Owners Thread: Innovative Marine Fusion 40

[LX20000]

Originally Posted by jcs11236

You guys should check out the tunze with the D.C. Pump. U can control skim precisely. Mine skins nice and dry. Thick nasty gunk every week. No mico bubbles

Which Tunze skimmer has DC pump?

[taat2d]

Originally Posted by LX20000

Which Tunze skimmer has DC pump?

The 9004. But it will only fit in the first or 4th chamber.

[LX20000]

First or fourth?? The Fourth and Second chambers are the same on the IM 40... huh? Fourth starting from left or right? There are 5 chambers.... 1=5, 2=4, 3(middle) is pump return

[choss]

Originally Posted by AZReef13

Choss; Clowns and Anemone would be fun since it apears you have the room. Or it would work as a nice QT as well. Thats why I'm going with AI, hopefully avoid shadowing, Really do like the shimmer from Kessils, also wish kessil would update their controllability too.

AZ - i actually like the Kessil controller. Its quite simple. I don't get storms or clouds, but the ramp up and down is great and like you said, the shimmer makes the whole tank come alive. If I were to start this tank again, I'd try two 160s instead of the single 360.

I currently have a 20 long that is housing 3 clowns that I received from a friend who was raising them. There were originally 6. One is in the IM 40 now and paired up with a store bought clown, one jumped, one was bullied and moved to a friend's tank, and the three remaining seems to be getting on just fine. They have hosted a frogspawn corral and there is also a RBTA baby in the same tank. So that would be the starting point for this tank once I move the existing inhabitants to the new setup.

[choss]

Originally Posted by LX20000

First or fourth?? The Fourth and Second chambers are the same on the IM 40... huh? Fourth starting from left or right? There are 5 chambers.... 1=5, 2=4, 3(middle) is pump return

first or fourth. I have the non DC version (older) and it works great as well. Very happy with this skimmer

[taat2d]

Originally Posted by LX20000

First or fourth?? The Fourth and Second chambers are the same on the IM 40... huh? Fourth starting from left or right? There are 5 chambers.... 1=5, 2=4, 3(middle) is pump return

Sorry for the mistake. Just had a chance to get back on. I meant the 1st or 5th chamber.

[choss]

Originally Posted by taat2d

Sorry for the mistake. Just had a chance to get back on. I meant the 1st or 5th chamber.

yeah and I meant the 1st or 5th as well. Outside compartment.

[taat2d]

Originally Posted by choss

yeah and I meant the 1st or 5th as well. Outside compartment.

LOL.

I wish the Tunze fit in the second chamber. The IM Ghost is just sooooo finicky!!!

[Greaser9999]

Originally Posted by taat2d

LOL.

I wish the Tunze fit in the second chamber. The IM Ghost is just sooooo finicky!!!

I can't stand the fact of having a skimmer in the 1st chamber lol it would bug me, probably make my eye twitch or something

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[taat2d]

Originally Posted by Greaser9999

I can't stand the fact of having a skimmer in the 1st chamber lol it would bug me, probably make my eye twitch or something

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LOL. In my first chamber I have a custom caddy with FF, some rock rubble and chaeto. Second, I have the Ghost skimmer, third return pump, fourth, MiniMax reactor with rowaphos and fifth, custom caddy with FF, purigen and chemipure.

I want a new skimmer that will fit the second chamber.

[Greaser9999]

I run filter socks with filter floss, and have no intentions of changing that. Rather put up with the ghost

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[diverrad]

My set up is 1 filter sock, 2 Santa Monica 1.6 drop in algae scrubber, 3 heater and probes,4 intake and return for aquamax hob1 skimmer, 5 custom caddy with filter floss carbon and purigen. This set up allows me to have 6 small fish and perfect parameters for sps.
Skimmer collect about 2/3 cup of dark skim a week and the scrubber gets filled with hair algae once a month.

[diverrad]

Double post

[KJoFan]

Before I drop the $$ on the Tunze DOC 9004 DC skimmer....is it really that much better than the ghost? Or is it just assumed better because it's Tunze? I had the 9001 on my biocube and was less than impressed with it. Don't want to repeat that mistake with this one.

After lowering my water level in the back a bit, the ghost has been pretty stable. Albeit a little noisy? Would I gain a little quietness with the Tunze?

[jcs11236]

I can't really say it's better than ghost because I never owned a ghost but I can tell u since I set up tank 7 months ago I have not touch the tunze skimmer other than to clean cup. It's set and forget. Like stated early it's skims dry and constant. It has a feed button where skimmer turns off for 10 min which is pretty cool when feeding or changing filter floss

[LX20000]

My stock pump has become a buzzing machine after 3 months...

THink I will get a SICCE.... I assume the SICCE Syncra 2.0 is the one to get.

If you have one...

1. Does it fit in the sump with no tricks or issues
2. What fittings will I need to pipe it up to piping that came with system.... seem Syncra 2.0 is 3/4 fitting?? Do I need some sort of adapter to hook up to stock tubing in IM 40?

If I need fittings, please be specific...do I put a reducer of some sort BEFORE the "Y" adapter, or do I need to replumb everything to 3/4 tubing ??

[airwaybill]

Originally Posted by KJoFan

Before I drop the $$ on the Tunze DOC 9004 DC skimmer....is it really that much better than the ghost? Or is it just assumed better because it's Tunze? I had the 9001 on my biocube and was less than impressed with it. Don't want to repeat that mistake with this one.

After lowering my water level in the back a bit, the ghost has been pretty stable. Albeit a little noisy? Would I gain a little quietness with the Tunze?

Well...as for me. Two weeks of the ghost running and it skims well. Not super dark but a good amount. Tank is not heavily loaded yet so I didn't expect much. I don't feed heavy either. It's quiet and does not produce microbubbles like everyone has said. Maybe mine is special...lol.

Tunze makes great products and in some ways I'm sure it's better. But it doesn't fit where I needed it to and I'm happy with my current setup.

Also, I'm adding my ato when the stuff I need for it gets here at the end of the week. I'm sure that will help it run more efficiently and less touchy.

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[KJoFan]

Originally Posted by airwaybill

Well...as for me. Two weeks of the ghost running and it skims well. Not super dark but a good amount. Tank is not heavily loaded yet so I didn't expect much. I don't feed heavy either. It's quiet and does not produce microbubbles like everyone has said. Maybe mine is special...lol.

Tunze makes great products and in some ways I'm sure it's better. But it doesn't fit where I needed it to and I'm happy with my current setup.

Also, I'm adding my ato when the stuff I need for it gets here at the end of the week. I'm sure that will help it run more efficiently and less touchy.

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My biggest hang up is I've got one chamber it would fit in set up with a media basket/fuge area and the other media basket is loaded up with marinepure spheres. I don't really want to forego either of those for the Tunze if I don't have to.

I might stick with the ghost for now and see how it goes. Mine doesn't produce microbubbles either and seems to produce better skimmate now that I lowered the water level overall a bit.

[LX20000]

I can't find this white fitting on the Home Depot web site... ?? What is it called?

Originally Posted by bizacon

Gentlemen and Mrs. Fish....Go order the Sicce Syncra Silent 2.0. It works perfectly for the tank...I might even turn down the flow a little.

Installation is easy. You slide down the pump and then put on the male adapter. I went to home depot and got a 3/4 in x 1/2 in reducer that you see in the picture. The output tubes are 1/2 in. Got that down in there...going to be easy to pull out and clean.

It is quiet and is a much improvement improvement from the OEM pump and the Eheim +2000.

Enjoy..

[airwaybill]

Originally Posted by LX20000

I can't find this white fitting on the Home Depot web site... ?? What is it called?

Lowes sells that fitting as well. It's a barbed nylon fitting. Not sure where it is at home depot.

https://m.lowes.com/pd/BrassCraft-3-...tting/50359358

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[Greaser9999]

Originally Posted by LX20000

My stock pump has become a buzzing machine after 3 months...

THink I will get a SICCE.... I assume the SICCE Syncra 2.0 is the one to get.

If you have one...

1. Does it fit in the sump with no tricks or issues
2. What fittings will I need to pipe it up to piping that came with system.... seem Syncra 2.0 is 3/4 fitting?? Do I need some sort of adapter to hook up to stock tubing in IM 40?

If I need fittings, please be specific...do I put a reducer of some sort BEFORE the "Y" adapter, or do I need to replumb everything to 3/4 tubing ??

Its a hassle to get that pump in & out, I had one and took it out after 2 weeks. Way quieter but cleaning it would be a total pain! You have to screw the hose barb in with the pump in the chamber, and If you wish to get the pump out for any reason, you have to take it out. I had it at the lowest setting, on the cover front knob. It made an annoying vibrating sound when open at full blast which defeated the whole purpose. The fitting I was able to find at home depot for less than $2. in the plumbing section

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[AZReef13]

Hey all, if you where only going to buy a IM stand for this tank, which one do we choose, Piano preboard black or new APS alluminum stand ( wood grain only right now)? I was looking to get a stand built, but issue have put that in major delay. Want to get up and running. thanks for all opinions.....

[AZReef13]

Would one replace return pump before its set up?

[LX20000]

Originally Posted by Greaser9999

Its a hassle to get that pump in & out, I had one and took it out after 2 weeks. Way quieter but cleaning it would be a total pain! You have to screw the hose barb in with the pump in the chamber, and If you wish to get the pump out for any reason, you have to take it out. I had it at the lowest setting, on the cover front knob. It made an annoying vibrating sound when open at full blast which defeated the whole purpose. The fitting I was able to find at home depot for less than $2. in the plumbing section

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Doesn't the pump slide right down in the chamber, and this fitting sticks straight up.... Why can't you lift the pump straight out??

[Greaser9999]

Originally Posted by LX20000

Doesn't the pump slide right down in the chamber, and this fitting sticks straight up.... Why can't you lift the pump straight out??

It doesn't fit straight down, you have to slide it down into the chamber sideways. When I tried to take it out I couldn't unscrew the hose barb so I ended up somehow pulling the propeller covers to get it out, and that itself was a pain in the Arse!!!

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