Reef Able
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Hey guys been a member on RR for quite a while....i have had my 150G display with 125G basement sump for quite some time and has posted pics etc, However i got rid of that tank and wanted to downgrade in order to do less work and enjoy the hobby more...
So i got myself Innovative Marine 50. This is an all in one tank with the dimensions of 30 x 24 x 16 inches. The back 4” out of 24 is used for your filteration equipment and return pump. The overall swim space is about 41 gallons and the filteration chamber 4 x 30 inches comes to 9 gallons approximately. You have 2 overflows on each corner followed with media chamber on each side and then the return pump chamber in the middle. I have attached a picture of the back wall (courtesy of Innovative Marine Manual) to give a sneak peek at the rear chamber. Usually people use one overflow where you can hang in a 200 micron filter sock, media basket or a filter floss and the 2nd overflow box is used to install your protein skimmer. The skimmer i am going to use is Tunze 9004 which fits perfectly in one of the overflow slot and is good enough for this size tank.
The return flow is provided by a 45W 476GPH pump through a dual directional flow nozzles which comes included with the tank.
This tank is pretty much plug and play and yet be able to enjoy the hobby with minimal maintenance. I cant stress how satisfied i am with this size and tank..
I picked up the tank in a package deal from a local reefer in Toronto, Canada. The tank is lit by Generation 4 Radion XR30 and is controlled using APEX 2016. The light, tank/stand and Apex was the package deal.
The tank cycle started on March 18th 2018. Today is Day 3 of the cycle. The tank is being cycled using CaribSea Life Rock and live sand using Seachem Stability and a shrimp. To assist in cycling i am using small pieces of live rock from my existing 20G cube which is used to hold some of my corals from my previous 150G.
I will update as the tank progresses. For now enjoy some pictures and my apology for such a long post LOL...
So i got myself Innovative Marine 50. This is an all in one tank with the dimensions of 30 x 24 x 16 inches. The back 4” out of 24 is used for your filteration equipment and return pump. The overall swim space is about 41 gallons and the filteration chamber 4 x 30 inches comes to 9 gallons approximately. You have 2 overflows on each corner followed with media chamber on each side and then the return pump chamber in the middle. I have attached a picture of the back wall (courtesy of Innovative Marine Manual) to give a sneak peek at the rear chamber. Usually people use one overflow where you can hang in a 200 micron filter sock, media basket or a filter floss and the 2nd overflow box is used to install your protein skimmer. The skimmer i am going to use is Tunze 9004 which fits perfectly in one of the overflow slot and is good enough for this size tank.
The return flow is provided by a 45W 476GPH pump through a dual directional flow nozzles which comes included with the tank.
This tank is pretty much plug and play and yet be able to enjoy the hobby with minimal maintenance. I cant stress how satisfied i am with this size and tank..
I picked up the tank in a package deal from a local reefer in Toronto, Canada. The tank is lit by Generation 4 Radion XR30 and is controlled using APEX 2016. The light, tank/stand and Apex was the package deal.
The tank cycle started on March 18th 2018. Today is Day 3 of the cycle. The tank is being cycled using CaribSea Life Rock and live sand using Seachem Stability and a shrimp. To assist in cycling i am using small pieces of live rock from my existing 20G cube which is used to hold some of my corals from my previous 150G.
I will update as the tank progresses. For now enjoy some pictures and my apology for such a long post LOL...
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