IM 40L AIO HOB refugium

[phillyb614]

I am considering purchasing a HOB refugium for my Innovative Marine 40L AIO. I have been looking at the Aquamaxx model. Does anyone that has this tank have any refugium recommendations for it?

 

[JumboShrimp]

Looks like a fun tank. Will the refugium light (presumably used at night) shine in way so as to not spill light into the main display tank?

 

[phillyb614]

The one I am considering will not. The tank has a solid black back wall and the refugium has a solid black front wall. Yes, I would run the light on the fuge, opposite that of the tank lights.

Just wondering if anyone has used this refugium on this tank. Wondering if the plumbing on it will work well with the different chambers of the tank.

 

[phillyb614]

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[dangles]

I ran a fuge IN the back of an IM 50 AIO last year. It worked pretty well. I had considered a HOB version but ended up with the refugium caddy from InTank Aquatics. I used a razor blade and peeled away the black backing on the second chamber from the left in the back and put the caddy in there with a light behind the tank. I had some issues getting chaeto to grow early on but I don't think it was related to how I had it set up. I increase the photo period and started dosing ChaetoGrow and it perked right up. I shut that tank down after a year (I was moving) and upgraded to a bigger tank with a sump. I still have a refugium but I used Pom Pom gracilaria instead of chaeto now. I would 100% do that instead of chaeto if I had to do an AIO w/ fuge again.

Unrelated but I'd also highly recommend the InTank floss holder and filtration cover. Excellent products that really work well with the AIO setups.

Link to my AIO build thread: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/first-build-im-50g-aio-mixing-station-qt-setup.961920/

 

[phillyb614]

I ran a fuge IN the back of an IM 50 AIO last year. It worked pretty well. I had considered a HOB version but ended up with the refugium caddy from InTank Aquatics. I used a razor blade and peeled away the black backing on the second chamber from the left in the back and put the caddy in there with a light behind the tank. I had some issues getting chaeto to grow early on but I don't think it was related to how I had it set up. I increase the photo period and started dosing ChaetoGrow and it perked right up. I shut that tank down after a year (I was moving) and upgraded to a bigger tank with a sump. I still have a refugium but I used Pom Pom gracilaria instead of chaeto now. I would 100% do that instead of chaeto if I had to do an AIO w/ fuge again.

Unrelated but I'd also highly recommend the InTank floss holder and filtration cover. Excellent products that really work well with the AIO setups.

Link to my AIO build thread: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/first-build-im-50g-aio-mixing-station-qt-setup.961920/

Good stuff. Thanks for the information! Much appreciated!

 

[TokioSuperGrip]

Question! What protein skimmer did you fit in the AIO compartment?

 

[Anna K]

Question! What protein skimmer did you fit in the AIO compartment?

@phillyb614 skimmer is a HOB Aquamaxx 1.5
I used a IceCap AIO 240 Skimmer for my IM 40L

 

[Saltman65]

Question! What protein skimmer did you fit in the AIO compartment?

I put Tunze Comline 9004 in my DC fits snug in 2nd chamber. Works pretty well.

 

[Saltman65]

I put Tunze Comline 9004 in my DC fits snug in 2nd chamber. Works pretty well.

It's a 47 gal AIO