40g frag / coral qt tank

[ramsey]

I'm currently using a 20l with a HOB filter, small PH and Tunze 9004 skimmer to hold some softies that'll go in the 185. I'm going to move everything over into a few buckets and set up a 40b then use the 20l for a sump. I'm not sure if I want to bother with baffles or not. Besides a bubble trap, I don't really need them.

Tonight I ordered a nano Tunze osmolater and a Aquamaxx coneS skimmer. The skimmer should be way oversized for the tank but it think it'll do just fine. I'm hoping that with the big skimmer I won't need a refugium. Since it's a frag tank, there won't be much feeding happening. It'll be lit with two SOL white fixtures.

Here's a pic of the tank and stand:



I have a big piece of eggcrate that'll basically be a shelf in the tank. I plan on having some LR in the display and some in the sump just for bio filtration. Again, I'm hoping to keep this on pretty simple.

[pfcreed]

Im doing the same exact thing. Im building a stand for a 40 gal. I want to run it sump-less and just use an aqueon filter. I have some small fish, couple of clowns and maybe one of my mandarins I wanna move in there with as many zoas as I can fit. I have leds lighting my 90 so im gunna put those on the 40 and just put the old t-5 on my 90. good luck.