IM15 build thread

[mapman]

Added some sand to the 3.8 pico only.

 

[thatmanMIKEson]

@juiceguy thanks for selling this sick K7 mini . Also put the 30w nicrew on the shallow 2.5

Lol the lighting is bigger than the 2.5g

 

[mapman]

I ended up going with "Caribsea Liferock" instead of the initial concept of having live rock. I'd used it in two prior builds and really liked it. I ended up getting 20 pounds for $75! You can't top that when compared to $184 for 17 lbs. of live rock shipping. Don't get me wrong: the notion of prospective hitchhikers was exciting, but I began to worry about pests that I may pick up. This liferock should arrive by the end of the week, and I plan on using it in all three of my tanks.

 

[thatmanMIKEson]

I ended up going with "Caribsea Liferock" instead of the initial concept of having live rock. I'd used it in two prior builds and really liked it. I ended up getting 20 pounds for $75! You can't top that when compared to $184 for 17 lbs. of live rock shipping. Don't get me wrong: the notion of prospective hitchhikers was exciting, but I began to worry about pests that I may pick up. This liferock should arrive by the end of the week, and I plan on using it in all three of my tanks.

Make sure to turn those new lights off and let those new rocks cure for 3 months, or your gunna have algae issues in your 3 new tanks..

 

[mapman]

Lol I ended adding the rest of the sand to the 15g. I just couldn’t stare at an empty display tank in my living room lol. I’ll leave the 2.5 shallow bare bottom tho.

 

[btmedic04]

Following along. Seriously looking at this tank as an upgrade for my nuvo 10

 

[mapman]

Following along. Seriously looking at this tank as an upgrade for my nuvo 10

hard to beat the price and quality

 

[btmedic04]

hard to beat the price and quality

Yeah, I'm just space limited unless I moved my pc tower to the floor. I could do it as is, but I would lose 3 inches of desk space. Worth it in your opinion? For what its worth, i picked up my nuvo 10 when they were $100 as well and gradually upgraded it more or less to the pro standard

 

[steveschuerger]

Nice little tank. Wished they had it when I was starting out. Have the SR 60 right now. Enjoy! Looking good so far.

 

[mapman]

Yeah, I'm just space limited unless I moved my pc tower to the floor. I could do it as is, but I would lose 3 inches of desk space. Worth it in your opinion? For what its worth, i picked up my nuvo 10 when they were $100 as well and gradually upgraded it more or less to the pro standard

I did the same thing (moving my computer to the floor) to put my 3.8 Pico on the desk. Honestly, I wonder if the 15 is too much for that desk.

 

[btmedic04]

I did the same thing (moving my computer to the floor) to put my 3.8 Pico on the desk. Honestly, I wonder if the 15 is too much for that desk.

Very nice!

I've had a 20 tall and my 200lb self on this desk before (but not both at the same time!) It's a 1985 Steelcase that's built like a tank lol. Here's how the legs are mounted if you're curious

 

[mapman]

Hard to take picture with blue lights on will get better lights with rock work added

 

[mapman]

 

[mapman]

This will be the shroom, Zoa, softies and all cool little macro algaes. Any suggestions on a livestock for this 2.5G?

 

[mapman]

I got a 5x5" sheet of GSP and a Kenyan Tree frag for free from a fellow reefer in Seattle. I will post pictures soon after they settle into the 2.5 shallow reef

 

[mapman]

How does my light schedule look? I have 60w K7 mini

Adding coral in about a week or two!

 

[lvaldez1350]

good luck with the build. I got a IM 15g since it was so cheap and I had some extra stuff laying around. Didn’t even scape it, just threw stuff in and fired it up

 

[mapman]

I plan doing a refugium in the back center of the tank with some macro and a breeder cage.

 

[V A R I A N T]

How is your tank progressing?

 

[mapman]

How is your tank progressing?

I'll try to upload some photos after work.
I put in about ten frags ranging from SPS to LPS softies.
I try to keep my hands out of the tank as much as possible, but things have been looking good.