40 Gallon Reef Tank

[dakrazyone]

everything looks natural, simple setup with great results. 

[Cheebs]

Thanks for the kind comments guys, keep the critiques coming, good or bad

Well it's update time again. I changed up my t5 bulbs a bit, and I switched out some of the blue for more purple, and a fantastic looking red bulb. It give the tank a lot more wamrth, and and extra layer of colour that was lacking before. For some reason the red light is also allowing me to take pictures with near exact white blanace, so the pictures you see look just like what you see in person without needing adjustments.

I also cleaned up and streamlined the area around the tank, and picked up an ottoman for the perfect sitting and observing height!

[Hookup]

That flame angel really pops!!!   Grats

[Rybren]

Phil,

That tank is really looking good.  Nice work!

[delslo]

Beautiful tank

[kole18]

Hey chubs are those rbta huge amazing!:)

[Cheebs]

That flame angel really pops!!!   Grats

Phil,

That tank is really looking good.  Nice work!

Beautiful tank

Thanks guys!!

Hey chubs are those rbta huge amazing!:)

Thanks! It's actually an S. Gigantea anemone

[smalltownfan]

Great job Phil, doesn't look at all like the tank I saw the last time Otis showed it to me.

[Cheebs]

Thanks! I'll be seeing you soon I think and I'll show you the tank again

[Cheebs]

Well, I finally did it and upgraded my lighting! I purchased an Ecotech Radion G2 aobut a week and a half ago, and I have to say, it looks amazing. I was pleased when my fiancé and tenants said "woah, it looks like the ocean now!". Pics to come soon!

[raineydays]

I will be interested to see/hear how you like the LEDs over the T5s in the long run.  Look forward to seeing how your corals react to the new lighting.  Beautiful tank!

[xenon]

Well, I finally did it and upgraded my lighting! I purchased an Ecotech Radion G2 aobut a week and a half ago, and I have to say, it looks amazing. I was pleased when my fiancé and tenants said "woah, it looks like the ocean now!". Pics to come soon!

Looking forward to those pics.

What color spectrum did you decide on for your daytime?

[ceci]

Your set up is perfection!

How much height is between your suspended lights and the top of the tank? a 1/4 to 1/3 foot?

Thanks to you I'm heading to home depot tonight (you know you're obsessed with fish when this is how you choose to spend your friday night).

Salt water has always intimidated me......I have 4 fresh water tanks, all planted....seeing you pull it off in a 40G gives me hope Maybe in the next year or so I'll get the courage.

Great pictures!!!

Ceci

[charlie]

Phil you do such a great job with that tank, always admired the simplistic approach you took with this tank from day 1 ,It`s one of the very few marine tanks i`ve seen on this forum that has appeal.
Errol

[FocusFin]

I've never been able to keep anemones and it's such a shame because I'd love to have one like that in my tank.

Really nice setup.

[FocusFin]

Is the background colour a reflection from the last t5 or is it something on the glass. It gives it kind of a sunset look.

[ramblnpony]

One word. "Spectacular!"

[Cheebs]

I will be interested to see/hear how you like the LEDs over the T5s in the long run.  Look forward to seeing how your corals react to the new lighting.  Beautiful tank!

thank you! So far so good!

Looking forward to those pics.

What color spectrum did you decide on for your daytime?

I am slacking on getting pictures up! I suffer from something a lot of people online suffer form I think... I always try to get shots of the tank when it looks "perfect", and I am far too hard on myself. People like seeing it in different states anyways, right?

I just did another major re-aquascaping,and I'll snap some photos soon .

As for my spectrum, once I have my broken laptop back up and running I can get the exact numbers, but I basically have it ramp up slowly throughout the day with blues/reds etc, and it peaks at full blast for a few hours, then ramps back down slowly.

Your set up is perfection!

How much height is between your suspended lights and the top of the tank? a 1/4 to 1/3 foot?

Thanks to you I'm heading to home depot tonight (you know you're obsessed with fish when this is how you choose to spend your friday night).

Salt water has always intimidated me......I have 4 fresh water tanks, all planted....seeing you pull it off in a 40G gives me hope Maybe in the next year or so I'll get the courage.

Great pictures!!!

Ceci

Thank you for the kind words Ceci, I'm glad I could help. Did you find those brackets I recommended?

If you ever get in to saltwater, I'll be here to help!

Phil you do such a great job with that tank, always admired the simplistic approach you took with this tank from day 1 ,It`s one of the very few marine tanks i`ve seen on this forum that has appeal.
Errol

Thanks Errol, I always love hearing this from you. Hopefully we can chat at the upcoming auction again.

I've never been able to keep anemones and it's such a shame because I'd love to have one like that in my tank.

Really nice setup.

Is the background colour a reflection from the last t5 or is it something on the glass. It gives it kind of a sunset look.

Thanks! Keeping this monster anemone hasn't been easy over the years, but it's my favorite creture in there. It doesn't quite, "roam", but sometimes it gets in a mood and shifts a bit, and engulfs a coral and takes it out completely. I've lost quite a few this way, so with my new aquascape I tried to isolate it a bit. I used to feed it 3 times a week in ym 75 and it was HUGE. I find feeding once a week now keeps in manageable.

The background colour is indeed a reflection of the T5s Of course with the radion, that red strip doesn't show up, but then again, now i have all sorts of colour options!

One word. "Spectacular!"

Thank you!

[Stussi613]

I thought I had replied to this, but it looks like I didn't.

This is, in all honesty, one of the nicest looking tanks I have ever seen.  I saw the pics for the first time and I was amazed, but viewing them now on my IPS monitor I'm just blown away.

This gets my vote for best looking tank of the year so far on OVAS and makes me want a saltwater tank even more.

Just outstanding.

[Cheebs]

I thought I had replied to this, but it looks like I didn't.

This is, in all honesty, one of the nicest looking tanks I have ever seen.  I saw the pics for the first time and I was amazed, but viewing them now on my IPS monitor I'm just blown away.

This gets my vote for best looking tank of the year so far on OVAS and makes me want a saltwater tank even more.

Just outstanding.

Wow, this comment blew me away... Thank you very much!!