Dingo's 40 Breeder Reef

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I have a 40 Breeder with two 1" holes in back left corner glass for drains, 3/4" return line.
  • Rs-75 sump (First generation going to upgrade to a larger sump)
  • 2 AI Primes white
  • Mag 5 return (Also to be upgrade to vectra)
  • Sea Side Aquatics ES-7 skimmer (Oversized for tank)
  • Two Jebao RW-4's
  • One MP10 Ecotech (1st gen white controller)
Will be plumbing a 60 Gallon cube into the sump (Once upgraded) and updating the Mag 5 to a Vectra.
Update #1: Will be adding more rock once plumbing is situated. Tanks water level is low because of the overflow slowly leaking down to sump. If I did not catch that I would've flooded the house during a power outage. Ball valve on the way for a herbie method overflow. What are your thoughts on this build?
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Yes. Originally the leak was the overflows silicone seal inside the tank allowing the display to slowly drain into the overflow box. And the second leak started at the bulkheads which has been fixed. The gaskets were bad, but I have since ordered all new bulkheads and installed them back onto the tank.
 
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Update #2: Silicone is cured on the overflow, also hard plumbing the overflow. Waiting for USPS to deliver the 1" pro series ball valve. I have added 15 Gallons back into the display since the silicone is cured for the box. As soon as the ball valve arrives I will post another update of the tank full and correctly scaped.
 
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Update the ball valve has arrived, gluing the plumbing and will be running water by tomorrow evening!
 
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  • 10/8/18 Update: Silicone is cured on the overflow, also hard plumbing the overflow. Waiting for USPS to deliver the 1" pro series ball valve. I have added 15 Gallons back into the display since the silicone is cured for the box. As soon as the ball valve arrives I will post another update of the tank full and correctly scaped.
  • 10/9/18 Update: The ball valve has arrived, gluing the plumbing and will be running water by thursday evening!
  • 10/12/18 Update: Slowly filling with water. Overflow is no longer leaking nor are the bulkheads.
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1/31/2019: Lots of updates, purchased a Media Cup from Marine Depot the coral red and I switched my ES7 out and put my PSK 75, thinking about putting a ES5 on the tank. Reefcleaners order came in and they are working on the diatoms I will go to the LFS soon to get first fish. Any suggestions? I will be getting a screen top for the tank soon aswell as the Hanna Alk Checker. so far so good just got to give my other RW-4 a vinegar bath other than that we have been sailing. pictures tonight
 

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