Tank - Full Summary

Hey guys,

As promised in my most recent post, I am posting some videos of the water test I did today. I have to go to a meeting in a few minutes and my YouTube videos are uploading as we speak so I will add the very first one for now. In all there are four parts about 3 minutes long per piece. The video is a bit more blurry than I would have liked and my amature status as a videographer is clearly on display, but I want to show all of you what I've been up to. Additionally, throughout ...

This month my tank is 41 years old. I don't remember when I was 41 years old.

To sum things up my tank is one of the worst offenders of the "Cheap reef tank attempts." But, Change is a comin'. My systems specs are as follows. Main Tank: 100 gallons 48in L, 24in W, 24in T. Protein skimmer: Sea Clone, Pump: Little Giant external pump, Reactor: Phosban Reactor rigged for Biopellets, Sump: 30 gallons no refugium. Chiller: 1 hp, UV: Built in AquaFine UV Sterilizer. Powerheads: two vortech MP10 and two hydor korslia 2's, Lighting: 2 120w Reef Bliss LED fixtures 55 LEDs ...

There's been quite a few changes since I've last posted here. I now have LED lights, which meant I needed my hood to be redone. I've also added a couple other fun things. Anyway...

Current Specs:

Tank: Aqueon 40BR
Stand and Canopy: Unknown (I re-customed the canopy)
Light: Reeffiltration 120w 18k LED light fixture with custom hanging bracket.
Sand: Reef on the Rocks Aragonite
Rock: Reef on the Rocks Aragolite Box Kit (www.reefontherocks.com)

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here were my original ideas for my build that i posted on my local reef club forum

I have a 40 gal tank that i once had setup as a frag tank. I took the tank down and im going to drill and sump it and setup a reef tank.
I already have some of the equipment to get started and i only need a few more things to get it started, here is what i have.
40 gal breeder and stand (all sides un tempered)
quad t5 with leds
mega flow model 1 sump
heater
about 30-40 ...

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