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Well fellas, the wife finally won the battle and said I need to keep the tank small until we buy our new house.

 

Originally we moved into this house planning to close in January (friend owns it) but since then have realized it's just too small, and too damn old. I applied for my VA Home Loan and got approved so now we're searching for homes and banks, hopefully my credit is good enough!

 

Either way though, I sold all my big fish tank stuff and ordered an Innovative Marine Fusion 10. I pretty much wanted something to keep all of my high end zoanthids with some light LPS/SPS sprinkled in. This will let me keep my prized pieces, while growing them out until we get a new house. Hopefully we find a home within the next few months because this place is continuously shrinking!

 

Equipment List:

 

Innovative Marine 10 Fusion

Nano Box Mini Tide (Non-Lime)

Innovative Marine Desktop Reactor (Carbon/GFO)

Bulk Reef Supply 75 GPD Value RO/DI

Cobalt Aquatics 50W Neo-Therm heater

Jebao WP-10 (Still not sure if this will be overkill)

 

Biological Filtration:

 

5-15lbs of cured live rock from my big system

10 lbs of Tahitian Moon sand

 

Livestock:

 

Pair of Premium Black Snowflake Clownfish

Pom Pom Crab

CUC

 

Corals:

 

Reef Tech Starburst Montipora Cap

Rainbow Acans

Rasta Zoanthids

Latin Lovers Palythoas

Chuckie's Brides Palythoas

Yoda Palythoas

Red Hornet Zoanthids

Aussie Pop Palythoas

GARF Bonsai

3 inch Bleeding Apple Scolymia (my favorite coral easily)

7 inch Green Carpet Anemone

Green Acans

WWC Rainbow Prostrata

 

 

My tank will be delivered on Friday of this week, and hopefully the gentlemen I bought the Nano Box from will ship that tomorrow.

 

Will post pics of everything once she's up and running.

 

Anyone out there have a good configuration of how to run GFO and Carbon in the Desktop Reactor? Separate it with sponges? Mix it together? Is there a certain amount I should be using?

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Well fellas, the wife finally won the battle and said I need to keep the tank small until we buy our new house.

 

Originally we moved into this house planning to close in January (friend owns it) but since then have realized it's just too small, and too damn old. I applied for my VA Home Loan and got approved so now we're searching for homes and banks, hopefully my credit is good enough!

 

Either way though, I sold all my big fish tank stuff and ordered an Innovative Marine Fusion 10. I pretty much wanted something to keep all of my high end zoanthids with some light LPS/SPS sprinkled in. This will let me keep my prized pieces, while growing them out until we get a new house. Hopefully we find a home within the next few months because this place is continuously shrinking!

 

Equipment List:

 

Innovative Marine 10 Fusion

Nano Box Mini Tide (Non-Lime)

Innovative Marine Desktop Reactor (Carbon/GFO)

Bulk Reef Supply 75 GPD Value RO/DI

Cobalt Aquatics 50W Neo-Therm heater

Jebao WP-10 (Still not sure if this will be overkill)

 

Biological Filtration:

 

5-15lbs of cured live rock from my big system

10 lbs of Tahitian Moon sand

 

Livestock:

 

Premium Onyx Picasso Clown

Premium Picasso Clown

Panda Goby (purchased, and being quarantined at LFS)

Pom Pom Crab

CUC

 

Corals:

 

Blue Hornet Zoanthids

Reef Tech Starburst Montipora Cap

Tyree Flowerpot Monti Cap

Rainbow Acans

Pink Acans

Rasta Zoanthids

Pink Milli

Tri Color Acro

Salted Agave Zoanthids

Devil's Armor Paly's

Jason Fox Mr. Alien Chalice

Mummy's Eye Chalice

3 inch Bleeding Apple Scolymia (my favorite coral easily)

 

 

My tank will be delivered on Friday of this week, and hopefully the gentlemen I bought the Nano Box from will ship that tomorrow.

 

Will post pics of everything once she's up and running.

 

Anyone out there have a good configuration of how to run GFO and Carbon in the Desktop Reactor? Separate it with sponges? Mix it together? Is there a certain amount I should be using?

 

Don't mix it. The GFO will pulverize the carbon into dust.

GFO needs to "tumble", carbon like to be sandwiched between foam so it stays put while water passes through it.

 

Start slow with the GFO. ...you can shock the shit out of your coral. I lost a few acan colonies when I started ....I pretty much packed my reactor with GFO to nuke my gha. It worked.

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Don't mix it. The GFO will pulverize the carbon into dust. GFO needs to "tumble", carbon like to be sandwiched between foam so it stays put while water passes through it. Start slow with the GFO. ...you can shock the shit out of your coral. I lost a few acan colonies when I started ....I pretty much packed my reactor with GFO to nuke my gha. It worked.

 

 

Gotcha, in the past I've had issues with Cyano in small tanks like this, even with limited feeding and lighting periods. I'll probably run carbon for the first few weeks, maybe a month and re-evaluate then. Do you happen to know of any good supplements for coral growth and coloration? Is it even worth dosing for calc/alk/mag in a tank this small when I do 20% water changes weekly?

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Well fellas, the wife finally won the battle and said I need to keep the tank small until we buy our new house. Originally we moved into this house planning to close in January (friend owns it) but since then have realized it's just too small, and too damn old. I applied for my VA Home Loan and got approved so now we're searching for homes and banks, hopefully my credit is good enough! Either way though, I sold all my big fish tank stuff and ordered an Innovative Marine Fusion 10. I pretty much wanted something to keep all of my high end zoanthids with some light LPS/SPS sprinkled in. This will let me keep my prized pieces, while growing them out until we get a new house. Hopefully we find a home within the next few months because this place is continuously shrinking! Equipment List: Innovative Marine 10 FusionNano Box Mini Tide (Non-Lime)Innovative Marine Desktop Reactor (Carbon/GFO)Bulk Reef Supply 75 GPD Value RO/DICobalt Aquatics 50W Neo-Therm heaterJebao WP-10 (Still not sure if this will be overkill) Biological Filtration: 5-15lbs of cured live rock from my big system10 lbs of Tahitian Moon sand Livestock: Premium Onyx Picasso ClownPremium Picasso ClownPanda Goby (purchased, and being quarantined at LFS)Pom Pom CrabCUC Corals: Blue Hornet ZoanthidsReef Tech Starburst Montipora CapTyree Flowerpot Monti CapRainbow AcansPink AcansRasta ZoanthidsPink MilliTri Color AcroSalted Agave ZoanthidsDevil's Armor Paly'sJason Fox Mr. Alien ChaliceMummy's Eye Chalice3 inch Bleeding Apple Scolymia (my favorite coral easily) My tank will be delivered on Friday of this week, and hopefully the gentlemen I bought the Nano Box from will ship that tomorrow. Will post pics of everything once she's up and running. Anyone out there have a good configuration of how to run GFO and Carbon in the Desktop Reactor? Separate it with sponges? Mix it together? Is there a certain amount I should be using?
I run both- separate for sure or the GFO will grind up the carbon. I run 1 sponge then GFO at the bottom and then separate by a large distance -and another sponge and fill your carbon at the top sandwiched between sponges. It can be tricky to rinse the media - I fill my GFO to the desired level then gently pour in some RODI water a few times until the water is clear. Place another sponge at the top bout 3 or 4 inches from the top- fill with carbon and gently pour in more RODI water slowly or the sponge will break loose. Then another sponge at the top. When I initailly turn on the unit the pump pushes all the GFO to the top sponge- I always turn it back off after a few seconds and let the media fall back down then start it up again. This tends to keep it more in place and tumble. You want you GFO to tumble or it can harden. Not your carbon- keep that sandwiched between two sponges. Then spin the chamber and adjust flow to tumble the GFO. You shouldn't need much GFO- maybe a couple teaspoons- it will work fast so be careful. Maybe start with running for a few days only or a week if you have high phosphates. I upgraded my pump to the Sicce MI Mouse pump and it has kept my GFO tumbling really well- the stock pump I had to shake my reactor evey few days to keep the GFO tumbling. Hope this all makes sense- hit me up if you have any questions

 

Gotcha, in the past I've had issues with Cyano in small tanks like this, even with limited feeding and lighting periods. I'll probably run carbon for the first few weeks, maybe a month and re-evaluate then. Do you happen to know of any good supplements for coral growth and coloration? Is it even worth dosing for calc/alk/mag in a tank this small when I do 20% water changes weekly?
You should be fine with the 20% water change - that will probably reduce your phosphates enough and just run GFO If you have an emergency with algae blooms- but you could also increase your water change volume too
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I run both- separate for sure or the GFO will grind up the carbon. I run 1 sponge then GFO at the bottom and then separate by a large distance -and another sponge and fill your carbon at the top sandwiched between sponges. It can be tricky to rinse the media - I fill my GFO to the desired level then gently pour in some RODI water a few times until the water is clear. Place another sponge at the top bout 3 or 4 inches from the top- fill with carbon and gently pour in more RODI water slowly or the sponge will break loose. Then another sponge at the top. When I initailly turn on the unit the pump pushes all the GFO to the top sponge- I always turn it back off after a few seconds and let the media fall back down then start it up again. This tends to keep it more in place and tumble. You want you GFO to tumble or it can harden. Not your carbon- keep that sandwiched between two sponges. Then spin the chamber and adjust flow to tumble the GFO. You shouldn't need much GFO- maybe a couple teaspoons- it will work fast so be careful. Maybe start with running for a few days only or a week if you have high phosphates. I upgraded my pump to the Sicce MI Mouse pump and it has kept my GFO tumbling really well- the stock pump I had to shake my reactor evey few days to keep the GFO tumbling. Hope this all makes sense- hit me up if you have any questions

 

You should be fine with the 20% water change - that will probably reduce your phosphates enough and just run GFO If you have an emergency with algae blooms- but you could also increase your water change volume too

 

 

Thanks bud.

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Sad to hear about your big tank - it was looking nice! But several of us have been comparing notes on how to best use the IM10 - check out the IM10 Fusion Club thread in the AIO forum: http://www.nano-reef.com/topic/354440-innovative-marine-fusion-10-club/

 

As far as dosing goes, if you end up with lots of SPS you'll need to dose just like in a big tank. Water changes make a much bigger difference but alk can go down significantly in a day if you've got more than one or two SPS, even in a 10g tank. From your stocking list, I'd say it's a toss up on whether you'll be able to stay stable between water changes or not.

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Sad to hear about your big tank - it was looking nice! But several of us have been comparing notes on how to best use the IM10 - check out the IM10 Fusion Club thread in the AIO forum: http://www.nano-reef.com/topic/354440-innovative-marine-fusion-10-club/

 

As far as dosing goes, if you end up with lots of SPS you'll need to dose just like in a big tank. Water changes make a much bigger difference but alk can go down significantly in a day if you've got more than one or two SPS, even in a 10g tank. From your stocking list, I'd say it's a toss up on whether you'll be able to stay stable between water changes or not.

 

Haha thanks for the link, it was literally the perfect timing because I just had remembered seeing something about a club and I was about to search for it! :D

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ive tried to build a few of the regular scrubbers and i never had much luck. i think it was my lighting wasnt strong/close enough to the screen. I have always been interested in Santa Monicas work. I dont see any reason not to try one.

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ive tried to build a few of the regular scrubbers and i never had much luck. i think it was my lighting wasnt strong/close enough to the screen. I have always been interested in Santa Monicas work. I dont see any reason not to try one.

 

Yeah it comes with everything including a light, I just wonder how well it would fit, I'll have to look at measurements. I don't think it would fit with a inTank basket, but I run a reactor so I don't need a basket besides for floss really.

 

Im in the same boat i got approved for my va loan im going to use usaa. House searching is a pain in the ass.

 

Oh shit man, I didn't even think about going through USAA. I've been insured with them for like 11 years. Good thinking!

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I really like usaa i use them for most things, their home owners insurance is very high though so look else where there. Are you still active?

 

 

Nah I was med boarded 3 years ago, 80%. I applied this evening, they declined me because my credit score was 5 points too low, this is after 11 years of banking and insurance with them. Dicks! I'm doing a debt consolidation I think, so I can raise my points up within the next 20-30 days.

 

 

Welcome to the club! I have a wp 10 on wave 1 and speed s3, which works great for me!

 

 

Where do you have it positioned? Thanks for the welcome sir :D

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Nah I was med boarded 3 years ago, 80%. I applied this evening, they declined me because my credit score was 5 points too low, this is after 11 years of banking and insurance with them. Dicks! I'm doing a debt consolidation I think, so I can raise my points up within the next 20-30 days.

 

 

 

 

 

Where do you have it positioned? Thanks for the welcome sir :D

I actually have it right underneath the return nozzle, so I put the suction cup magnet on the third chamber behind the false wall. This way, it doesn't bother me when I clean the glass.

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I actually have it right underneath the return nozzle, so I put the suction cup magnet on the third chamber behind the false wall. This way, it doesn't bother me when I clean the glass.

 

Which direction do you have it facing?

 

I got med boarded this year after 10 year at 80% too. Just getting used to civilian life.

 

Nice man!

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Towards the right front corner. It has worked great.

 

 

Sweet, I would think that would dig a hole or cause a splash but I'll have to try it out! Thanks bud!

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Im in the same boat i got approved for my va loan im going to use usaa. House searching is a pain in the ass.

 

Well fellas, the wife finally won the battle and said I need to keep the tank small until we buy our new house.

 

Originally we moved into this house planning to close in January (friend owns it) but since then have realized it's just too small, and too damn old. I applied for my VA Home Loan and got approved so now we're searching for homes and banks, hopefully my credit is good enough!

First - thank you both for your service! Hopefully you each find a great house.

 

Begow - sorry to hear about the big tank! I am sure you will have fun with this one until you can get settled in. And yes, that mini doser looks good. But at the price, you could find a good used BM dose and have 3 pumps for what you would pa for two of those. :)

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First - thank you both for your service! Hopefully you each find a great house.

 

Begow - sorry to hear about the big tank! I am sure you will have fun with this one until you can get settled in. And yes, that mini doser looks good. But at the price, you could find a good used BM dose and have 3 pumps for what you would pa for two of those. :)

 

 

Good point, the thing I really like about it is that its easily hidden. I really don't even know what I would dose, but I like gadgets :D

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Small tank, but nice!

 

Yeah absolutely! I'm very excited to get it! I'm hoping the gentlemen ships my light today so I can actually get it this week. Otherwise I'm going to be out of another $40. I have my LFS holding my coral until I can get set up.

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As far as dosing goes, if you end up with lots of SPS you'll need to dose just like in a big tank. Water changes make a much bigger difference but alk can go down significantly in a day if you've got more than one or two SPS, even in a 10g tank. From your stocking list, I'd say it's a toss up on whether you'll be able to stay stable between water changes or not.

This statement is interesting. My SPS seem to be doing great after like 3 months with no dosing. I have about 4 frags. I do 1 gallon water changes per week. I was thinking about starting to dose Kent Marine part A and B, but I don't know if it's worth it.

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