40 Ounce Micro Reef Build

[Scrappy RN]

So I couldn't resist attempting this 40 oz (Yes 40 OUNCE) micro reef! It was love at first sight when I saw it on a video from a coral show. So I hopped online and it arrived this weekend! I put some crushed coral and live rock from my nano tank and off it goes! I'll be taking this one to work soon but I want to get things a few things started in it before I do that. I'm in love! It's from PNW Custom and it comes with a 12 oz sump with baffles and a 28 oz main tank, LED light (adjustable height), 50 gph pump, dual return lines, heater, lids for the sump and the main tank too.



Here he is beside his big brother (10 gallon nano!)

 

[CoralB]

What are you going to keep in it ? A Shrimp ?

 

[HudsonReefer2.0]

Vlamingi tang.

 

[CoralB]

Vlamingi tang.

Funny!!!

 

[Scrappy RN]

What are you going to keep in it ? A Shrimp ?

Probably. Along with a few softies! I've seen a few of these done very well with that setup.

 

[Scrappy RN]

Vlamingi tang.

Yes!!!

 

[polyppal]

Vlamingi tang.

This is terrible advice. I wouldn’t keep anything bigger than a tolmini in there…

 

[a4edwin]

With a long tentacle nem!

 

[Rmckoy]

Vlamingi tang.

Imagine how full it would look with a couple frags

wonder how long it would take for a gsp to cover the bottom ?

 

[Sleeping Giant]

 

[a4edwin]

Imagine how full it would look with a couple frags

wonder how long it would take for a gsp to cover the bottom ?

5 min

 

[a4edwin]

Is it hard to keep that stable? Does it have its own heater

 

[CoralB]

probably great for raising brine shrimp

 

[simprss]

With proper research and the willingness too feed them twice a day you could do something like 1-3 Blue Porcelain crab (Petrolisthes galathinus), 1-3 Green Porcelain Crab (Petrolisthes armatus) I'm keeping a mix of about 5 of them in a 4g AIO with a blenny + crabs/snails. They rush out to fan for food, seems like any of the small multi feeding crabs/shrimp would be a good choice. Bumblebee shrimp come to mind, small feeding 2-3 times a day and they are happier. Add in an asterina starfish for the bumblebee and it might work out. Also, you can get some very nice clams under 1" that would live in there for a long while if you were not trying to "grow it up". Big difference in a tank to keep everything healthy and happy and one that just wants to make everything grow faster.

Or...you could turn to the dark side...and create the perfect tank for a single bumble bee snail (Engina mendicaria)! Fill that tank with tiny vermetid snails and polychaete worms!

 

[Windirmere]

I think Starbucks sells a drink that's almost 40oz lol!