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Hey,

This is my new and upgraded 40 breeder.

I had a 20 long on the east coast, moved cross country, tried shipping the tank, epically failed. The only survivor was one clown from the old tank.

So upgraded to a 40 breeder, first couple months the tank has been a disaster, either deaths, red cyanobacteria, green bubble algae, unstable perimeters, ETC ETC ETC.

Was very close to quite the hobby.

But in the end after 6.1/2 months of "The ugly stage" I am proud to say it was all worth it.

Here is what is included in the tank:

- Equipment:

- Fiji cube filter
- Sicce return pump
- Eheim JAGER TruTemp heater
- 2X AI Primes
- 2X Nero 3

Fish stock:

- Pair of clowns
- Coral beauty
- Tomini Tang
- Baby Hippo Tang
- Sand sifter Goby
- Bicolor Blenny
- Tail Spot Blenny (Made himself comfortable in the sump)
- Pixy/Spotted Hawkfish
- Six line wrasse (Made himself comfortable in the sump as well)
- Chalk Bass
- Bicolor Dottyback
- Green Reef Chromis
- Cardinalfish

Any suggestions or comments welcomed.

Enjoy!

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Welcome to Reef2Reef!!
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Welcome to Reef2Reef and congratulations on your adventure!

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Hey,

This is my new and upgraded 40 breeder.

I had a 20 long on the east coast, moved cross country, tried shipping the tank, epically failed. The only survivor was one clown from the old tank.

So upgraded to a 40 breeder, first couple months the tank has been a disaster, either deaths, red cyanobacteria, green bubble algae, unstable perimeters, ETC ETC ETC.

Was very close to quite the hobby.

But in the end after 6.1/2 months of "The ugly stage" I am proud to say it was all worth it.

Here is what is included in the tank:

- Equipment:

- Fiji cube filter
- Sicce return pump
- Eheim JAGER TruTemp heater
- 2X AI Primes
- 2X Nero 3

Fish stock:

- Pair of clowns
- Coral beauty
- Tomini Tang
- Baby Hippo Tang
- Sand sifter Goby
- Bicolor Blenny
- Tail Spot Blenny (Made himself comfortable in the sump)
- Pixy/Spotted Hawkfish
- Six line wrasse (Made himself comfortable in the sump as well)
- Chalk Bass
- Bicolor Dottyback
- Green Reef Chromis
- Cardinalfish

Any suggestions or comments welcomed.

Enjoy!

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Welcome! Glad you joined. Sorry for your losses during move - that had to be hard. It sounds like you have BBA - Bounce Back Ability which is great for this hobby and wonderful life skill!

CONGRATS on already having your build thread badge! WAHOO!!

This might help you find people local to you in Las Vegas:

This is a good reference book type online article I still review:
 

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