JPH's 40 breeder

Hey TRT...

just starting a new thread for a new tank.

this one's an Aqueon 40 gallon breeder.

i will be turning it into an AIO tank, just like the 20 tall, by adding a acrylic baffle to create a sump section.

the plan so far...

mixed reef... zoas, mushrooms, LPS, SPS, a few fish, hermits, snails, and MAYBE a shrimp

bare bottom.
as little water changes as possible.
will be dosing tropic marin part A/B/C following the balling method.
using tropic marin pro reef salt, boosting the alk to 8 or 9 dKH.

all the liverock from the 20 tall. (pukani)
except for one piece of mined rock that i don't like
plus one new BIG pukani that's curing right now.

i will be adding a skimmer this time, a Tunze 9004 DC
why? because my skimmerless 20 tall, has way too many tiny floating particles in it, that i hope will be skimmed out :)

more tunze equipment in the form of an osmolator ATO (moving over from the 20 tall)

and a Tunze DC controllable dc return pump

two 100Watt neo-therm heaters - i REALLY like these :)

more flow will be coming from a Vortech MP10 mounted on the left pane
and three current usa eflux wave pumps mounted on the back wall.

Lighted with a pair of AI hydra 26 HD

on a DIY stand :)

work in progress... stay tuned for updates.




J.