Hey all! I am currently in the middle of piecing together an upgrade and figured I'd document the process and share my experiences along the way!
A Little Background:
My current system is an Innovative Marine Fusion 40 AIO tank. I've had it running for a bit over 2 years, and as well as it's served as a simple aquarium system, it's time to move on to something slightly bigger, and miles better.
Originally my plan was to go with a more affordable reef system, as much as I had been wanting and dreaming of getting the ELOS 100, the money seemed unnecessary at the time. After placing an order and receiving a shattered aquarium in the mail, I figured this was a sign I should just shell out the money for what I'd been wanting from the beginning ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. This is going to be my final system upgrade for the foreseeable future, so may as well ball out I guess, right?
Where I'm at Now:
Currently, I have the ELOS tank and matching cabinet on order and waiting for it to ship. In the meantime, I have been getting all the equipment together that I want for the upgrade.
Equipment that I currently have:
- Return Pump: RE Red Dragon3 Mini
- Heater: IM Helio PTC Heater System
- Skimmer: Deltec 600i
- Lighting: 2x Ecotech XR15 G5 Blue (on my current tank), 2x Orphek OR3-90 Day Plus Bars
- Flow: Vortech MP10, Tunze Wavebox 6208; both used in my current tank at the moment. Waiting until the transfer to see what else I may need for flow!
- Dosing: GHL 2.1 Doser Stand-Alone model
- Waterbox sump that I gathered, temporary*
Equipment I have on order:
- AUV Classic UV Sterilizer
- *Geosreef GEO SU30R-AFR Sump
- Custom Lid from TopLids
Since I don't have the tank or stand yet, I haven't had much I can get done for prep work really. As far as I've gotten, is I've made a custom light mount system that levers off of the wall the tank will be up against.
Once the tank comes I'll have a better idea of how everything will sit, as well as cleaning up/organizing the space that the tank is going to be in. I'll most likely be redoing the shelving, especially once I can figure out how much stuff I can fit into the tank stand.
Anyways, thanks for reading! I'll try my best to update as things move along!
A Little Background:
My current system is an Innovative Marine Fusion 40 AIO tank. I've had it running for a bit over 2 years, and as well as it's served as a simple aquarium system, it's time to move on to something slightly bigger, and miles better.
Originally my plan was to go with a more affordable reef system, as much as I had been wanting and dreaming of getting the ELOS 100, the money seemed unnecessary at the time. After placing an order and receiving a shattered aquarium in the mail, I figured this was a sign I should just shell out the money for what I'd been wanting from the beginning ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. This is going to be my final system upgrade for the foreseeable future, so may as well ball out I guess, right?
Where I'm at Now:
Currently, I have the ELOS tank and matching cabinet on order and waiting for it to ship. In the meantime, I have been getting all the equipment together that I want for the upgrade.
Equipment that I currently have:
- Return Pump: RE Red Dragon3 Mini
- Heater: IM Helio PTC Heater System
- Skimmer: Deltec 600i
- Lighting: 2x Ecotech XR15 G5 Blue (on my current tank), 2x Orphek OR3-90 Day Plus Bars
- Flow: Vortech MP10, Tunze Wavebox 6208; both used in my current tank at the moment. Waiting until the transfer to see what else I may need for flow!
- Dosing: GHL 2.1 Doser Stand-Alone model
- Waterbox sump that I gathered, temporary*
Equipment I have on order:
- AUV Classic UV Sterilizer
- *Geosreef GEO SU30R-AFR Sump
- Custom Lid from TopLids
Since I don't have the tank or stand yet, I haven't had much I can get done for prep work really. As far as I've gotten, is I've made a custom light mount system that levers off of the wall the tank will be up against.
Once the tank comes I'll have a better idea of how everything will sit, as well as cleaning up/organizing the space that the tank is going to be in. I'll most likely be redoing the shelving, especially once I can figure out how much stuff I can fit into the tank stand.
Anyways, thanks for reading! I'll try my best to update as things move along!
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