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Drama D's 025g EXT Lagoon


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I've been away from nanoreefs for way to long! I've  got the bug again. ...

 

 

 

I currently have a 150g cube/mixed reef and

 have several reef buddies setting up new tanks, frag systems, upgrading to the latest and greatest equipment. After refurbishing several systems and then passing them along, unable to make up my mind on what I want to do, a local reefer had me settled on the im25 lagoon. Hectors is absolutely stunning imo! While his is an AIO, I wanted a lil more options equipment wise so I went with the EXT version.

 

I'll save the ramble for later and get to the tank, equipment and possible ideas, tank is currently still being set up, missing a few pieces of plumbing, cord for power, dry rock, ato reservoir.

 

Tank: IM 25g EXT Lagoon 2nd edition, 1st one broke in shipping.

Stand: D.I.Y plywood 36"L×20"W×32"H

Sump: Skimz UP30 

Return: varios2

Skimmer: Aquamaxx FC-80

ATO: Tunze nano 3152

Heater: Neotherm 100w

Power: energy bar 832 aquabussed to the 150g cube apex EL

1x marine pure bioplate 1×1×8

Sand: questionable but do like having sand 20# special grade dry

Flow: Nero5

Lighting: 1× Kessil 360x w/ mount

 

Gear unboxing:

 

 

Gear unboxing Pt2

 

Tank unboxing take2 pt1

 

Tank unboxing take2 pt2

 

More equipment unboxing

Final unboxing

 

 

25g EXT lagoon walk around

 

Stand build

 

More stand build

 

Some pics:

 

Diy stand paint:

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Starting to plumb, missing some pieces:

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Tank shot:

 

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That Kessil though:

 

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So that's where I'm at now. Still need to pick up some plumbing parts, apex aquabus cable, finish stand door, build electrical box or board, install the ato and find a reservoir, purchase rock. I'm thinking marco dry rock or tlf stax rock, still undecided maybe some tonga branch. Fill and fine tune plumbing, acquire some bacteria for the cycle, source a custom lid/screen and on and on it goes lol, more updates as they happen. 

Anyone have and idea for a scape or see something I should have done different or tips, lmk it is valued and appreciated 

Plan is an lps some sps tank/frag ??Still undecided as I constantly change my kind about things....

Well that's a long read, more updates as they come.

 

 

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Nice! You're going to love this tank. 

It's got a lot of aquascaping options since it's wider and looks amazing from above. 

I went with a large rock and smaller rock to compliment it leaving a lot of negative space and room for fishies to swim. (I'm an artist by trade and have an neurotic need to compose things on 3rds and leaving spaces for the eye to rest. )

 

If you want an example you can look at my tank thread. 

 

 

 

 

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Hey I nice setup, i was wondering what setting do you run your Varios-2 pump at? I'm having trouble finding how much GPH each of the 5 settings puts out, i'm making a great assumption that level 5 is obviously the max rate of 792 gph, anyways i started my tank(30G with 10G actual volume sump) at setting 3 but i turned it down to 2 to achieve more of a 6-8X turnover rate and give my fuge section a fighting chance at working lol.

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Update:

Tank and frag system was broke down and transfered to a c vue 40 aio. This was done to make room for the new SCA 93g lagoon tank. I want more water volume again. 

C vue tank will remain a softy, lps tank. Possibly serve as an observation tank long term for the 93gIMG_20200423_172553_470.thumb.jpg.9097074c6439da11f1b8c106f590da8a.jpgbefore the break downIMG_20200420_195942.thumb.jpg.264a1cc10f8daa0c14624f1a31708de4.jpgin the c vue. Dry center rock added, mini cycle/pissed off corals20200410_093900.thumb.jpg.1e3c55e604727483b717b0b955b2379e.jpgnew 93g, still working on plumbing, equipment and wire management.

 

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