Current Tank Pic [7/14/2021]:
Tank [3/11/21]:
Here's a video I shot of the tank yesterday. If you notice anything and have any suggestions for things like adjusting flow, powerhead placement etc. let me know!
Current Parameters [4/8/21]:
Salinity: 1.025
ALK: 8.6 [goal of a steady 8.5]
Calcium: 445 [goal 430ish]
Nitrate: 0.2 [goal 2-4]
Phosphate: 0.00 [goal 0.05]
Magnesium: 1300
Hi everyone - I started with a Fluval EVO a couple of years ago, shut it down and moved south [from MI to FL] and then started up another EVO.
Turns out there was a good deal on a used IM 25 Lagoon, so I picked it up and moved everything over. The IM25 is almost exactly the footprint of two EVOs side by side.
Old Tank:
New Tank - IM Lagoon:
Equipment list
Innovative Marine 25 Lagoon
Hamilton 150w Metal Halide
2x AI Prime HD's
Jebao SW2 [I think] powerhead - Pointed behind the rockwork
2x MP10's
InTank Floss/Chemipure blue/MarinePure Spheres in right chamber
Floss/Chemipure blue/MarinePure Spheres shelf in left chamber
IceCap K1 in second right chamber [Collection Cup off]
Chaeto refugium in second left chamber w/ some MarinePure Spheres
Sicce 1.5 Return pump V plumbed to the returns with random flow nozzles
Marinepure spheres in/around the return pump in the third [big] chamber w/ heaters
Tunze Osmolator nano 3152 ATO
Inkbird heater/chiller controller
Reefkeeper Lite w/ 4 plug bar - For Refugium light/timer
Apex classic
Trigger Systems 5 gallon ATO reservoir
Livestock
20lbs Live Rock
Black sand
Various SPS
Various zoas
A few chalices
Bubble Tip Anemone
Gold Indo hammer [2 heads]
Green frogspawn [2 heads]
Pair of Ocellaris clownfish
Small Regal Tang
6 line wrasse
Large Cleaner shrimp
Small Cleaner Shrimp
Feeding
mixed for 5ish days worth:
1 cube PE mysis
1 cube Artemis(?)
1 Chunk "LRS" frozen food
1 scoop Reef Chili
Eheim auto feeder feeding flake/pellet mix twice per day
2 "splashes" per day Red Sea Reef Energy Plus (AB+) - Amino Acids [morning and night]
1/2 ounce phytoplankton twice per day [morning and night]
Ca/Alk management
Currently mixing 1 tbsp/5 gallon RODI in ATO reservoir
Future plans
Upgrade current bulb to phoenix 14k
Buy battery backup for MP10
Tank [3/11/21]:
Here's a video I shot of the tank yesterday. If you notice anything and have any suggestions for things like adjusting flow, powerhead placement etc. let me know!
Current Parameters [4/8/21]:
Salinity: 1.025
ALK: 8.6 [goal of a steady 8.5]
Calcium: 445 [goal 430ish]
Nitrate: 0.2 [goal 2-4]
Phosphate: 0.00 [goal 0.05]
Magnesium: 1300
Hi everyone - I started with a Fluval EVO a couple of years ago, shut it down and moved south [from MI to FL] and then started up another EVO.
Turns out there was a good deal on a used IM 25 Lagoon, so I picked it up and moved everything over. The IM25 is almost exactly the footprint of two EVOs side by side.
Old Tank:
New Tank - IM Lagoon:
Equipment list
Innovative Marine 25 Lagoon
Hamilton 150w Metal Halide
2x AI Prime HD's
Jebao SW2 [I think] powerhead - Pointed behind the rockwork
2x MP10's
InTank Floss/Chemipure blue/MarinePure Spheres in right chamber
Floss/Chemipure blue/MarinePure Spheres shelf in left chamber
IceCap K1 in second right chamber [Collection Cup off]
Chaeto refugium in second left chamber w/ some MarinePure Spheres
Sicce 1.5 Return pump V plumbed to the returns with random flow nozzles
Marinepure spheres in/around the return pump in the third [big] chamber w/ heaters
Tunze Osmolator nano 3152 ATO
Inkbird heater/chiller controller
Reefkeeper Lite w/ 4 plug bar - For Refugium light/timer
Apex classic
Trigger Systems 5 gallon ATO reservoir
Livestock
20lbs Live Rock
Black sand
Various SPS
Various zoas
A few chalices
Bubble Tip Anemone
Gold Indo hammer [2 heads]
Green frogspawn [2 heads]
Pair of Ocellaris clownfish
Small Regal Tang
6 line wrasse
Large Cleaner shrimp
Small Cleaner Shrimp
Feeding
mixed for 5ish days worth:
1 cube PE mysis
1 cube Artemis(?)
1 Chunk "LRS" frozen food
1 scoop Reef Chili
Eheim auto feeder feeding flake/pellet mix twice per day
2 "splashes" per day Red Sea Reef Energy Plus (AB+) - Amino Acids [morning and night]
1/2 ounce phytoplankton twice per day [morning and night]
Ca/Alk management
Currently mixing 1 tbsp/5 gallon RODI in ATO reservoir
Future plans
Upgrade current bulb to phoenix 14k
Buy battery backup for MP10
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