Amstar 40G Breeder Build

[Amstar]

Decided to start a build thread even the tank has been up and running for a few months.

I found this on a local reef site for a really good price so I snagged it.

 

[Macbalacano]

Nice tank!

 

[Amstar]

From there when I got it home I took off the counter top and purchased a few things:

two ocean revive t247B lights
Aquamaxx FRS-M reactor (holds seachem matrix)
Used icecap 3K wave maker

the proceeded to move things from an established tank

 

[Amstar]

Once I got everything the parameters established I bought a CUC from reef cleaners then then started to move over some of my corals

 

[Amstar]

Even though everything is doing well I don’t care for my skimmer or my sump so for Christmas I got myself a bubble magus curve 5 elite, a sump baffle kit, a new 20 gallon long and a jcp-3000 pump

 

[Dark_Knightt]

Awesome! Fish plans for this baby?

 

[Amstar]

I still am in the process of siliconing in the baffles so the sump isn’t on the tank yet nor is the new skimmer or pump. In the near term I replaced the icecap 3K (to much flow) and replaced it with hygger eco-slim waver maker

 

[Amstar]

For fish I currently have:
1 banggai cardinal
Royal gamma
1 Stripped/fang blenny
1 blue hippo tang the size of a quarter (will be moved to my 150 then rehomed after it outgrows the 150)

 

[Amstar]

So after before Christmas i bought a few corals from layzs coral house (local to me) and a few members from the local reef club. I also went little crazy on an online sale and bought a few things (corals) as well

 

[Amstar]

I have noticed my pictures are very blue so I also bought a orphek phone lens filter to take better pics. In the mean time I have started to place the corals in their hopefully final place in the tank (right side of the tank)

 

[Amstar]

middle of the tank

 

[Amstar]

Left side of the tank

 

[Amstar]

Video of the tank - not sure if the video will show

so next steps for my tank is to make sure I maintain parameters so that the various corals I have continue to grow, encrust and do well

 

[Daniel@R2R]

Cool! Following along!