brandons 40 breeder

[brandon0350]

heres a few shots of what i have so far:
40 breeder 36x18x16 (i did all drilling and made overflow)
das ex-1 external protein skimmer
4 tek 36" t5 ho retro, 1 36" vho super actinic retro
rio hyperflow 14f return pump
20g sump
2 maxi mods
60lbs live rock
2" sand bed

[Darrell]

Awesome!

I love 40 breeders.

[DaChrisDude]

Very nice! Lots of top-notch equipment. Wow, a Rio HF 14? dang, that's some serious water movement, you going to have SPS? That looks like a pretty killer skimmer also. Be sure to update pics!

[brandon0350]

now that i look at the box its a hf 12 and with the head its only doin 510gph and its only 40w which isnt to bad. yep its going to be mainly sps with all the flow i may have to suck out the sand and do bb again

[swissfish]

Yes, there is no way to have a sandbed with two MJ mods.

[da6d2003]

Yes, there is no way to have a sandbed with two MJ mods.

LOL, sand hurricane!

Looks like a nice setup. I think that skimmer will be enough for ya.;)

[Nick_Kun]

nice brandon.

[brandon0350]

LOL, sand hurricane!

Looks like a nice setup. I think that skimmer will be enough for ya.;)

im sick of buyin a new skimmer for every tank i get so this one should be good for easily a 125


i think im just gunna go bbb in the display so i can have super high flow and run a sand bed in the sump to get the best of both worlds

[brandon0350]

nice brandon.

thanks nick

[brandon0350]

hey nick,
did you have ploblems with your rocks slidding around bb? i want to make some pillars but im worried about them falling

[DaChrisDude]

with some careful planning maybe you could place some silicone on the bottom in certain areas so that the rocks have a 'no-slip' grip.

[brandon0350]

with some careful planning maybe you could place some silicone on the bottom in certain areas so that the rocks have a 'no-slip' grip.
thats a good idea i never thought of that

[DaChrisDude]

you'd have to mentally figure out where your rock will go, then figure out where they actually touch the glass. then lay some globs down...

[Nick_Kun]

I drilled the rocks and I used hard acrlic tubing to hold the rocks.

-nick


hey nick,
did you have ploblems with your rocks slidding around bb? i want to make some pillars but im worried about them falling

[nanoreefbro]

Looks great Brandon.. How did you plumb your skimmer? Did you glue it or what?

[Big Brother]

I drilled the rocks and I used hard acrlic tubing to hold the rocks.

-nick

yeah ive seen that, looks pretty awesome

[brandon0350]

Looks great Brandon.. How did you plumb your skimmer? Did you glue it or what?
the skimmer isnt hooked up yet just rinsing it out with some salt water overnight to get all the oils and stuff out of it

[nanoreefbro]

the skimmer isnt hooked up yet just rinsing it out with some salt water overnight to get all the oils and stuff out of it

Oh ok.. So how do you plan on plumbing it??

[brandon0350]

its going to be fed on a t from the tanks drain with soft hose and the return is just going to go staright to the sump

[nanoreefbro]

its going to be fed on a t from the tanks drain with soft hose and the return is just going to go staright to the sump


I guess what I'm trying to say is that for the skimmer are you going to glue the skimmer pipes? Some people say to use teflon tape because once you glue it you can't adjust it. The reason why I am asking is because I'm setting up my 150 Gal and I asked that question.. I took some pics and if you look at my sig for my 150 Gal you can see what I'm talking about..

[brandon0350]

yeah im gunna glue them. just make sure you cut the pieces right the first time so you dont have to take it apart and use a union so you can take it out for cleaning