Ohio Reef

Reef Discussion => Tank Profiles & Build Threads => Topic started by: ecyrbo on October 09, 2018, 22:27:58

Title: ecyrbo’s 40 gallon breeder
Post by: ecyrbo on October 09, 2018, 22:27:58
I bought and painted my tank last fall but didn’t have a stand for it. Life got busy, and I didn’t build one until almost a year later. I just finished it last week. Next up is sump design (20 gallon long) and plumbing.
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Post by: Octula on October 10, 2018, 14:13:06
Looks nice
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Post by: ecyrbo on October 11, 2018, 16:26:50
Dry fitting plumbing today!
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Post by: soldiers4christ50 on October 11, 2018, 20:50:11
Love the stand good job
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Post by: redtigeroh on October 14, 2018, 22:34:50
That looks very nice.  Post some pics of the final product when it is finished.
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Post by: ecyrbo on October 17, 2018, 22:42:07
This week I installed sump baffles, cemented the plumbing together, added foam strips under the tank, and siliconed the overflow box in place. We’re getting there!

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Post by: ecyrbo on November 05, 2018, 16:04:05
Let the cycle begin!


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Post by: Gary on November 05, 2018, 17:22:15
You made some real progress over the last couple of weeks. Are you going to add fish or buy the bacteria in a bottle? This starts the waiting game! It is all about time. :-(
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Post by: ecyrbo on November 05, 2018, 20:59:01
I have a couple of black mollies in there now. The sand was the caribsea live sand and and bought some live rock to speed things up. Already found one aiptasia, which I suppose is risk you take when you don't start with dead rock. I promptly eradicated him by injecting several syringes of boiling water into it. 
Title: ecyrbo’s 40 gallon breeder
Post by: ecyrbo on November 28, 2018, 12:44:33
A lot had happened since the last update. My. Tank has cycled and I’m consistently getting 0 ammonia, nitrite, and trace nitrate. I added a pair of clowns, and then a week later I added a starry blenny. I added Chaeto to the sump when I added the mollies, but I’ve since gotten a taotronics 36 watt grow light from amazon and the growth has exploded! The best part? I ordered a reefbreeders photon v2+ 24 inch LED fixture on Black Friday that was delivered today. I can’t wait to set it up.(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181128/3b576f5fafcbb930a377335ed267141c.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181128/32be8d6b935a42d433a70fa76f9c8a0d.jpg)


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Post by: ecyrbo on December 28, 2018, 13:49:36
I’ve been cycled for about a month. Now have a royal gramma, cleaner shrimp, and some LPS corals. Reef Breeders LEDs look amazing! (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181228/e59489a1d4204a752f71973b3060cbdf.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181228/1c96501092004dacb9eff8240d1aca5a.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181228/29db43ba47718eeab692e57e517a5bab.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181228/3783a6e46cba593462011b556c1cf92a.jpg)


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Title: Re: ecyrbo’s 40 gallon breeder
Post by: lazylivin on December 28, 2018, 15:14:41
Looks like your well on your way to a nice reef. Great job. You probrsnly already tried this but in case not thought I would mention to test unplugging return pump to see if the sump overflows in a power loss.