Another 40g breeder build!

partypalooza5

partypalooza5

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It seems with Petco's sale that 40g breeders are getting popular! I decided to start my own build thread documenting the progression of my reef. This will be a slow thread but I intend to take tons of piktures. ('Caus what's a thread without pics? :D)

A little history... I have been keeping aquariums since elementary school. Started with a betta, now I'm addicted to salt. xD I absolutely love plumbing/filtration/lighting. I set up my first SW tank over a year ago and it's been through ups and downs, right now its an algae infestation. I plan to make that a FO tank and concentrate my efforts on a smaller coral reef tank.


So, with all that aside, here's some specs!

-40g/br AGA tank with a 1" overflow
-20g sump
-6 x 65W PC lights w/ moonlights
-DIY stand and canopy
-DIY ATO
-Euroreef RS-80 skimmer
-GFO/carbon reactor
-one mega complex electrical control system (Plan to do it as a project for my class lol)
-External closed loop (I can drill one hole but I don't want to risk more.)

Main water pump will be whatever pump I can find that's quiet and works great.

Not too much to show as far as pics are concerned right now, I will try to get an overall drawing done tonight so this post isn't naked. xD
 
partypalooza5

partypalooza5

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Alright so some stuff has been happening... sort of...

School's got me rather busy unfortunately. (They need to have a "reef building class" or something!)

But I have been working on the plans. I have a bit of an issue, I plan to set it up as a "peninsula" but pushed against the wall (I don' t really like overflows in the back for some reason, so I might as well try this!) Plus my room is sort of small, trying to save an extra 3" or so of space.

Soooo here's what I'm trying to decide:

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Note that other than the tank everything else is part of the stand/canopy.

Any ideas? :eek:verhere:
 
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