Sir P's 50 G

[Sir Patrick]

Yes- another new tank thread. This time its a 50 gallon breeder. Took a bit of a break, but am up and cycling again. Due to my basements drain tile system needing work, the 150 build is on hold, unfortunately, so here is the 50G build that will be entertaining me till then-

Tank- 50 gallon breeder
50 Gallon Breeder Sump w/ refugium area
Mag 7 return pump
Reef Octopus NWB 200 in Sump skimmer
Bio Pellet Reactor
Carbon Reactor
Lighting- Ice cap 175w E-Ballest/Iwasaki bulb/w/ Lumen Bright Mini Reflector and 12 blue LED Strip
Modded sure flow maxi jet propeller pump

I have decided for the fish and other inhabitants sake to go with a shallow sand bed, Ive gone strickly bare bottom for years, figured try something different this time around. Will be starting very sterile this time also. Killed and completely treated my rock that I have been using for the last 15 years or so and am starting new. Going to grow Cheato this time also, along with the Katalyst Bio-Pellets/MB7 that I normally use. Going to keep this, like most all my previous tanks very simple.

Heres some pics so far-

Filling up-


Sump Circulating-


Filled with rock and light-