Im a sucker who bought an all in one

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Ive been lurking and posing questions, and I figured its time to actually join the club by posting my tank. This is actually my second (Im a real sucker). I started with a jbj28 and about 6 months ago upgraded to the Innovative 40gal Cube.

For Equipment
IM 40gal Cube
IM Stand
JBJ 1/15 chiller
Gen2 Radion Pro with RMS
Ecotech MP10w
Ecotech Battery Backup
Apex Jr
Apex Leak Detector
WXM Module
Neptune Auto Feeder
2 EB8
IM Reactor-Mid Size
IM Ghost Skimmer-Mid Size
Elos Osmolator ATO
Coralife 3x UV (latest addition to the tank)

Livestock (partial list as I dont know what everything is called)
2 occ clowns
1 flamehawk fish
1 six line wrasse
1 yellow clown goby
1 RBTA
1 orange fungia
1 blue clam
1 blue/orange scoly
A few misc zoa/palys
cyano

Manually dosing with Kent dKh and Liquid Calcium


Overall I like the build quality/looks of this over the jbj, Its not as big as Id like, but the red sea reefer looks interesting as what seems to be an annual upgrade. Thanks for looking. -Jeff
 

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rassler215 said:
Livestock (partial list as I dont know what everything is called)
2 occ clowns
1 flamehawk fish
1 six line wrasse
1 yellow clown goby
1 RBTA
1 orange fungia
1 blue clam
1 blue/orange scoly
A few misc zoa/palys
cyano
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hahahaha the cyano on your livestock had me LOL WELCOME!
 
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AIO are awesome. No crazy plumbing to worry about. Plus there are so much improvements made in the nano equipment side that you can pretty much do anything. Great list of equipment.
 
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Nice list. & tank looks great
I had just sold my 100g & supposedly taking a break but found a great deal on CL & jumped on it.
Same tank IM fusion 40
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Have fun


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You are not a sucker for buying an AIO. But we are all suckers for joining this hobby!!! Off to a good start!
 
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rassler215 said:
Ive been lurking and posing questions, and I figured its time to actually join the club by posting my tank. This is actually my second (Im a real sucker). I started with a jbj28 and about 6 months ago upgraded to the Innovative 40gal Cube.

For Equipment
IM 40gal Cube
IM Stand
JBJ 1/15 chiller
Gen2 Radion Pro with RMS
Ecotech MP10w
Ecotech Battery Backup
Apex Jr
Apex Leak Detector
WXM Module
Neptune Auto Feeder
2 EB8
IM Reactor-Mid Size
IM Ghost Skimmer-Mid Size
Elos Osmolator ATO
Coralife 3x UV (latest addition to the tank)

Livestock (partial list as I dont know what everything is called)
2 occ clowns
1 flamehawk fish
1 six line wrasse
1 yellow clown goby
1 RBTA
1 orange fungia
1 blue clam
1 blue/orange scoly
A few misc zoa/palys
cyano

Manually dosing with Kent dKh and Liquid Calcium


Overall I like the build quality/looks of this over the jbj, Its not as big as Id like, but the red sea reefer looks interesting as what seems to be an annual upgrade. Thanks for looking. -Jeff
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Tank looks great. Nice start
 
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Welcome aboard...Good start..nothing wrong with an aio. Now I am going to hate on your rock structure a bit..and its just my opinion..Some smaller pieces branched out would give it some nice character. Add some depth to and places for the fishes to sleep and swim around.
Here's something I made out of Rubble rock and epoxy.
Excuse the nasty mess on my desk. I have kids
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Yes, you are suckers... Joke! Welcome.. Soon or later you will say" I can't afford this hobby anymore" and still you are reefing...
 
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BigDaddyStar said:
Welcome aboard...Good start..nothing wrong with an aio. Now I am going to hate on your rock structure a bit..and its just my opinion..Some smaller pieces branched out would give it some nice character. Add some depth to and places for the fishes to sleep and swim around.
Here's something I made out of Rubble rock and epoxy.
Excuse the nasty mess on my desk. I have kids
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I'm not crazy about my rock work either. At first I thought I was lucky when the box came in from marine depot and I had such big rocks, but it's turned out to not be very practical and looks very imposing. Next time I can convince my wife that it's ok to spend another $100 on rocks I may end up copying your arch.


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tofucube said:
AIO are awesome. No crazy plumbing to worry about. Plus there are so much improvements made in the nano equipment side that you can pretty much do anything. Great list of equipment.
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I bought the jbj because I thought I wouldn't have to deal with plumbing, but then I bought the chiller because the oem led hood was boiling the tank. Then I was foolish and decided I didn't like the fact that the hood lights couldn't ramp so I cut them out and set the radion on top of the hood. This was even hotter! I was excited for the open top on this and waited until the rms was available thinking I could get away without the chiller since it was an open top and the light was 8 inches above the water. Wrong again! So the chiller is hooked up, in the stand with pc fans on for ventilation, but atleast this stand is big enough to fit everything in. The only problem is I've found I'm a gear junkie and I really want the Neptune dos and I'm trying to justify it to myself and my wife, but it won't fit in the stand. (Also since there isn't a lot of coral, there isn't a lot of demand)


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rassler215 said:
I bought the jbj because I thought I wouldn't have to deal with plumbing, but then I bought the chiller because the oem led hood was boiling the tank. Then I was foolish and decided I didn't like the fact that the hood lights couldn't ramp so I cut them out and set the radion on top of the hood. This was even hotter! I was excited for the open top on this and waited until the rms was available thinking I could get away without the chiller since it was an open top and the light was 8 inches above the water. Wrong again! So the chiller is hooked up, in the stand with pc fans on for ventilation, but atleast this stand is big enough to fit everything in. The only problem is I've found I'm a gear junkie and I really want the Neptune dos and I'm trying to justify it to myself and my wife, but it won't fit in the stand. (Also since there isn't a lot of coral, there isn't a lot of demand)


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You need a chiller this time of year? I run an 8 bulb ATI T5 and temp has not gotten over 79.

Very understanding wife you got there. Mine would have kicked my arse...oh wait...she does...daaaaammm hobby :)
 
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