40 breeder build

Reefer5060 · Dec 12, 2011

So my experiment is going well I'll update that post soon.. But I needed another tank one as a control and one as a variable. So I have been slowly piecing together a 40 breeder I build the frame stand this week and picked up the new cadlights skimmer on black Friday for cheap .. It's rated up too a 120 I may be over skimming a little ...

but let me know what you think of the stand do u think I need the center brace? The picture makes the stand look taller but its only 36 in tall

Reefer5060 · Dec 14, 2011

Anyone??

greg0385 · Dec 14, 2011

You shouldnt need it but you could if you feel uneasy about it run a piece under the center and screw it in place with angle brackets to the frame

Reefer5060 · Dec 14, 2011

After I built it btw first real weight bearing project I've attempted unsupervised haha I had som buddies come help me weight tested 3 grown men on it about 700 lbs it held. I'm thinking about routing about a 1/4 inch deep notch on the inside of The top of the frame to give the tank a lip to sit in is this a bad idea?

mfdrookie516 · Dec 14, 2011

It should hold fine. I built this stand to hold a 40b and 20l in my basement... kind of similar in design...

Please excuse the mess... wife decided that anything that didn't belong where she wanted it belonged in the basement... problem has been remedied.

greg0385 · Dec 14, 2011

Reefer5060 said:
After I built it btw first real weight bearing project I've attempted unsupervised haha I had som buddies come help me weight tested 3 grown men on it about 700 lbs it held. I'm thinking about routing about a 1/4 inch deep notch on the inside of The top of the frame to give the tank a lip to sit in is this a bad idea?

i wouldnt route. That would take forevever. I would take a trim piece and build on top around the tank

Reefer5060 · Dec 14, 2011

Ok I like the trim idea hopefully I'll have the time to do that and get the glass-*oles overflow this week I'm debating on getting the 700 gph or the nano which would be better I have a 20 l sump and what return pump ?

mapn4reef · Dec 14, 2011

Reefer5060 said:
Ok I like the trim idea hopefully I'll have the time to do that and get the glass-*oles overflow this week I'm debating on getting the 700 gph or the nano which would be better I have a 20 l sump and what return pump ?

E-mail the guys there and they will make a suggestion for you, definitely not the nano, I think they suggested the Super Nano con Dientes or the 700 for this setup...

Reefer5060 · Jan 6, 2012

Time for an update, due to work time going into this has been like 2 hours a day max. But here's what I got in still working on putting the LEDs together.

Reefer5060 · Jan 6, 2012

Ps next time in buying a stand....lesson learned !!!!

Reefer5060 · Jan 7, 2012

Here's a ideas I've been toying around with for the led build , kinda like the sol in groups of three . Any opinions?? Since I took this I spread them out a little bet more.

bknapp · Jan 8, 2012

Like the LED setup looks good.

Reefer5060 · Jan 8, 2012

Here is preliminary option b thank for the input

bknapp · Jan 8, 2012

Should have great coverage and of course that shimmer effect is amazing with LED's.

bknapp · Jan 8, 2012

Should have great coverage and of course that shimmer effect is amazing with LED's. Wish I was better with electrical I would like to build something to supplement my T5's.

Reefer5060 · Jan 8, 2012

I'm good with electronics , honestly anyone can do it with the internet the trick is to just take your time and plan and triple check all your connections.i honestly had more problems with the stand than I did anything else the tank would sit uneven on the wood , to I disambled everything found out that I had a bowed 2x4 ... I was so tired of working on it !!!!!!!!!! I am no carpenter that's for sure. Hoping to get the tank plumbed tonight does anyone have any tips on that ? I'm gonna be using PVC and purple primer and PVC cement .