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[Shnetts]

Im combining all my tank threads into one in hopes me being better at tracking my progress and having a one stop place to see it.

I might be a fan of Innovative marines tanks with the aps stand (ok huge fan), Im so upset that a-lot of them are discontinued.

Innovative marine Lagoon 25

Equipment:

• Nicrew Hyperreef gen 2 150W
• IM Desktop UV
• IM Desktop media reactor (running with carbon)
• IM Helio 100W heater
• Isealive fleece roller
• AI Orbit 2
• AI Nero 3
• AI Axis 20
• EcoTech Vera Dosing Pump
• ReefBreeders ATO

Critters:

• Firefish
• Sixline Wrasse
• Pygmy/Cherub Fish
• Neon Dottyback
• Longfin Mocha Clown
• Mocha Clown
• Serpent Star
• 2x Conches
• ~5x Hermits
• ~3x Astreas
• 4x Trochus
• 2x Turbos
• Tiger Pistol Shrimp

Corals:

• List in progress

Innovative Marine Cube 15

I started this tank about 2 months ago as an anemone only tank. I was waiting and waiting to find the perfect BTA since it was going to be pretty much the only thing in the tank and I saw a "holy grail" BTA from corals.com. Lets just say im slightly disappointed, its defiantly a cool nem but nothing crazy.

Equipment:

• Nicrew Hyperreef Gen 2 100W
• AI Axis 20
• AI Nero 3
• IM 50w Heater (Why doesn't this one come with a element holder?!?!?!?!?!?)
• ReefBreeders ATO

Critters:

• Midnight Lightning Clown
• Tangerine DaVinci Clown
• Pajama Cardinal
• Radiant Wrasse
• Diamond Goby
• Candy Cane Pistol Shrimp
• ~4x Hermits
• 3x Margarita Snails
• "Holy Grail" BTA
• 1x Misc RFA

Innovative Marine Lagoon 50

This tank just finished cycling about 2 weeks ago, I really dont have a for sure game plan on it, (no theme) Just wanted something bigger than the 25 and here we are. Its up and running but im still working on getting all the equipment I need for it.

Equipment:

• Nicrew Hyperreef Gen 2 200W
• IM Helios 200W heater
• AI Axis 40
• AI Orbit 4
• 2x MP10QD

Critters:

• Purple Firefish
• Randalli Assessor Died from ick
• Midas Blenny Died from ick
• Chalk Bass

Innovative Marine Cube 10

This is not definite and will be changing hopefully very soon (I just need to find another IM tank with the matching stand)

Equipment:

• Random Heater
• AI Axis 20
• ReefBreeders ATO

Critters:

• Wyoming White clown
• Tangerine Maine Blizzard Clown
• TINY yellow clown goby (seriously this dude is about 1/4in)

 

[Tahoe61]

I have done the same. My build threads are boring because I prefer an AIO over a sump. Innovative Marine makes excellent tanks. I have the 15 and the 25 lagoon.

So I am guessing you like the Nicrew lighting. Are you growing any sps or clams?

 

[Shnetts]

Find what ya like and stick to it I guess.

I have a few sps in my 25 that all seem to be doing ok. A couple of the acros I’m not getting the best color out of but there still doing good.

 

[Gumbies R Us]

How hard is it to manage four tanks?

 

[Bohemian Waxwing]

Keep an eye on your prism ATO wet side magnet. I have the same unit and after a year I found it split open and rusted. I ended up gluing the sensor to the wet side magnet from the little IM cleaner you get with the tank.

 

[Shnetts]

Keep an eye on your prism ATO wet side magnet. I have the same unit and after a year I found it split open and rusted. I ended up gluing the sensor to the wet side magnet from the little IM cleaner you get with the tank.

Noted thanks! I have 4 of these so im gonna go check them lol

 

[Shnetts]

How hard is it to manage four tanks?

Honestly not bad. They all were seeded with ocean live rock that helped a ton and I just fill the ato buckets once a week. The most annoying this is lugging all my water up 2 flights of stairs. Besides that I enjoy doing all the regular maintenance

My weekly maintenance is following:

25 gal: 5 gal WC, replace carbon in reactor and full round of testing (5 main parameters)

15 gal: test nitrate and phosphate

50 gal: 10 gal WC (going to have the same schedule as the 25 once it’s fully up and running)

10 gal: honestly nothing…

 

[Shnetts]

Thank you moving across the tank just to give me this stunning view -_-

 

[Shnetts]

Frag tank is in the works.

 

[Shnetts]

Wooooo 50 gal has ich, all the fish are now in a temporary tank getting treated with copper and this gets to sit fallow:(

 

[Shnetts]

Rough weekend for my tanks….

Broke the lid for the 15 yesterday and put off fixing it until this morning…if only I had fixed it last night and I could have prevented my diamond goby from going carpet surfing

 

[Bohemian Waxwing]

Aww man.

How many tanks you have up right now?

 

[Shnetts]

Aww man.

How many tanks you have up right now?

4 tanks fully running, working on upgrading one and a bunch of temporary tanks to treat fish with copper. Everything is a mess right now lol

 

[Shnetts]

Cleaned up the “controller board” added a new (and bigger) uv sterilizer to the 50 as well as an ai orbit 2 (I originally got the orbit 4 but it was WAY to much power.

 

[Shnetts]

 

[Shnetts]

Oooo the app auto rotates photos and there’s no way to change the orientation. Also is there no way to edit posts on the app??

 

[Shnetts]

My jawbreaker is getting big! He’s already dropped 3 babies

 

[Shnetts]

This lil guy is doing great in qt

 

[Shnetts]

After months of waiting the nicrew mounting accessories are finally out. I could finally set up the light over the frag tank!!

Now I just need to make the lid….

 

[Shnetts]

Reefaplooza pick up is doing fantastic!