. I put him back in and he was eating 10 min later so I'm assuming he's fine.
Looking good friend! Love the layout.Custom Lid
I ordered a custom lid from Top Lids at the beginning of February and they said it's about 2 weeks out! I'll probably add some "jumpers" once it comes in. I'm thinking maybe a wrasse? I'm hoping it'll be here soon because I was messing around in the sump last week and the anthias that is most likely going to be the male decided to jump on my head
40 Gallon Breeder additions
I also ordered the plumbing supplies to get the 40 gallon breeders plumbed into the main tank! I still only have 1 40 gallon so I'm on the look out for another 40 gallon breeder...no local fish stores have them in stock. I've also been looking on here for lights & powerheads for the tanks.
This is what I have planned for plumbing. I am thinking of putting the overflow and return next to each other and close to the main tank on either side so that I can get decent return pump pressure to the 40 gallons from the return manifold.
My current concerns:
What do y'all think?
- Will there be enough room in the sump for all 3 tanks to drain (might have to run the water lower than usual).
- Will there be enough pressure from the return pump to reach the tanks (pump is running at 30% right now). This is why I am only doing 1 return hole per tank.
Thanks! I need to get a replacement Anthias shot. The one in my previous profile picture has grown at least 2x the size since it was taken.
): Turned on both tanks! No leaks so far!
Yay you went for it! Nice work! Make sure you pay attention to the sump water level though. Great pics as alwaysBirthday Update and name change!
"The Three Kingdoms Reef"
Old Name - The tank was previously known as “The Upside Down” because we were watching the new season of Stranger Things when we set up the tank and planned to add a group of cleaner shrimp to hang upside down on the rockwork but since we are going LPS heavy, we decided against the cleaner shrimp to avoid them bothering the LPS during spot feedings.
New Name - Experiment time! We recently plumbed in 2x 40 gallon breeders to the system to house future inhabitants that wouldn’t work well in the main tank like non-reef-safe creatures / plants / seahorses (undecided atm but leaning towards gorgonian + plants + seahorses in 1 of the tanks). 3 Tanks = 3 Kingdoms
~240 gallons of Water Volume
March 18th: Drilled & Painted the 40 gallon Breeders
March 19th: Plumbed the 40 gallon Breeders. I made sure to add unions for every connection.
March 20th: Cut the old cabinets to fit under the stand, added another Kasa smart powerstrip, added labels, and organized power supplies.
Back of Left and Right Cabinets
Used some old vinyl siding for hiding the wires/plumbing between the tanks
Temporary Overflow Plumbing
March 24th: Mixed saltwater and turned on Left Tank and adjusted Return
March 25th (My Birthday
Thanks! Yeah, I was worried about that too. Here's the sump level after 30 minutes with everything off. Looks like the main tank slowly drains under the return lines a bit.
Thank you!!
. I decided to cleanup their main tank (my old 25 gallon) in the meantime. Once I aquascape each of the tanks, I'll start planning the 40 gallon inhabitants.
Thank you!!
Will do
Think it be a bit better if you switched the light around horizontally, for better spectrum and intensity of light spread? Just me though.Thank you!!
Will do
Added sand and created some lids for the 40 gallon breeders out of black egg crate
Gotcha. With the angle the diffuser made it look to me as it was from front to back lol.They are oriented normally with the LEDs spanning left to right.
Like this:
I'm still undecided. I am thinking about gorgonians and macro algae in one. Thanks for the heads up! Maybe pipefish would be better for 77-78ish water?
