40 Breeder Build - Page 4

Cdodge1 · 02/15/2014, 01:48 AM

Snapped a few pics with my phone, came out better than I thought they would. Funny, that my Droid cellphone can take better pictures than my digital camera lol.

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Wannabe29 · 02/15/2014, 11:22 AM

Hey. Nice tank/build, even with the mandatory reef disaster. Just an fyi...it looks like you have some aptasia anemones growing with you zoas. I hope you didn't mention that in an earlier post and I just missed it. Anyway, just letting you know in case you didn't see them. Good luck!

h8z2luze · 02/15/2014, 12:16 PM

Nice build! Just get a small clip on fan from wal mart. They work great. Prepare for quite a bit of evaporation though. Gallon or two a day atleast.

naterealbig · 02/15/2014, 04:47 PM

+1 h8z on the small clip-on, put it on the same time as your lights. The corals are looking great Christian, you are doing a wonderful job with the tank. Especially considering the budget you're on. Keep up the awesome work. If the temp swing in the tank is really only 3 degrees its really not too bad, although the variation will likely grow in the summer. Once you get all of your individual shots done and mount the frags lets see a full tank shot! I don't remember if you mentioned, but are you running a refugium? If so, what are you using? How often are you changing filter socks?

AndrewNS · 02/15/2014, 07:41 PM

System looks great! With the second take did you drill the bottom again? I thought the bottom pain on most tanks was tempered

CichlidMan@<3 · 02/15/2014, 08:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Wannabe29

Hey. Nice tank/build, even with the mandatory reef disaster. Just an fyi...it looks like you have some aptasia anemones growing with you zoas. I hope you didn't mention that in an earlier post and I just missed it. Anyway, just letting you know in case you didn't see them. Good luck!

That's not aiptasia. It's an LE long polyp mauve paly

Cdodge1 · 02/15/2014, 09:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Wannabe29

Hey. Nice tank/build, even with the mandatory reef disaster. Just an fyi...it looks like you have some aptasia anemones growing with you zoas. I hope you didn't mention that in an earlier post and I just missed it. Anyway, just letting you know in case you didn't see them. Good luck!

Thank you, it was a lot of work lol. I did notice them, and I actually did not know what they were, although I could tell my zoas don't like them. I've been picking them off manually but I think I may soon be buying several peppermint shrimp if the problem persists.

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Originally Posted by h8z2luze

Nice build! Just get a small clip on fan from wal mart. They work great. Prepare for quite a bit of evaporation though. Gallon or two a day atleast.

Thanks for the complement! I may have to order online as my local walmart does not carry them. Neither does my local HD.

Cdodge1 · 02/15/2014, 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by naterealbig

+1 h8z on the small clip-on, put it on the same time as your lights. The corals are looking great Christian, you are doing a wonderful job with the tank. Especially considering the budget you're on. Keep up the awesome work. If the temp swing in the tank is really only 3 degrees its really not too bad, although the variation will likely grow in the summer. Once you get all of your individual shots done and mount the frags lets see a full tank shot! I don't remember if you mentioned, but are you running a refugium? If so, what are you using? How often are you changing filter socks?

Hey man, I'm glad to see you checking in on your little brother's thread. Thanks for the kind words, I've been getting a lot of help from my brothers and this tank wouldn't be possible without you guys. A LOT of sacrifices have been made in the name of my tank haha, it mostly leaves me with no beer money

I'm gonna have to borrow your camera! my phone can only do so much... I'll post a FTS shortly, as well as a pic of the new sump set up.

Cdodge1 · 02/15/2014, 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by AndrewNS

System looks great! With the second take did you drill the bottom again? I thought the bottom pain on most tanks was tempered

I did! I'm pretty handy, and I've done a lot of DIY projects, but many things, such as drilling the glass was new for me. Looking back at my many, many mistakes, I learned from them and re-drilled my new one. Many of the typical petco ones have tempered glass, but I got the new tank from a friend who assured me it wasn't tempered.

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Originally Posted by CichlidMan@<3

That's not aiptasia. It's an LE long polyp mauve paly

I'm assuming it's still just as bad as aiptasia or is it worse?

naterealbig · 02/16/2014, 07:25 AM

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That's not aiptasia. It's an LE long polyp mauve paly

That's hilarious Chris!

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I'm assuming it's still just as bad as aiptasia or is it worse?

And this is even more hilarious!

chillwill007 · 02/16/2014, 11:39 AM

Really nice setup love the 40breeder

Cdodge1 · 02/16/2014, 03:37 PM

@Naterealbig and CichlidMan,

Nate, what? I don't get it. Don't get bipped...

What's Chris talking about? lol

Cdodge1 · 02/16/2014, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by chillwill007

Really nice setup love the 40breeder

Thanks Will!

Cdodge1 · 02/16/2014, 03:42 PM

FTS as promised...

There's a bunch of green/ blue rim monti frags on the bottom I'm trying to get rid of, and there are a couple bleached frags that I received from some trades that are still coloring back up. I actually think I have upwards of 50 frags in the tank... Not sure what I'm going to do when they start growing hahaha!

Cdodge1 · 02/16/2014, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by naterealbig

I don't remember if you mentioned, but are you running a refugium? If so, what are you using? How often are you changing filter socks?

Here's a shot of the Sump:

I usually have filter socks in there. (they are currently sitting in RO water, as I just cleaned them with bleach and ran them through the wash)

I change them as often as I need to and sometimes the tank will go a week or so without filter socks. I've banished my hermit crabs to the middle chamber of the sump so I let food get in there some times. (The crabs were just destructive to my coral frags and just knock them off rocks or break them)

As far as a refugium goes, the middle chamber is as close to a fuge as I can get at the moment. I may find a way to mount a PC light under the tank soon.

chillwill007 · 02/16/2014, 08:59 PM

Where did u get ur sump from looks really nice

Cdodge1 · 02/20/2014, 03:21 AM

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Originally Posted by chillwill007

Where did u get ur sump from looks really nice

I picked it up from some guy on craigslist. I'm really pleased with the sump so far.

Reefahholic · 02/20/2014, 09:19 AM

Good little build...a lot of frags in there!

Man, if a droid cell phones takes pictures like that, i need one.

Cdodge1 · 02/25/2014, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Reefahholic

Good little build...a lot of frags in there!

Man, if a droid cell phones takes pictures like that, i need one.

Thanks! I imagine I may have to do some rearranging once they begin to grow out haha. And yeah it's a good little phone, it takes decent pictures but I had a lot of trouble getting shots. One day I'll make the investment on a quality camera.

bottled-ocean · 02/28/2014, 08:08 PM

Nice tank bulid

bottled-ocean · 02/28/2014, 08:09 PM

Here's my sump for you http://youtu.be/2-ZFUrTI6iw

02/15/2014, 01:48 AM	#76
Cdodge1 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Tampa Palms Posts: 649	Coral Pics! Snapped a few pics with my phone, came out better than I thought they would. Funny, that my Droid cellphone can take better pictures than my digital camera lol.

02/15/2014, 04:47 PM	#83
naterealbig Premium Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 2,252	+1 h8z on the small clip-on, put it on the same time as your lights. The corals are looking great Christian, you are doing a wonderful job with the tank. Especially considering the budget you're on. Keep up the awesome work. If the temp swing in the tank is really only 3 degrees its really not too bad, although the variation will likely grow in the summer. Once you get all of your individual shots done and mount the frags lets see a full tank shot! I don't remember if you mentioned, but are you running a refugium? If so, what are you using? How often are you changing filter socks? __________________ My skimmate has notes of saffron, and a hint of lilac.

02/15/2014, 01:51 AM	#77
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02/15/2014, 11:22 AM	#81
Wannabe29 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Suffolk County, New York Posts: 334	Hey. Nice tank/build, even with the mandatory reef disaster. Just an fyi...it looks like you have some aptasia anemones growing with you zoas. I hope you didn't mention that in an earlier post and I just missed it. Anyway, just letting you know in case you didn't see them. Good luck!

02/15/2014, 12:16 PM	#82
h8z2luze Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Nor*Cal Posts: 134	Nice build! Just get a small clip on fan from wal mart. They work great. Prepare for quite a bit of evaporation though. Gallon or two a day atleast.

02/15/2014, 07:41 PM	#84
AndrewNS Registered Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 17	System looks great! With the second take did you drill the bottom again? I thought the bottom pain on most tanks was tempered

02/16/2014, 11:39 AM	#90
chillwill007 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: vineland, nj Posts: 179	Really nice setup love the 40breeder

02/16/2014, 03:37 PM	#91
Cdodge1 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Tampa Palms Posts: 649	@Naterealbig and CichlidMan, Nate, what? I don't get it. Don't get bipped... What's Chris talking about? lol

02/16/2014, 03:42 PM	#93
Cdodge1 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Tampa Palms Posts: 649	FTS as promised... There's a bunch of green/ blue rim monti frags on the bottom I'm trying to get rid of, and there are a couple bleached frags that I received from some trades that are still coloring back up. I actually think I have upwards of 50 frags in the tank... Not sure what I'm going to do when they start growing hahaha!

02/16/2014, 08:59 PM	#95
chillwill007 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: vineland, nj Posts: 179	Where did u get ur sump from looks really nice

02/20/2014, 09:19 AM	#97
Reefahholic Moved On Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: League City, Texas Posts: 3,974	Good little build...a lot of frags in there! Man, if a droid cell phones takes pictures like that, i need one.

02/28/2014, 08:08 PM	#99
bottled-ocean Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: orlando Posts: 406	Nice tank bulid

02/28/2014, 08:09 PM	#100
bottled-ocean Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: orlando Posts: 406	Here's my sump for you http://youtu.be/2-ZFUrTI6iw