Innovative INT 75

[Damion123]

I have zero ammonia and zero nitrites. So I guess I’m done with the cycle. I didn’t test nitrates today, because I had more than 4 ppm over the weekend. And the Redsea test only goes up to 4ppm. I am planning a big water change to get rid of all that nitrate and when it’s empty I can move the tank forward so the bracket for the lights will fit.

 

[Damion123]

The test kit I have only measures Nitrate up to 4 ppm. I was curious how high it really went so I went to the LFS and had them test my water. Looks like my Alk and Calc need to come up alittle. But I have no corals at this time so not so worried. My nitrate was 6. So officially cycled my tank.

 

[JBKReef]

It’s day 13 of my cycle. I’m noticing a snot like material in my sump and my rock. Any ideas what it is?

Access bacterial slime. Not exactly a bacterial outbreak but some extra growth.

Which bacterial product did you use?

 

[Damion123]

Access bacterial slime. Not exactly a bacterial outbreak but some extra growth.

Which bacterial product did you use?

I used the microbacter start xlm.

 

[Damion123]

Draining the tank today so I can move it forward and fit the brackets for the lights

 

[Damion123]

This makes me wonder how much water is really in the display. The 44 gallon brute is almost full and the display is almost empty.

 

[Damion123]

The brackets are on. Going to refill the tank. Let’s hope I don’t have to do this again.

 

[Mr. Fishy Fish]

The test kit I have only measures Nitrate up to 4 ppm. I was curious how high it really went so I went to the LFS and had them test my water. Looks like my Alk and Calc need to come up alittle. But I have no corals at this time so not so worried. My nitrate was 6. So officially cycled my tank.

Hey, what is that gadget? It seems useful. Also, I love the plumbing and the scape.

 

[Damion123]

Hey, what is that gadget? It seems useful. Also, I love the plumbing and the scape.

I took the water to my LFS and they have a machine that automatically tests the water and displays it on the screen. I just took a pic. I’m not sure what the name is. I will try to get the name next time I go. Thanks for the positive feed back in the plumbing and scape. It was my first time doing plumbing.

 

[Mr. Fishy Fish]

I took the water to my LFS and they have a machine that automatically tests the water and displays it on the screen. I just took a pic. I’m not sure what the name is. I will try to get the name next time I go. Thanks for the positive feed back in the plumbing and scape. It was my first time doing plumbing.

Please do. You're a natural at both bud and no problem :)

 

[Damion123]

I couldn’t look at the empty tank any more so I got a cleaner shrimp, two hermits and a nassarius snail. Still finalizing my fish list.

 

[airmotive]

I just discovered your thread.
I’m in the finishing stages of an IM 150 INT build and, like yours, it will be Kessil lit. (Albeit with 4 360s). The Kessil goosenecks were okay on my last tank (Deep Blue rimless 70), but they were a massive pain with the euro braced INT design. I ended up ordering extruded aluminum profiles (similar to what the IM stand is made of) and constructing a fixture that attaches to the back of the stand. I know this information is a bit too late, since you already drained the tank.

80/20 is the name of the aluminum extrusion company in case anyone wants to go this route. When I finally get around to making a build thread, I’ll post details.

 

[Damion123]

I just discovered your thread.
I’m in the finishing stages of an IM 150 INT build and, like yours, it will be Kessil lit. (Albeit with 4 360s). The Kessil goosenecks were okay on my last tank (Deep Blue rimless 70), but they were a massive pain with the euro braced INT design. I ended up ordering extruded aluminum profiles (similar to what the IM stand is made of) and constructing a fixture that attaches to the back of the stand. I know this information is a bit too late, since you already drained the tank.

80/20 is the name of the aluminum extrusion company in case anyone wants to go this route. When I finally get around to making a build thread, I’ll post details.

Thanks for the input. I had already bought the mounting arms. So buying a different mounting system would probably been more work than draining the tank. Looking forward to your build thread

 

[mjleffler]

Hey, what is that gadget? It seems useful. Also, I love the plumbing and the scape.

The machine is called API Aquaspin

 

[iambes]

I couldn’t look at the empty tank any more so I got a cleaner shrimp, two hermits and a nassarius snail. Still finalizing my fish list.

Awesome- Congrats on getting some life in there!

 

[daybreaksky]

Looking good! Love the rock stack

 

[Damion123]

Got the lights on the tank. Does anyone know where to find a tutorial on how to use the Kessil app?

 

[daybreaksky]

Leaning towards these lights too, they look so sleek. Did you get the wifi dongle or are they hooked up to some sort of controller?

 

[Damion123]

I ended up getting two WiFi dongles. But that was before I realized I could have got one dongle and one cable.

 

[chizerbunoi]

Tank looks great. What are you planning to stick with?