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FTS 9/18/2016

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Hello Nano-Reef Community.

 

This thread will follow my IM 10 gallon tank progress. The tank has been setup and running for about four months.

 

Questions and comments welcome.

 

Display: 10g Innovative Marine Fusion 10

Stand: Custom made from 3/4" plywood
Lighting: Nano Box Reef Duo
Filtration: InTank Media Basket with filter floss and Boyd Chemi-Pure Blue
Heater: 50W Cobalt Neo-Therm
Circulation: Stock return pump, MP10 QD
ATO: None
Controller: None
Skimmer: None

RO/DI System: BRS 75 GPD 4 stage unit

Camera: Mixture of I-Phone and Nikon D7000

 

A single ocellaris clownfish calls this tank home, along with a CUC from John at Reef Cleaners

 

Pictures to follow...

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The Stand Build

 

The 3/4" plywood frame:

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Back Cut-Outs and Custom Light Mount for Nano Box Duo:

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The front after stain without doors:

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The back of stand showing Duo mount with tank on stand:

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Full Frontal :) with tank and Duo:

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Front with doors open:

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Questions and comments welcome.

 

-Tankz

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That looks great!! I love the stand you made for it. Excellent work!

 

Thanks!

 

I decided to build my own because I wanted the stand to be higher than most available stands.I also wanted to be sure it was built well.

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You've made a great start on this tank and in this thread. You've checked all the boxes for me:

1. Cool custom stand

2. Cool custom light mount

3. Cool corals

4. Cool clown fish

5. Cool pictures

6. Super cool Nanobox Duo over an IM10!

 

You must not be lacking for enough PAR over this tank B)

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You've made a great start on this tank and in this thread. You've checked all the boxes for me:

1. Cool custom stand

2. Cool custom light mount

3. Cool corals

4. Cool clown fish

5. Cool pictures

6. Super cool Nanobox Duo over an IM10!

 

You must not be lacking for enough PAR over this tank B)

 

Thanks teenyreef. Your tank is what inspired me to start this 10 gallon IM adventure (but you already know that). Your thread is awesome. I just got the Nikkon and need a lot of practice before my pictures get anywhere close to the quality of yours.

 

Amazing tank

 

William, Thank you. Your red sea reefer is amazing as well, love the waspfish!

Looking wonderful! The custom light mount is killer!

 

-D

 

Thanks Dave! I have been able to find the perfect settings with this light I just need some more corals and some time to grow everything out now. I went with the custom mount to keep the rim of the tank looking clean. There is no PAR problem in this tank :)

 

Nice photos. That stand looks great, beautiful craftsmanship! The candycanes/trumpet coral looks like its glowing. Very nice.

 

Thanks Nancy. I just got this camera and have been playing around with it. Hopefully my pictures will get a lot better as my coral collection grows. I have a nice flower anemone but the wall doesn't allow me to get into position to take a picture. Do you have a build thread?

 

Looks great!

 

Thanks obsessed reefer! I was looking through your IM 20 build. I love that gold torch! I want one really bad. Where did you get it? I am looking forward to your IM 10 gallon build in the future!

I would really like to get a neon green torch and a gold torch. The problem is room in the tank without them harming other corals. I had an idea to put some single plug magnetic frag mounts on the back wall that would be black color; I contacted oceanbox designs and they will make them for me. What do you think? Will it look cool to have a mini torch collection on the back wall; or will it look silly to have "floating" corals and will the torches be too close to the wall?

 

Thanks for your feedback!

 

-Tankz

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Obsessed Reefer

 

Thanks obsessed reefer! I was looking through your IM 20 build. I love that gold torch! I want one really bad. Where did you get it? I am looking forward to your IM 10 gallon build in the future!

 

I got it from a LFS, but I'm sure you can find it online. The one I had was from Australia, so it was a bit more expensive. Not sure if they can found in other geographic locations.

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