Shawn's IM 100 EXT

[Shawnd08]

Looks fantastic dude. I just hesitantly ordered the same tank but I was worried about not having any room for equipment. Your mounting to the back like that looks really good. Think you could share more on that? Do you like it? I'm probably going to copy you.

Thanks, I just added a 1/4 sheet of pvc board I got from Homedepot to the back and used small screws to attach all the equipment to it.

July will be 2 years the tank has been running and the tank has been great for the most part. I did notice some lines in the silicon when looking from the side to the front where the front panel attaches to the side. I never noticed it till later on and was nervous the silicone was starting to separate. I reached out to IM and they said structurally the tank was fine and it was just the way light reflected off the beveled edge. Whether or not that is the case the lines have remained the same with no change. I just keep an eye on it. the only other issue is the stand has a little movement to it and I ended up putting wedges in the side doors which really strengthened it up. It is on a second floor and the floor is wood so I did have to shim it which may have contributed to it. but other than that it has been a great tank.

 

[Shawnd08]

 

[BryanM]

Here is my IM 100 EXT Mixed reef. Upgrade from a IM 30 EXT.

The tank has been running for a year now but I figured I would share a little of the build and where the tank is today. Recently I had issues with what I believe to be bad bacteria and lost some SPS, That seems to have cleared up as SPS that survived and newly added pieces are doing well now.

Equipment

• Tank: IM 100 EXT Complete Reef system with stand, RFS39 sump, and plumbing.
• Rock: Display - custom HNSA style aquascape with 60 lbs Marcos rock. Sump - 20-30 lbs 5 year old Marcos rock from previous tank.
• substrate: 60 pounds CaribSea special grade sand
• Return Pump: MightyJet XL
• Flow: AI orbit 4, 2 AI Nero 3s, and 1 AI Nero 7
• Lighting: 2 EcoTech Radion XR15 Pro G6s and 1 39 inch AI Coral Grow.
• Protein Skimmer: Red Sea RSK 300 Reefer Pulling outside air through C02 scrubber
• Heating: IM Helio 700 watt (2 350 watt) PTC Smart Heater
• Controller: Hydros x3
• Dosing: Redsea ReefDose 2, EcoTech Versa
• UV: Aqua Ultraviolet Advantage 2000+
• Supplements: Kalkwasser and All-For-Reef

Livestock

• Pair of Spotcinctus clownfish
• Cleaner wrasse
• Klausewitz Blenny
• Longnose hawkfish
• Melanurus wrasse
• Orange-Back Fairy Wrasse
• Tomin Tang
• Yellow Tang
• Vanderbilt Chromis

Aquascape
This is 3 separate pieces

Sump (A few things have been added that aren't pictured such as the Hydros x3)

Lookin good!