaeto, Sea Grass, Sea Lettuce, and Fiji Mud and sand mix.)

Aquascape... for now lol

I am also Cycling with 1 Giant Clownfish... damn that closed top didn't work on him =D

 

[Tonyscoots84]

looks like u got some work to do. best of luck.

 

[twelvejewelz]

do yourself favor and turn all filters off scrape all glass and get as much of the alage out now as u start off as possible,scrape then syphon then add the corect amount of water , just so it helps u put when u start to get establishes .believe me u dont want to have to deal with it later down the road!

 

[m'akoyPINOY]

:lol2: goodluck.

 

[autoponicz]

looks like the family has stop giving you hell with 1 tank...now they let you have 2

 

[aznt1217]

do yourself favor and turn all filters off scrape all glass and get as much of the alage out now as u start off as possible,scrape then syphon then add the corect amount of water , just so it helps u put when u start to get establishes .believe me u dont want to have to deal with it later down the road!

There's no water in there haha. I'll clean it off for sure.

 

[aznt1217]

looks like the family has stop giving you hell with 1 tank...now they let you have 2

LOL not really. My parents are still giving me crap about the tank...only difference now is that it's not as much as it used to be...they kind of gave up :splitspin

 

[fernandokng]

My parents say that I'm opening a fish store. haha hilarious.

 

[aznt1217]

My parents say my house is fishtown.... but I say HELL NO. I take much better care of my fish LOL.

Fernando, how's that DVD player?

 

[chanman]

yo update with the dry rocks you got !!

 

[aznt1217]

**UPDATE**

Just have to fill the top portion and the sump. Making the water as we speak.

I also have to set up my Sump. Mainly going to be running a full out refugium.

But here is a sneak peek at the Aquascape... Used about 1/3 Cycled Water from the main tank. Going to Transfer about 5 lbs. of Live Rock from the Main tank.

 

[aznt1217]

Update

Here we go!!! Miracle Mud was added to the sump so it's a little cloudy.

About 5 lbs. of Liverock was added. There's about 15 Gallons of Water in there from my Established tank. Going to wait 2 weeks for the Bacteria to populate the sand and dead rock before adding anything.