Another 40 gallon breeder 20l sump build heavily diy

[mdlc805]

So my 60 gallon cube sprung a leak but luckily petco has a dollar per gallon sale going on and I don't have much money for a whole set up. all my live stock is in a 20 gallon tank right now so this is kind of an emergency build.
~stand
My buddy @Saybng is building my a stand and man I can't say enough good things about him and quality of work text him in the morning by the afternoon stand was almost done. He's going to have the stand done tomorrow or Tuesday told him he could take his time since the hole saw won't be here till Wednesday.

~Plumbing
x3 1 inch bulk heads

X4 90 degree slip female x male threaded

X4 90 degree female slip

10 feet of 1 inch pcv

Diy internal overflow box

~tank

40 gallon breeder

~sump

20 gallon long

Diy acrylic baffles

~equipment

Return pump:Jebao dct 4000

Powerheads: X2 rossmont mover 1200

Skimmer: e shopp psk 75 is

Light: 1 halo mx80 going to save up for another like I said emergency build wish I could have started with 2 but have another light I've been using ecoray60d

Heating : no name petco brand heater

Cooling: no name dual clip on small fan

Controller:apex jr and temp probe

tlf reactor: carbon small jeboa pump

Sump light: clip on light with led bulb

Ato: not sure brand but it uses a cup with suction that turns on a pump in 5 gallon bucket running kalk +2 in ato

sand:30 pounds baribsea aragonite sand

Rock: 60 pounds of rock from my cube only had room for about 10-15 pounds in emergency tank rest is in a bucket outside will wash with rodi before use

Livestock
Still not sure what corals I managed to save in all the panic will tank was leaking or corals that will make it to 40 gallon

X2 gold nugget maroon clownfish
Bangaii cardinal
Firefish
Mandarin goby
Yellow watchman
X2 lyretail anthias

 

[mdlc805]

Stands almost done

 

[Neon Jungle]

Very nice !

 

[mdlc805]

Thanks

Stands done and painted

Painted the back of the tank black and installed the overflow

 

[mdlc805]

almost done just need to clean up wiring and get lid

 

[mdlc805]

 

[tankaholic]

I have 2 questions....
1) why did ya install over flow on far left corner and a single return in other corner?
2) what's the size measurements of the acrylic pieces? I have some old glass here I can use...
Only asking cause I have 40b setup with overflow in center and dual returns...Was thinking about caping one off.
Got a 40b and 20l along with the the new synergy overflow for bday last weekend..

 

[mdlc805]

The overflow is 8x3x5 I made it as small as possible. As for placement I don't really have reasoning behind other than hiding them as high in the corners as possible but I did set up a powerhead under the return to push what ever is floating near the bottom up and then return pushes it to overflow

 

[mdlc805]

diy lid out of clear mesh and window screen Frame

 

[mdlc805]

My first attempt at sps and it's been going pretty good so far