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  1. D-Man

    D's 40 breeder desk project

    Decided to move all but 4 of the mangroves to the sump and I decided to try and achieve a mangrove reef lagoon type look here are some pics: I just rubberbanded 2 bunches of the mangroves together and use bamboo skewers to hold the root system above the sand I used the bamboo skewers to secure...
  2. D-Man

    D's 40 breeder desk project

    Here are some recent shots of the stand and sump: The tank on the left is for mixing new saltwater for water changes and above that is the RO/DI unit. Refugium: Four mangroves that I will be keeping in the tank the others will probably be moved to their own tank because of the high nitrate...
  3. D-Man

    D's 40 breeder desk project

    Been three months since an update and a lot has happened to the tank. the tank is now cycled and has its first inhabitants. I recently finished stocking my CUC (40 blue legged hermits, brittle star, and 20 various snails), and added 20 red mangroves that might get moved to there own tank in the...
  4. D-Man

    D's 40 breeder desk project

    Just finished drilling the tank, thank goodness thats over.....
  5. D-Man

    D's 40 breeder desk project

    Thanks Krish:) The vent on the floor is just a furnace vent and has nothing to do with the aquarium setup, although it will make a good foot warmer when i'm sitting enjoying the tank haha
  6. D-Man

    D's 40 breeder desk project

    Got my order of plumbing parts today, I got tank drilling supplies, bulk heads, and various RO/DI plumbing parts to rig up two different outlets with float switches for my water change system. I also went to goodwill and found some almost brand new stools for the stand. Their not perfect but...
  7. D-Man

    D's 40 breeder desk project

    I plan on installing a vent on one of the sides of the stand and having a fan blow air out of the bottom of the stand which hopefully will be enough ventilation, but im pretty flexible so ill just test and see how much ventilation I need once I get things up and running. and Thanks for the info...
  8. D-Man

    D's 40 breeder desk project

    SKimmy, i'll look into that skimmer it looks nice and I have heard good things about them krish, i have never heard that the fan directly blowing on the lights is bad so i'll make sure to figure out a different cooling method for the new canopy, but my plan has been to ditch the large fan and...
  9. D-Man

    D's 40 breeder desk project

    Here is my old tank that literally cracked in half a couple of months ago. RIP
  10. D-Man

    D's 40 breeder desk project

    I just ordered plumbing parts and tank drilling supplies a few days ago so hopefully next week I'll be able to get the plumbing started and maybe finished. I plan on having a 3/4inch return and two 3/4inch drains inside an overflow box going through the back right of the tank.
  11. D-Man

    D's 40 breeder desk project

    I plan on lighting the display with a 150watt 14,000k DE halide and supplement with 4 39watt t5's that are a mixture of actinic and daylight bulbs. I have to wait to install the lights till last minute because they are currently installed in an old light hood i built and are lighting my holding...
  12. D-Man

    D's 40 breeder desk project

    thanks, ya I built the stand bar height so most people are eye level with the tank. I am 6'2 so I still have to squat a little to get a good view but its not bad. And ya I'm trying to get the cleanest and most organized look that I can get for under the stand because I hate clutter and I've...
  13. D-Man

    D's 40 breeder desk project

    Here is the belly of the beast.... Sump is a twenty long that I siliconed bubble traps and a refugium section into Five stage RO-DI unit tell me what you think I will post more on what my plans are when I get a chance
  14. D-Man

    D's 40 breeder desk project

    Here is what I have been able to get done so far I still need to wrap the bottom of the tank in plywood so none of the black tank frame will show I ordered 50 pounds of dry rock for the tank a while back and have just started experimenting with rockscapes
  15. D-Man

    D's 40 breeder desk project

    Hi all, I have been working on a new tank for the last few months and decided to post my progress on reef frontiers since it seems to have a lot of locals active on it. I have been keeping marine organisms for about six years now and this new tank will be my third system. The new system I am...
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