IM 200 EXT Peninsula

[anthonys_aqua]

Tank is plumbed

 

[Bck2hobby]

congratulations
nice looking setup

 

[anthonys_aqua]

Next step is to modify the sump for a reef mat, which means cutting out the whole filter sock section.

What do you guys think about that?

Other option would be the new ND filter rollers but it would be 3 separate smaller devices

 

[Djrice]

Man you’re quick

 

[joeoliver]

Next step is to modify the sump for a reef mat, which means cutting out the whole filter sock section.

What do you guys think about that?

Other option would be the new ND filter rollers but it would be 3 separate smaller devices

awesome tank. I'm considering it but I also like my reef mat. you're convincing me.

 

[joeoliver]

Next step is to modify the sump for a reef mat, which means cutting out the whole filter sock section.

What do you guys think about that?

Other option would be the new ND filter rollers but it would be 3 separate smaller devices

awesome tank. I'm considering it but I also like my reef mat. you're convincing me.

 

[anthonys_aqua]

Added some lights underneath, started to modify with dremel and i didnt realize how hard it is cut acrylic

 

[anthonys_aqua]

Kinda janky but majority of it done

 

[mescobar]

Nice, what kind of bit did you need to cut through the acrylic? How long did it take?

 

[anthonys_aqua]

Didnt want to go too flush just incase, but tank is filled and running

Temporary setup til i get the reef mat

 

[anthonys_aqua]

Nice, what kind of bit did you need to cut through the acrylic? How long did it take?

Idk lol

Had a dremel lying around so I used these, I had to use a fan on one side and air purifier on the other because the dremel was heating up too much so it kept melting and making fumes

In the beginning I was cutting all the way through so it took a while then I realized I could score it and then break it then did some touch up cuts to smoothen it out, probably 2 hours or 3 max

 

[anthonys_aqua]

Anybody know any reason my tank would be rocking still?

I leveled the leveling frame, then checked the stand once i put it on top that it was leveled then again once the tank was on, checked the water level with a measuring tape to make sure both sides had the amount of spacing.

Its very concerning

 

[drexel]

I would reach out to IM and make sure this is normal or not. It's the only thing that I didn't like about the "whole" tank setup from them, the stand. After setting both a 240 and 200, I decided that I would build my own 8020 stand for my future 150ext. I wasn't a fan on the hardware they use to connect the pieces together and found that a few pieces didn't "grab" correctly, but I guess they have numbers on their side, as there are so many, that one or two didn't seem to affect the overall stability? I've never heard of a story about the stands failing from them or having major issues, but I would still reach out regardless.

 

[anthonys_aqua]

I would reach out to IM and make sure this is normal or not. It's the only thing that I didn't like about the "whole" tank setup from them, the stand. After setting both a 240 and 200, I decided that I would build my own 8020 stand for my future 150ext. I wasn't a fan on the hardware they use to connect the pieces together and found that a few pieces didn't "grab" correctly, but I guess they have numbers on their side, as there are so many, that one or two didn't seem to affect the overall stability? I've never heard of a story about the stands failing from them or having major issues, but I would still reach out regardless.

yeah thats what happened to my friends tank that I setup for them, the tension lock wasnt grabbing the edge but they said it was fine as long as it held.

On an IM group they said it does this shaking due to the tension locks

 

[Sold4JC]

Do they consider the shaking okay? My 8020 stand rocked, so I added extra hardware to strengthen it. I was concerned about earthquakes. The tank is looking good. You did an exceptional job on the plumbing. It's nice and clean.

 

[anthonys_aqua]

So far I have added a ice cap 4k I had laying around at 100% its not strong enough

 

[ndrwater]

yeah thats what happened to my friends tank that I setup for them, the tension lock wasnt grabbing the edge but they said it was fine as long as it held.

On an IM group they said it does this shaking due to the tension locks

If there is leveling legs, make sure all are touching the ground snugly.
If you don't have legs, i would at a minimum use cedar shims to make sure everything sits level and doesn't rock..
Better bet is "glaziers shims" which are plastic and "U" shaped. They come in thicknesses from 1/8"-1/2" stack em to get whatever height you need.. Available at Amazon.
We used these on @gcarroll tank when the leveling legs eventually failed...
Personally I like the Glazier shims because they dont compress or rot if they get wet, but the wood shims work too

 

[anthonys_aqua]

If there is leveling legs, make sure all are touching the ground snugly.
If you don't have legs, i would at a minimum use cedar shims to make sure everything sits level and doesn't rock..
Better bet is "glaziers shims" which are plastic and "U" shaped. They come in thicknesses from 1/8"-1/2" stack em to get whatever height you need.. Available at Amazon.
We used these on @gcarroll tank when the leveling legs eventually failed...
Personally I like the Glazier shims because they dont compress or rot if they get wet, but the wood shims work too

They are on level legs, IM came out with a leveling frame for all there tanks about a year ago

 

[anthonys_aqua]

So far I threw in some damsel and 2 bottles of fritz turbo start 900 4oz.

Will pick up some live rocks eventually

 

[drexel]

I would've just done a fishless cycle with dosing ammonium chloride (or bicarbonate), unless you really want those damsels? There's no need to use fish to cycle tanks and in most cases, this causes gill burns etc using this method.