Owners Thread: Innovative Marine Fusion 40

[AZReef13]

Originally Posted by SchmittyG

Thinking about adding some more live rock to increase the height of my aquascape on the back wall... Also excited about getting a Midas Blenny to add to the tank soon. Just got my Alk/Cal dosing regularly and pretty much on point. Now must making some tweaks to add the alk at the times where the PH is the lowest so the PH stays as stable as possible. This has been quite an adventure so far.

I've heard that part can be some what of a challenge. I start that part next monday. any advise? Are you using dosing pumps, or manual adding?

[FlamesFan]

Originally Posted by AZReef13

FlamesFan; I really like it the caves are great for your fish. are the two small pices staying too, becoming small islands?

I think they would stay for zoas or similar to go on. The top ledge would be for SPS and then LPS along the lower sections of the rock.

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[AZReef13]

It a real cool idea, haven't seen that before. Can't wait to see more build process.

[SchmittyG]

Originally Posted by AZReef13

I've heard that part can be some what of a challenge. I start that part next monday. any advise? Are you using dosing pumps, or manual adding?

Im using dosing pumps...

[choss]

Originally Posted by FlamesFan

What do you guys think of this aquascape? This is using 30 lbs of rock. It's 12" tall at the top. I can't decide if I was this "reef" look or go more minimalist.

Looks good!

[AZReef13]

Well I'm in the planning phase for my fish, would like to hear your thoughts.... They will be added a very slow pace to ensure thier success. Corals will be LPS, hammer, torch, frogspawn, elegance, lords plus ricordea shrooms.

Yasha gobies (pair and Pistol shrimp)
Blue Star Leopard Wrasse (female)
Captive breed mandarins, pair?
Blue flasher wrasse (Male)
Helfrichi firefish, pair?

[choss]

Originally Posted by AZReef13

Well I'm in the planning phase for my fish, would like to hear your thoughts.... They will be added a very slow pace to ensure thier success. Corals will be LPS, hammer, torch, frogspawn, elegance, lords plus ricordea shrooms.

Yasha gobies (pair and Pistol shrimp)
Blue Star Leopard Wrasse (female)
Captive breed mandarins, pair?
Blue flasher wrasse (Male)
Helfrichi firefish, pair?

I love Yasha gobies so excellent choice there (they are good in small tanks). I'm not 100% sure but the Blue Star Wrasse might need a bigger tank down the road. One of my favorite fish though. I have a six line wrasse in my IM 40 and he's the most dominant fish - just gets most of the food. Which brings me to the last thought - firefish are great but shy. And even one mandarin would be tough - they need a lot of rock with critters to eat. pods etc. I was planning one for my IM40 and I rigged up a small HOB refugium to raise pods. But I never ended up adding the fish. I will consider one for my 96 gallon build. Hope this helps. I think you are heading in the right direction. All extremely interesting fish.

[AZReef13]

Thanks Choss, I wasn't planning them either (Mandarins) until I found these tank raised ones at LFS. They are eating right out of bag. They were pretty cute too, about the size of a yasha. I hope that if I continue to add reef stew helps too. I know that my wrasse choices may out grow tank down the road.

[SchmittyG]

I love writing IM 40, hahaha, anyways I too have an IM 40 and currently have two clown fish. Im thinking about getting a yellow wrasse and a midas blenny and maybe a shrimp. I have a question for you other IM owners though. Is it normal to get algae in the sump? My light is a kessil and it shines into the sump as well as the tank and the tank gets no algae probably due to my CUC, but I noticed the sump has algae in all four chambers hanging on the sides a bit, not bad but it is there ...

[AZReef13]

Originally Posted by SchmittyG

I love writing IM 40, hahaha, anyways I too have an IM 40 and currently have two clown fish. Im thinking about getting a yellow wrasse and a midas blenny and maybe a shrimp. I have a question for you other IM owners though. Is it normal to get algae in the sump? My light is a kessil and it shines into the sump as well as the tank and the tank gets no algae probably due to my CUC, but I noticed the sump has algae in all four chambers hanging on the sides a bit, not bad but it is there ...

Mine is to new to answer for you, but I was wondering that myself. I even talked with my lfs, who does tank builds about making an plexiglass lid for it.

[choss]

Originally Posted by SchmittyG

I love writing IM 40, hahaha, anyways I too have an IM 40 and currently have two clown fish. Im thinking about getting a yellow wrasse and a midas blenny and maybe a shrimp. I have a question for you other IM owners though. Is it normal to get algae in the sump? My light is a kessil and it shines into the sump as well as the tank and the tank gets no algae probably due to my CUC, but I noticed the sump has algae in all four chambers hanging on the sides a bit, not bad but it is there ...

I run a Kessil a360WE and do not get much algae in the sump. How high up do you have yours? I have had mine between 6-8" as high as 10". Right now its at around 6" above the tank.

[KJoFan]

Anyone have thoughts or experience on nutrient control in these tanks? Currently, I'm using 3ml of NoPox nightly to keep/bring down nitrates and 2 drops of lanthanum chloride into the filter pad for P.

However, I do have some biopellets and the IM reactor so I'm considering switching to biopellets.

Looking for opinions for/against either one.

[Pnorris11]

Tank is about six months in so I just did some maintenance and cleaned all the pumps, skimmers, reactors etc and that may be my least favorite part about this tank. Maintenance is such a PITA.

There is also a ton of detritus that accumulates in the back chambers and pretty sure it spiked my nitrates. Thought of maybe throwing a maxi jet along the bottom to keep it all suspended. Has anyone considered this?


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[AZReef13]

Originally Posted by Pnorris11

Tank is about six months in so I just did some maintenance and cleaned all the pumps, skimmers, reactors etc and that may be my least favorite part about this tank. Maintenance is such a PITA.

There is also a ton of detritus that accumulates in the back chambers and pretty sure it spiked my nitrates. Thought of maybe throwing a maxi jet along the bottom to keep it all suspended. Has anyone considered this?


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Haven't been running that long yet myself. But like you said the Maintenance part it PITA. I was wondering that myself, at my lfs told me to add Aquavitro Remediation to help with detritus in bck chamber. Will be try this out down the road. Since aquavitro is the only line I'm using right now should be interesting.

[CoreysReef123]

Originally Posted by airwaybill

I have the ghost and with some patience and break in time it works great. I don't like to overskim and it pulls a pretty dark tea color skimmate that smells awful. It's a like from me.

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I use the ghost too and this is a pretty accurate description! Thumbs up!


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[Greaser9999]

Originally Posted by AZReef13

Haven't been running that long yet myself. But like you said the Maintenance part it PITA. I was wondering that myself, at my lfs told me to add Aquavitro Remediation to help with detritus in bck chamber. Will be try this out down the road. Since aquavitro is the only line I'm using right now should be interesting.

I been running mine for a little over 5 months now, no detritus issues in the sump area for me. I use filter socks with polyfiber pads on top, very close to nothing gets past the filter pad & sock.

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[AZReef13]

Originally Posted by Greaser9999

I been running mine for a little over 5 months now, no detritus issues in the sump area for me. I use filter socks with polyfiber pads on top, very close to nothing gets past the filter pad & sock.

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Are you placing pad over sock? interesting how did you come up with this trick?

[KJoFan]

Originally Posted by Pnorris11

Tank is about six months in so I just did some maintenance and cleaned all the pumps, skimmers, reactors etc and that may be my least favorite part about this tank. Maintenance is such a PITA.

There is also a ton of detritus that accumulates in the back chambers and pretty sure it spiked my nitrates. Thought of maybe throwing a maxi jet along the bottom to keep it all suspended. Has anyone considered this?


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Isn't there an area under chambers 1 and 4? I'm not sure how you'd keep it out from under both chambers? The powerhead would only point one direction.

What about using something like Dr. Tim's Waste Away?

[Greaser9999]

Originally Posted by AZReef13

Are you placing pad over sock? interesting how did you come up with this trick?

Yes I am, the polyfiber pad usually picks up all the crap. I swap them out every 5 days or so, socks once a week at best! That trick was passed down to me here on this very thread lol you'll have to scroll back a bit to find though

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[AZReef13]

Thanks will be getting the pads tomorrow.... Yes I must read all the threads...

[SalinFL]

I do the same, but use the loose (puff type) poly floss. I did a thorough cleaning before I left for vacation and as greaser said, it's clean down there.

[big mamma]

hello everyone, thinking about buying the fusion 40 with the new aps stand. i currently have 125 gallon reef and looking to add one of these tanks. i have never owned a aio set up and looking for some good reviews to push me that way. will be keeping mixed reef with no sps. what type of lighting are you guys using also ? thanks for any input .

[Greaser9999]

Originally Posted by big mamma

hello everyone, thinking about buying the fusion 40 with the new aps stand. i currently have 125 gallon reef and looking to add one of these tanks. i have never owned a aio set up and looking for some good reviews to push me that way. will be keeping mixed reef with no sps. what type of lighting are you guys using also ? thanks for any input .

The best thing you can do is go to the beginning of this thread and read thru it. Its a very long thread and you dont have to read absolutely everything, but you can scroll thru it and just read things that interests you. Just about everything is mentioned from livestock to coral and different types of equipment, helps a lot to get one of these tanks going in the smoothest way possible. Browse the thread and use your best judgment, I love mine!!

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[big mamma]

Originally Posted by Greaser9999

The best thing you can do is go to the beginning of this thread and read thru it. Its a very long thread and you dont have to read absolutely everything, but you can scroll thru it and just read things that interests you. Just about everything is mentioned from livestock to coral and different types of equipment, helps a lot to get one of these tanks going in the smoothest way possible. Browse the thread and use your best judgment, I love mine!!

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thanks, i am on vacation this week and i have to order by tomorrow to get this week and i know i will not get thru the whole thread in time. i will skim through it. glad to hear you love yours.

[AZReef13]

Originally Posted by big mamma

hello everyone, thinking about buying the fusion 40 with the new aps stand. i currently have 125 gallon reef and looking to add one of these tanks. i have never owned a aio set up and looking for some good reviews to push me that way. will be keeping mixed reef with no sps. what type of lighting are you guys using also ? thanks for any input .

Thats the set up I'm running. APS stand awesome goes together quickly. I place a peices of pegboard in back. Also a couple blocks under the base. I feel it supports the ATO tank better. If you plan on the tank and are going to use custom caddy & Skimmer. Get the preformanc pack; Skimmer, Reactor along with custom caddy, spinner and auto drip... Good luck cant wait to hear about your build.