40 breeder

Anyon have a 36" 4 bulb t5 over your reef and happen to have a par meter? I have one 8" over a 40b and was wondering w/o the investment what the #'s are. My rocks are pretty low so probably about 14" from the rocks to the light.

Just picked up the second AI Prime for my rock pile 40 gallon build. I am in search of help with the light settings for my mixed reef. Livestock I am trying to keep happy. Blue Maxima Derasa Octospawn Lobo 10 + Florida Ricordia 5 Acan Lords 3 Gonis Alviopora Octospawn Hollywood stunner 3...

*Deep breath* Okay, bear with me here- I'm a newbie with a lot of questions! I'm slowly putting together a 120g build and I did a search for 40b sump plans and got a lot of ideas. I measured the stuff I have, and I *think* I've figured out something that might work, with some clarifications from...

Im wondering which return pump i get. I am building a 40g. With the sump minus sand and rocks i should be at +- 60g. It will be pumping up about 3 1/2' - 4' head. What should turnover w/o power heads be. Ive heard 4times on the low end and 10 on the triton method. What are you all running?

Well, after watching so many reef build thread I think is time to start my new saltwater tank thread build progress, a 40 Gallons breeder. I'm still on the process of selling my 55 gallons tank with couple of discus and a Angelfish and use that $$ for the new project, that way I can just focus...

Long time lurker first time poster. Over the years I kept seeing all these amazing build threads on this site and others. Now, I too want take an empty glass box, and miraculously cause a mini reef of my own to appear. So join me now as I try my hand at this type reef wizardry, lets get...

Hey everybody, I have one Koralia nano 425 in my 40 breeder. I also have a Seachem Tidal Power Filter 55 providing some flow. My question is, do you think I need another powerhead or is my flow already strong enough?

Most Recent FTS: 7/28/18 "Wow, another 40 breeder build." - You, probably Hey everybody, I'm documenting my progress on my first ever reef tank. I've been in the freshwater hobby for a while now, but this is my first venture into the saltwater world. A little bit of backstory- I had a 20...

Ok. I know what your thinking, "Another 40b ?" Well me too. I've had nano tanks recenty and a 50 tall some time ago. I just always wanted a 40b. I really like the dimensions. Lots of depth not too tall and 3ft long. Well now I have one and decided to start a thread. Mostly for the journal...

I just bought a 40 gallon br tank and have a stand that says it can support it. I measured the stand at 35.5 inches and the tank is 36 exactly. Is it ok to have the aquarium overhang .25 inches on each side? Width is perfectly fine, plenty of room. I had a 56 gallon column tank on it for about a...

Looking for a 40 Gallon Breeder to make a DIY sump.

Here's the rock scape. Once I have sand in it I will be adding some small rubble to the left structure to blend it in a bit better. I'm currently torn between 3 options because as you know much like everything in this hobby......its the great debate. Iv narrowed it down to 3 options. #1-...

Hi all. Bought my own aquarium (29g FW) when I was in third grade. I think I can count on my hand the number of years I haven't had a tank set up :) I've kept SW tanks for the past 8-9 years. Currently I have: - 40 breeder mixed reef tank with a 30 breeder sump on a DIY 3 tier stand -...

Hey Guys! Noob to R2R here and just wanted to share a video and photos of my first attempt at a reef tank that just turned 1 year old. It's a 40 breeder reef, peninsula style, and bare bottom. Here's a list of the equipment that run my tank! Tank Size: 40 Breeder Display (bare bottom)...