Gamby Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 After a long break (almost 15 years) from the hobby, I have decided to take the plunge back in with an IM Fusion 10 tank. I have spent the last month and a half gathering the necessary equipment and building a stand. I have leak tested and am just about ready to go.My system is as follows:Tank: IM Fusion 10Stand: DIY - Waterfall bubinga hardwood and veneer with granite topMedia: InTank media basket with floss and Chemi-Pure BlueHeater: Cobalt Neo-Therm 50 wattATO: AutoAqua Smart ATOLighting: Nano Box Tide with Storm controller. The storm will be replaced with the Bluefish mini when available.Flow: RW-4 with wave control, IM Spin stream nozzle added.Controller: Neptune Apex with temp and PH probeWater: Spectrapure RO/DISkimmer: IM Ghost - Added 2/28/15Mini Oxydator - Added 3/14/15I would like to get some input on rock. I would like to use cured live rock as apposed to dry rock so that I can start with some life on the rock. I am considering the following on-line suppliers. Please let me know if you have any experience with any of these suppliers:www.sealifeinc.netwww.realreefrock.comwww.premiumaquatics.comwww.tampabaysaltwater.comwww.gulfliverock.comI am leaning towards Seal Life or Premium Aquatics.Thanks in advance for the input! Link to comment
da1001 Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 to the club! Way back in the day I used about 2 lbs of Premium Ultra Fiji Cured Live Rock from premium aquatics, it was the bomb so I can recommend it without hesitation. I really like that stand! If there is one thing I would do differently with my DIY stand, is I would make it a larger footprint and enclose it too. More pics as stuff comes in! Link to comment
Gamby Posted February 14, 2015 Author Share Posted February 14, 2015 Its wet! I had some trouble with my Apex. The screen just went dark. Apex support was able to walk me through a fix. A big thumbs up for Apex support. First class! Link to comment
Gamby Posted February 15, 2015 Author Share Posted February 15, 2015 Interesting note on the IM Fusion 10 tank.... The Fusion 10 tank only hold about 7.5 gallons of water before adding sand and rock. That includes the sump area. The actual outside dimensions of the entire tank would hold 10 gallons (if it was possible). Link to comment
joem1cha3l Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Thats actually good to know. thanks Gamby. I was curious. When I do a 2 gallon water change, it seemed much more significant than 20%. Link to comment
da1001 Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Interesting note on the IM Fusion 10 tank.... The Fusion 10 tank only hold about 7.5 gallons of water before adding sand and rock. That includes the sump area. The actual outside dimensions of the entire tank would hold 10 gallons (if it was possible). Yep, with my rock and sand in there I only put in about 6.8 gallons total. Link to comment
reefernanoman Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Welcome to the club! . Good luck! Link to comment
Gamby Posted February 20, 2015 Author Share Posted February 20, 2015 My order from Gulf Live Rock arrived today! Link to comment
Gamby Posted March 6, 2015 Author Share Posted March 6, 2015 It has been two weeks since I added my rock. Ammonia and nitrite were at 0 last Saturday so I decided to go to the frag fest to see if I could find any deals. Even though I would have liked to let the tank just run for another week, the frag fest is but once a year. I did a 3 gallon water change and installed my ghost skimmer.I picked up a nice zoa and a small clown fish. I also decided to get rid of the aptasia in my tank, about six in all. I used Joe's juice which worked pretty good. I followed the aptasia removal with another water change on Monday.I am starting to get some brown alge and the lfs said to just wait it out. Since I am running Chemi-pure Blue, i am thinking about adding a GFO. Maybe Seachem Phosnet.I am thinking about addings some snails and maybe a small crab this weekend. I may also rework my rock placement when I do a water change this weekend. Link to comment
Gamby Posted March 9, 2015 Author Share Posted March 9, 2015 Added an emerald crab and some sand sifting snail this weekend. I also rearranged my rocks for better presentation and more available space to add corals. Tonight I found another crab living in my sand. It must have been a hitchhiker on my rock. Link to comment
ReeferJohn Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 How many lbs of live rock do you have in there? Looks good so far Link to comment
Gamby Posted March 9, 2015 Author Share Posted March 9, 2015 How many lbs of live rock do you have in there? Looks good so far Thanks! I purchased 10 lbs of rock from Gulf Live Rock. Link to comment
jonh5150 Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Im curious because i have almost the same setup.....did you upgrade your return pump and what do you run the rw-4 on? Link to comment
jonh5150 Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Im curious because i have almost the same setup.....did you upgrade your return pump and what do you run the rw-4 on? Link to comment
Gamby Posted March 11, 2015 Author Share Posted March 11, 2015 Im curious because i have almost the same setup.....did you upgrade your return pump and what do you run the rw-4 on? I am running on the W1 lowest setting. I had it turned up higher but it seemed to cause trouble for my clown fish. Link to comment
Gamby Posted March 15, 2015 Author Share Posted March 15, 2015 Added a ricordia and a couple of turbo snails this weekend. Link to comment
Gamby Posted March 15, 2015 Author Share Posted March 15, 2015 Also added a mini oxydator. It looked like an interesting idea. Link to comment
Gamby Posted March 16, 2015 Author Share Posted March 16, 2015 Im curious because i have almost the same setup.....did you upgrade your return pump and what do you run the rw-4 on? Still using the stock return pump. Link to comment
Gamby Posted March 22, 2015 Author Share Posted March 22, 2015 I took a trip Tidal Gardens and added some new friends this weekend. I also have a few more coming next weekend from the online sale. The following were added: A green tip frogspawn A yellow/green cabbage leather And a cool eagle eye zoa Link to comment
dillct Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 That's some nice rock! You can really see the quality with the pics you took using flash. Is that the premium or coralline stuff they sell? Tempted to throw out what I have and start with that stuff, my tank is still cycling. Link to comment
Gamby Posted March 29, 2015 Author Share Posted March 29, 2015 That's some nice rock! You can really see the quality with the pics you took using flash. Is that the premium or coralline stuff they sell? Tempted to throw out what I have and start with that stuff, my tank is still cycling.I welt with the premium. I am pretty happy with it. Got a few hitchhikers, some good some not so good. The biggets not so good has been some aptasia. I am trying to decide what to add next. Maybe somthing that can survive higher up on the rock with higher flow. I added a purple tip frogspawn and a green hairy mushroom that I purchased from the Tidal Gardens live sale last weekend. Please let me know if you have any suggestions. Link to comment
aviator300 Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Great looking tank. I've purchased from Gulf Live Rock before and they always send some "Lively" pieces. Haha Link to comment
Gamby Posted April 3, 2015 Author Share Posted April 3, 2015 My first casualty. It looks like my ricordea is on its way out. While it's colors looked bright and vibrant, it just keeps shrinking. Everything else in the tank seems to be doing great. I made the mistake of gluing the frag to the live rock so it is going to be a pain in the can to remove the frag disc with the withering ricordea. Link to comment
Herptile Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 You can try moving the ric lower down or putting it in partial shade. My yuma rics weren't happy under direct light. Link to comment
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