This 40 breeder is being set up in my personal office; right behind my desk where I have consults with clients everyday.
Haven’t had a reef tank since my first and only 20H Nano reef. (2007-2010). Very excited about having more than double the water volume this go around.
Tank Placement:
The tank will sit directly behind my office chair on a built in book case and desk from the 1960s.
BEFORE:
I wanted some structural support added and cabinet doors made to hide wiring and ATO reservoir. I had the carpenter doing some repairs on my house add it to the bill. He also moved the tank out from the wall for me so i had room for wiring and ATO hose.
AFTER:
I did the staining and polyurethane application myself over the last two weekends. I also painted a black background onto the 40B.
The light has arrived first so I decided to get it setup before the other equipment arrived and get a feel for how the tank would look after the remodel.
SPECS:
Lighting: Maxspect Razor X 150 watt
Filtration: Sicce Shark Pro 900
Skimmer: Tunze 9004 DC
ATO: XP aqua Duetto 2
ATO Reservoir: 10 gallon Aqueon tank
Powerhead: Sicce XStream SDC Wifi
Heater: ? I have an unopened Fluval 100 watt just laying around since forever. Considering IM Helio dual element 200 watt in future.
RO/DI: BRS Value 75 ghp 4 Stage
Yesterdays arrival
LIVESTOCK:
My initial goals were to get this size tank so I could have a decent amount of nano type fish. My old tank had me restricted to just two or three small fish and of course I wanted more. Always right?
But with with more space there are a few more species with more size that might work with fewer inhabitants…so TBD.
As far as corals maybe go easy with softies and LPS. Maybe a true mixed reef. Time will tell.
Very excited about this build! Welcome to all who want to follow on the journey!
Haven’t had a reef tank since my first and only 20H Nano reef. (2007-2010). Very excited about having more than double the water volume this go around.
Tank Placement:
The tank will sit directly behind my office chair on a built in book case and desk from the 1960s.
BEFORE:
I wanted some structural support added and cabinet doors made to hide wiring and ATO reservoir. I had the carpenter doing some repairs on my house add it to the bill. He also moved the tank out from the wall for me so i had room for wiring and ATO hose.
AFTER:
I did the staining and polyurethane application myself over the last two weekends. I also painted a black background onto the 40B.
The light has arrived first so I decided to get it setup before the other equipment arrived and get a feel for how the tank would look after the remodel.
SPECS:
Lighting: Maxspect Razor X 150 watt
Filtration: Sicce Shark Pro 900
Skimmer: Tunze 9004 DC
ATO: XP aqua Duetto 2
ATO Reservoir: 10 gallon Aqueon tank
Powerhead: Sicce XStream SDC Wifi
Heater: ? I have an unopened Fluval 100 watt just laying around since forever. Considering IM Helio dual element 200 watt in future.
RO/DI: BRS Value 75 ghp 4 Stage
Yesterdays arrival
LIVESTOCK:
My initial goals were to get this size tank so I could have a decent amount of nano type fish. My old tank had me restricted to just two or three small fish and of course I wanted more. Always right?
But with with more space there are a few more species with more size that might work with fewer inhabitants…so TBD.
As far as corals maybe go easy with softies and LPS. Maybe a true mixed reef. Time will tell.
Very excited about this build! Welcome to all who want to follow on the journey!