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1) 12 hours of lighting may be too much, I would shoot for 8-10 hours depending on intensity. 2) Changing lighting is a big change, your corals will adapt - but it's best to make sure you eliminate other changes/stresses while they do. Also, pick a lighting pattern and stick with it for at...

Macroalgae refugia are a great way to export nutrients and support a colony of benthic life, but this is probably the most expensive and not necessarily effective way to grow macroalgae. They do look kind of cool, though. If you want a lot of algae growth for nutrient export - you need a lot...

Ugh, that really sucks :-/ I know that feeling and it's the worst. Have a drink and take some time off.

Trolololo. Those cost more than my entire 90gal system :-/ This tank is on a much cheaper budget, so re-using my Jebaos :)

I'm using hose barbs are both sides for drains and for returns, so it should balance itself out. Our main drain is a 1" line running full-siphon, so I doubt I could ever push enough flow to max that out without blowing out the display since it's a 40breeder. I did use a 1" return line, teed to...

When I did my first plumbing for our 90 gal system, I used threaded joints because I found gluing PVC intimidating. I'm planning to use slip fittings and glue everything for our new, humbler system. I'll let you know how it goes. I am still using black nylon tubing for most of the runs for...

Oh man, cabinet is looking beautiful. I had the same problem with the overflow in my DSA 90 - 2x 3/4" and 1x 1" so I ran a Herbie drain internally with a single 3/4" return line. The Herbie setup uses a primary siphon drain tuned to 99% of your flow and a secondary emergency drain for whatever...

Congrats and good luck with the move.

I found a large rubber anti-vibration mat I bought for use in my last sump and tried spreading this out under the stand. I'm hopeful this will provide a solid base and keep small spills off the wood floor. I agree that keeping the area raised/vented would be better but I don't have a good plan...

So I'm finally getting into a new tank build here in Boston, I'm going to keep my tank journal on Reef2Reef this time around. Feel free to follow along.

The 1.5" saw came with the overflow. I bought the 3/4" bulkhead saw on Amazon (38mm hole saw)

Our first tank was a cheap 29 gal FOWLR I think we spent $200-300 on. As soon as we saw all the benthic life and fish flourishing, we got more ambitious and definitely increased our scope. A year later we probably spent $700 on new lights, pumps, and filtration. It was a nice little mixed...

I'm just beginning to build a new tank, on a cheaper budget and with somewhat smaller ambitions than our 90 gal tank on the peninsula. I've got a nice 40 breeder display and I'm installing my own low-profile overflow. I selected the Eshopps Eclipse (Medium) overflow - which has a low profile...

Our first tank was all new equipment and I wanted to get it up and running quickly, but this time around I'm taking my time with a smaller scale, cheaper tank. I found a re-built 40 bowfront stand which I'm re-purposing for my new 40 breeder build. The stand doesn't have proper access to allow...

Very nice! I didn't realize these were inlet strainers for the pumps.

I've had similar problems with a return pump failing and addressed it by adding a sump high water sensor/alarm and buying an extra return pump. I'd rather have two pumps than one pump that costs >2x, since it's easier to swap them for maintenance and problems. I'm impressed with folks who...

Looking good! Beautiful stand, nice work @Flagg37

Thanks, this is really good advice. I think a full bean animal with 3x drains is overkill for a 40breeder and will be more hassle to plumb into the sump, so I'm shooting for 2x1" drains for a simpler Herbie (which worked great on our 90gal). I may have to mix/match a larger overflow box with...

I've purchased a nice 40 breeder tank and I'm planning to drill it for a low profile overflow in a Herbie drain setup (2x 1" drains, 1x 1" return). Has anyone had experience with the original Ghost overflows, the synergy reef overflows, or the new Eshopps Eclipse overflows? They all seem to...

I'm still looking around for options. Someone in the Boston club has a Deep Blue Pro Series I stand for sale used very cheap, so I may go that route: I thought I read some mixed reviews on these cabinets in the past - does anyone have a personal experience to share?