40 Breeder Rack Build Thread

[royalson87]

Nice

 

[troywalkerphoto]

Just looked over your thread. Nice work. Instead of adding a new 40, why not add a larger display tank. Say a 120 or something. Then the two original tanks are QT and frag all linked together with a UV on the down line from the QT tank.

 

[cmantis]

Picture update of some recent additions:

 

[cmantis]

My tanks are in really bad shape. My dad went on vacation and day before return pump died. Replaced it with the jaebo but was on low setting and not enough pressure. I haven't visited in a few weeks and almost cried when I saw the conditions. Lots of algae and cyano. Frags were covered in sand and lost some but hopefully none completely. I am doing a major cleaning and water change as well as media. Also going to order some frag racks and hd camera. I'm so tired after my residency this past week but have a ton of work still to do. Luckily I got here when I did I think another day or two and it would have been way worse and beyond saving.

 

[cmantis]

Did some major cleaning and water change on the tanks. Will be beefing up my CUC and also order some new frag racks for them:

 

[viplok]

Did some major cleaning and water change on the tanks. Will be beefing up my CUC and also order some new frag racks for them:

nice rack(thats what he said), where u got them from?

 

[cmantis]

Ebay focalpointdsn is the name of the seller. Just ordered three of these one for each 40 breeder and one for my nano. See my 14g AIO thread or his other listings for the "smaller" version I got also and am currently using.

 

[cmantis]

I just got the message that the return tubing came off the Jebao dc-6000 pump (too much pressure as it doesn't fit tight). I have zip ties but evidently its not enough. This happened early in the am so there is water everywhere. Not good with a metal stand and carpeted floor (even though I have a rubber mat) this was a lot of water probably 20 gallons.

 

[Aqua Pro Builder]

Hope you everything is back to normal. Zip ties are never strong tight enough for that purpose. as most like our hands are not strong enough to pull the tie when the knob is cutting our hand. You need to use clamps to pull and hold the knob.

 

[cmantis]

It's been a while and the tanks have been through some ups and downs. I finally got back down there this weekend and put in some work. Here are some recent pictures:

Also finally finished mounting my new 1080p webcam and am just waiting on Comcast to unblock a port for me but for now it works on my phone:

 

[duromega]

very nice!
let me know how that camera works

 

[cmantis]

Not sure why it looks squished (doesn't on the phone) but here is a snapshot from my phone feed:

(This is in complete darkness except the fuge light that is why its b/w)

 

[duromega]

what was the name of that other camera , the small one?

 

[lnevo]

Drop Cam?

 

[duromega]

Drop Cam?

YES! thank you I think I'm going that way

 

[Tbone Reefer]

Looking sick bro! Glad you were able to save it.

 

[cmantis]

Bought myself some livestock coming in tomorrow:

Lyertail Anthia Female
High fin Perchlet
Blue Macneill Assessor
Red Banded Pistol
Hi Fin Red Banded Goby
Red Fromia Star
Blue Linckia Star

 

[duromega]

yo your tanks looking really cool!
how many anthias you got ?

 

[cmantis]

Just the male the females keep disappearing. I didn't get that last fish order as they didn't ship it Wednesday and wanted to send it for tomorrow instead but Im back in0 NYC.

Im working on plumbing the frag tank into that system so when I bring stuff down it doesn't disappear into the sandbed. I only get down every few weeks and devastates me to see stuff gone or not doing well.

 

[cmantis]

Ok new fish/invert order being placed today. Ordered a marble fromia, blue linkia, pair of vermiculite leopard wrasse, female lyertail anthia, yashia goby and randals shrimp