cbberry Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 I am very excited to start a thread for my new tank! I'm returning to the saltwater aquarium hobby after a hiatus of about 10 years. I had a basic FOWLR tank in high school. It crashed while I was away working at a summer job. Between college and grad school I haven't had the time or resources to start a new tank, but I've been lurking on nano-reef looking at all the awesome tanks in this community. I finally decided it was time to start again. I decided to go with an all-in-one tank. I live and work in a college residence hall, so I was concerned with a sump potentially backing up and flooding my college-provided apartment. I settled on the Innovative Marine Fusion 30L. I really like the dimensions of the 30L, because I'm a big fan of long shallow tanks. The tank has been up and running for a few weeks. I will be adding some additional CUC and my first fish and corals soon. My plan is to go with a very simple look. I prefer the look of a handful of corals that are larger and grown in, instead of a tank with a hundred 1 inch frags. I'm particularly fond of razarmi's 40 breeder TOTM, so I will be taking some inspiration from that tank. Equipment List: Innovative Marine Fusion 30L (with IM overflow protector and spin stream nozzles) Aquatic Fundamentals 50/65 Stand 10 pounds Pukani Dry Rock 10 pounds Live Rock from LFS 30 pounds CaribSea Special Grade Live Sand Reefkeeper Light Controller Jebao RW-4 Powerhead Current USA Orbit Marine LED 36-48" Eheim Jager TruTemp 50 Watt heater Marine Depot 4-Stage RODI system Planned Livestock: 2 Black and White Clownfish Another small fish (goby, wrasse, royal gramma, dottyback?) CUC - I have 4 bumblebee snails, I will be adding some ceriths and nassarius snails in the next few days Pictures to come. 1 Quote Link to comment
cbberry Posted October 7, 2015 Author Share Posted October 7, 2015 Oliver helping me set up the tank. Bumble Bee Snail Hitchhiker Star - I think there are 4 of them right now. 1 Quote Link to comment
PieMan2k Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Is your light the pro model or just the normal marine model? Quote Link to comment
cbberry Posted October 7, 2015 Author Share Posted October 7, 2015 Is your light the pro model or just the normal marine model? It is the normal model. Quote Link to comment
PieMan2k Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Are you looking at growing hard corals? Like acros? Quote Link to comment
cbberry Posted October 7, 2015 Author Share Posted October 7, 2015 Are you looking at growing hard corals? Like acros? No. I will only be doing basic softies. To be honest I prefer the motion of soft corals, and I feel like they look most like what I picture when I think of a reef habitat. I really like the look of razarmi's TOTM, so that's kind of what I am planning. I've seen a number of folks with great looking tanks (all on the shallow side) with the basic Marine Orbit light fixture, so I figured that would meet my needs with soft corals. Quote Link to comment
HarryPotter Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Are you looking at growing hard corals? Like acros? Probably not with that light, I'm assuming. Softies and LPS will be good though Quote Link to comment
PieMan2k Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 That's what I was going to say. You can't really get good growth unless it's the pro model Quote Link to comment
cbberry Posted October 8, 2015 Author Share Posted October 8, 2015 FTS 10/7/15 There is quite a bit of algae growth from the past week or so. I will be picking up some additional CUC members to get to work on it. I may also dial back the lights a bit. Quote Link to comment
JabaReef Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 Awesome tank I have the exact same tank they're awesome, can't wait to see what you have in store! 1 Quote Link to comment
cbberry Posted October 8, 2015 Author Share Posted October 8, 2015 Awesome tank I have the exact same tank they're awesome, can't wait to see what you have in store! Thanks! I really like the tank too. The dimensions are great, and the tank just looks so sleek. I'm very glad with the choice so far. I will be following along with your thread as well! Quote Link to comment
tmar88 Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 How did things go with this tank? Quote Link to comment
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