Innovative Marine 170 INT Planning and eventual Build Thread

hebdizzle · Jun 8, 2023

For the 3/4” PVC that runs from the bottom of tank bulkhead to the locline, did you cement this PVC to the bulkhead?

ReddingReefer · Jun 8, 2023

hebdizzle said:
For the 3/4” PVC that runs from the bottom of tank bulkhead to the locline, did you cement this PVC to the bulkhead?

As of now nothing is cemented, just rough fitted. But all connections will be cemented in.

kazshell · Aug 22, 2023

Did you ever get the reefmat 500 installed? I have the same sump and I was looking for a way to get the reefmat in it before I buy one.

ReddingReefer · Aug 31, 2023

kazshell said:
Did you ever get the reefmat 500 installed? I have the same sump and I was looking for a way to get the reefmat in it before I buy one.

Not yet, I am still putting everything together but with a skimmer and UV sterilizer, I'm leaning towards not getting one at the moment

kazshell · Sep 6, 2023

ReddingReefer said:
Not yet, I am still putting everything together but with a skimmer and UV sterilizer, I'm leaning towards not getting one at the moment

To bad the sump wasn't built with an upgrade to a roller from socks in mind. Nice looking build, your def taking more time planning it than I did with mine. I have a 200ext and wish I had gotten the INT model instead, the overflow space between the wall is too large.

Dburr1014 · Sep 6, 2023

hebdizzle said:
For the 3/4” PVC that runs from the bottom of tank bulkhead to the locline, did you cement this PVC to the bulkhead?

That is something I would not cement. You may need to remove for cleaning or adjustments. It's underwater so it won't be a problem.

Dburr1014 · Sep 6, 2023

kazshell said:
To bad the sump wasn't built with an upgrade to a roller from socks in mind. Nice looking build, your def taking more time planning it than I did with mine. I have a 200ext and wish I had gotten the INT model instead, the overflow space between the wall is too large.

I've read a lot of reviews on the int and ext. It seems the int tanks wished they went with the ext. The back overflow wall is hard to clean in that small space.
The ext owners wish they went with the int because of the problem you said.
The water is always wetter in the other side of the reef it seems.
Me personally will want the ext for the space and access to the plumbing.

ReddingReefer · Sep 15, 2023

Control board taking place and tank is filled! Finally taking shape after almost 1 year to date from order. Other components will be moved from my SR60 once this tank is established like the 2 other XR15s and the Varios2 return to run the sterilizer independent from return line.

(Still lots of labeling and stuff to do but took a quick glamour shot)

RevMH · Sep 20, 2023

Looking great so far. Be sure to keep us in the loop on whether or not you decide to do a roller mat. It's the one thing holding me back from this sump.

ReddingReefer · Sep 20, 2023

Revmh said:
Looking great so far. Be sure to keep us in the loop on whether or not you decide to do a roller mat. It's the one thing holding me back from this sump.

In all honesty, I’ll probably not add one. The sump would be possible if you plumbed the drain line into the second chamber. You could do like a uni seal or something. The chambers are very large. I’ll update some sumo pics tomorrow.

RevMH · Sep 20, 2023

ReddingReefer said:
In all honesty, I’ll probably not add one. The sump would be possible if you plumbed the drain line into the second chamber. You could do like a uni seal or something. The chambers are very large. I’ll update some sumo pics tomorrow.

That's wonderful. Thank you. You've definitely given me a different angle to investigate!

Jamestown · Jan 3, 2024

Awesome setup! What was your experience moving the tank? I have a flight of stairs to navigate. Just ordered my 170.

ReddingReefer · Jan 3, 2024

Jamestown said:
Awesome setup! What was your experience moving the tank? I have a flight of stairs to navigate. Just ordered my 170.

Hey! I luckily had my contractor move the tank to my house with an excavator (roughly 300 ft from street to porch).

From there it took 4 adults with 6 suction cups holders to move 25 ft and then up on the stand.

It’s a very heavy tank! The glass is almost ¾” thick on all side and almost 1” on the bottom. It’s also very large so going up a flight of stairs will be hard unless it’s a straight shot.

It’s an awesome tank though!