Good evening everyone,
I wanted to take a moment to introduce myself and say hello to everyone who reads this post, I'm looking forward to being a part of this community. Now onto the build!
I'll be setting up a 40b over the next 2-3 months depending on my work schedule. Surprisingly, busy season for a CPA is not the ideal time to start a new build.
I was out of the reefing hobby for probably 10+ years, then a friend of mine handed me his Fluval Spec V when his A/C went out last summer because he thought everything would die from the heat. So needless to say I got hooked. It’s fascinating to see how much this hobby has changed; I remember upgrading to VHO's in the early 2000’s because they were the best next to MH.
So anyway, here is my list of stuff.
Tank - 40b from Petco drilled with a 700 kit from glass-holes.
Sump - 29g from Petco
Stand/Hood – DIY (pics to come)
Return Pump - Quiet One 4000
Lights – DIY LED
DT Flow - 2 Eheim Compact Pumps with random flow nozzles
Live seed rock - ~20 lbs, maybe LFS if I can find anything nice in Dallas
Dry rock - ~50 lbs dry rock.
Sand - N/A, going bare bottom. I am going to put down a 1” sheet of HDPE.
Skimmer – SCA-180
Reactors – BRS Dual
Heaters – 2 Eheim Jagers 250w
I am planning to have a mixed reef but predominately LPS and Zoas/Palys.
Planned fish:
1-2 Maroon clowns - I already have one, I might reconsider depending on how aggressive they decide to be. I love some of the designer clowns and will be adding a RBTA regardless of which clowns I go with.
3-4 Green Chromis, I really want a schooling type fish.
1 Six line wrasse (assuming it will be ok with bare bottom, I have to research it)
So I guess I'd like some input/wisdom from all you experts out there. Let me know what you think or if you have some suggestions for improvement.
I wanted to take a moment to introduce myself and say hello to everyone who reads this post, I'm looking forward to being a part of this community. Now onto the build!
I'll be setting up a 40b over the next 2-3 months depending on my work schedule. Surprisingly, busy season for a CPA is not the ideal time to start a new build.
I was out of the reefing hobby for probably 10+ years, then a friend of mine handed me his Fluval Spec V when his A/C went out last summer because he thought everything would die from the heat. So needless to say I got hooked. It’s fascinating to see how much this hobby has changed; I remember upgrading to VHO's in the early 2000’s because they were the best next to MH.
So anyway, here is my list of stuff.
Tank - 40b from Petco drilled with a 700 kit from glass-holes.
Sump - 29g from Petco
Stand/Hood – DIY (pics to come)
Return Pump - Quiet One 4000
Lights – DIY LED
DT Flow - 2 Eheim Compact Pumps with random flow nozzles
Live seed rock - ~20 lbs, maybe LFS if I can find anything nice in Dallas
Dry rock - ~50 lbs dry rock.
Sand - N/A, going bare bottom. I am going to put down a 1” sheet of HDPE.
Skimmer – SCA-180
Reactors – BRS Dual
Heaters – 2 Eheim Jagers 250w
I am planning to have a mixed reef but predominately LPS and Zoas/Palys.
Planned fish:
1-2 Maroon clowns - I already have one, I might reconsider depending on how aggressive they decide to be. I love some of the designer clowns and will be adding a RBTA regardless of which clowns I go with.
3-4 Green Chromis, I really want a schooling type fish.
1 Six line wrasse (assuming it will be ok with bare bottom, I have to research it)
So I guess I'd like some input/wisdom from all you experts out there. Let me know what you think or if you have some suggestions for improvement.