mike werner
2500 Club Member
Hey folks,Today I set up a 28 gal.deep blue for no reason what so ever.No planning,no research and no expectations.I have no idea what i'm going to put in it. I just had this sweet setup sitting in the garage for a year doing nothing.I aquired the tank,sump and a return pump from a reefer that had it for about a year to give to my brother. It was a new tank the guy had set up and had to get rid of due to a job transfer.The brother plans got put on hold and the tank sat.
Built the stand today out of 2x4,scrubbed it up a little and set it up in the corner of the mancave/kids old bedroom with the main display tank.I convinced the wife it was not mine and I was "just holdin it for a friend "but as I set it up I knew.
As I said it's a 28 deep blue cube that's RR.I'm not a huge fan of an overflow in a 28 but maybe I'll grow cucumbers or beans up it if I get tired of looking at it.
The sump is an old "sea reef" that I had on a shelf in the basement for 15 years.It was used for a fresh water system that some"dude"had and looks brand new after all these years.Not much to it.It is missing a bubble baffle in the middle but just needs a piece of plex cut and slid into the old grooves.I'm not sure what i'm gonna put inside of it but this is just day 1.
The return pump is a sicce syncra 2.0.It came with the tank and a 15 gal glass sump that wouldn't fit under the tank and stand.It is adjustable and probably moves way to much water at full speed.I like my water to go slow in the sump but would like the advantage of no power head from the current it creates.Will see how that goes when I decide on stockingand what not.
The light will be supplied be a 165w vipar spectra with built in timer.Not a fan of the timer sense they can have a stroke for no apparent reason but my buddy had it new in the box and gave it to me so it's the best light ever.I'm not gonna mount it for a few weeks while I let the tank cycle.I did turn it on and hold it up over the tank and it covered the spread so to speak.the amount par will be decided on later.
I'll up date this thread with some pics when I decide what the heck to do with this thing.Until then i'll just watch a glass box that makes me have to go pee when I look at it
Oh and all while making these for the family.For those who don't know that's a Chesapeake bay soft crab sandwich.For those who do know your mouth is watering. I got a friend who sheds them so these are about three hours out of the water.i actually watched several I brought home molt before my eyes.It is probably as close as you'll ever get to seeing an inverts shed in your tank.
Built the stand today out of 2x4,scrubbed it up a little and set it up in the corner of the mancave/kids old bedroom with the main display tank.I convinced the wife it was not mine and I was "just holdin it for a friend "but as I set it up I knew.
As I said it's a 28 deep blue cube that's RR.I'm not a huge fan of an overflow in a 28 but maybe I'll grow cucumbers or beans up it if I get tired of looking at it.
The sump is an old "sea reef" that I had on a shelf in the basement for 15 years.It was used for a fresh water system that some"dude"had and looks brand new after all these years.Not much to it.It is missing a bubble baffle in the middle but just needs a piece of plex cut and slid into the old grooves.I'm not sure what i'm gonna put inside of it but this is just day 1.
The return pump is a sicce syncra 2.0.It came with the tank and a 15 gal glass sump that wouldn't fit under the tank and stand.It is adjustable and probably moves way to much water at full speed.I like my water to go slow in the sump but would like the advantage of no power head from the current it creates.Will see how that goes when I decide on stockingand what not.
The light will be supplied be a 165w vipar spectra with built in timer.Not a fan of the timer sense they can have a stroke for no apparent reason but my buddy had it new in the box and gave it to me so it's the best light ever.I'm not gonna mount it for a few weeks while I let the tank cycle.I did turn it on and hold it up over the tank and it covered the spread so to speak.the amount par will be decided on later.
I'll up date this thread with some pics when I decide what the heck to do with this thing.Until then i'll just watch a glass box that makes me have to go pee when I look at it
Oh and all while making these for the family.For those who don't know that's a Chesapeake bay soft crab sandwich.For those who do know your mouth is watering. I got a friend who sheds them so these are about three hours out of the water.i actually watched several I brought home molt before my eyes.It is probably as close as you'll ever get to seeing an inverts shed in your tank.
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