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Chris Spaulding · Nov 15, 2018

Hello all . I have been a lurker here for a long time and have almost always found good information on questions that I may have had. I have been reefing for about 15 years, and have had my ups and downs as I am sure most of you have had.
My latest DOWNER Friday night my 220 gal Oceanic BowFront sprung a leek on a seam at the back of the tank.Had to do a hurry up and drain the tank ,rock and all out to save the floor and furniture. Was able to save most of the live stock. Fortunately I did not have much in corals as this size tank has been a lot of work over the years and I let most go to friends and others. Put the tank on CL. FREE first come you must move and I can not help due to upcoming surgery. It was gone that night to someone that would reseal and appreciate it. Tank , Stand , Sump. Every thing but the lights and Controller.

So now I am looking at going much smaller and easier and have been looking at the Smaller 40 t 45 Gal AIO . I am looking utilizing the some of the lighting I have AI Sol Blues.

Question I have are these lights going to be just fine. and What Tanks do you recommend ? Looking at IA 40 Nuvo or C-view 45 or Waterbox.

Thank You
Chris

Crabs McJones · Nov 15, 2018

Welcome to R2R! I really like the looks of the IM40 ;)

#WelcometoR2R

cromag27 · Nov 15, 2018

DSC reef · Nov 15, 2018

All the options you mentioned are great choices.

kschweer · Nov 15, 2018

Welcome to R2R!!

Lovemyreef2015 · Nov 15, 2018

Fudsey · Nov 15, 2018

Welcome to R2R ! ! !

Mr.Asbury · Nov 15, 2018

Welcome to R2R. Sorry to hear about your previous tank, but glad you're keeping with the hobby!

mta_morrow · Nov 15, 2018

Hello and welcome to R2R!

Sorry about your tank.

I’m partial to IM as I was very happy with mine and their customer support

Rjukan · Nov 15, 2018

Hi, welcome to R2R!

I'm really sorry to hear about the leak, that is a nightmare scenario I wouldn't want to think about dealing with but it sounds like you handled it like a pro!

While I didn't go from such a large tank as yours, I did go from a large system of 75 DT, 75 sump, and 50 refugium down to a much more manageable and enjoyable 60g cube. With a sump in the stand and a ato and dosing setup in a cabinet next to it I feel like I have all of the good stuff from a large system in a small manageable package. I use an AIO for a freshwater tank and it's cool, but for a SW setup it's nice to have the full on sump.

PDR · Nov 15, 2018

Welcome to R2R!!!

Sandbox · Nov 15, 2018

Welcome!

dbl · Nov 15, 2018

Welcome to R2R and your new reefing family. Sorry about the tank but good luck with the new build.

Dsnakes · Nov 15, 2018

Welcome to R2R :) I’ve had a couple different IM AIO tanks, all have been great. That said, Waterbox offering their full system with a sump has some big benefits.