IM EXT75 Acro Reef

SMG91 · Jul 3, 2022

April 2023 FTS:

Well, after about 2 years out out the hobby, I got the urge to get back in! I never had a "nice quality" tank and heard a lot of good things about IM's Nuvo line. My last tank was setup with all KP aquatic rock, but quickly was over run by aptasia, weather from the rock or from the frags placed in the tank. . . who knows. Last year I tore down that tank and luckily I found a brute of dried out Fiji rock I purchase about 9 years ago, so I bleeched the rock and set up my aquascape with it.

So without further ado:

Dan_P · Jul 5, 2022

SMG91 said:
Well, after about 2 years out out the hobby, I got the urge to get back in! I never had a "nice quality" tank and heard a lot of good things about IM's Nuvo line. My last tank was setup with all KP aquatic rock, but quickly was over run by aptasia, weather from the rock or from the frags placed in the tank. . . who knows. Last year I tore down that tank and placed my fish and my 2 bio bricks in a 40 breeder and just fed the fish to keep the biome alive while removing any pests that came hitched a ride on the bio bricks. Luckily I found a brute of dried out Fiji rock I purchase about 9 years ago, so I bleeched the rock and set up my aquascape with it.

So without further ado:

Wow, you are coming back with bang! Hope it works out.

SMG91 · Jul 5, 2022

Dan_P said:
Wow, you are coming back with bang! Hope it works out.

Thanks! I hope it does too. I was pretty successful with the last tank, had 3-4" acro colonies that were healthy and colored up. It wasn't till I found some aptasia and tried to eradicate them with kalk paste that the population exploded.

SMG91 · Jul 5, 2022

I was only about 80% satisfied with the aquascape so I made a couple of minor changes. I felt it was too level across the top so I moved a few of the rocks around and now I am much happier with the results.

More to come this weekend as I finish the plumbing to get it ready for water!

JC Reef · Jul 5, 2022

Welcome back!

SMG91 · Jul 5, 2022

JC Reef said:
Welcome back!

Thanks! Reefing seems to have been a bad drug I just can't quit lol.

JC Reef · Jul 5, 2022

SMG91 said:
Thanks! Reefing seems to have been a bad drug I just can't quit lol.

Agreed! LOL

I been in the hobby for about 13yrs and I'm still hooked haha!

SMG91 · Jul 9, 2022

Well the plumbing is now 95% complete but you know what they say. . . measure once cut twice LOL!!! I ended up short on my plumbing, now I just need a 13.25" section of 1" pipe for my emergency drain and the plumbing will be finished!

SMG91 · Jul 13, 2022

Gettin Wet!

SMG91 · Dec 23, 2022

Some great life changes have occurred, one of which involving moving. Needless to say, I never had a chance to set everything up, but now that the move is complete, the system is now up and running!

SMG91 · Jan 1, 2023

And the first fish are in!
I wasn't able to keep the previous stock, so everything is starting dry from square 1.

SMG91 · Mar 12, 2023

It's been a little bit since I've updated this thread. The first corals were added a month ago and everything has been going great. Here are some pictures of some of the additions!

BRC Walt Disney
JF Homewrecker
RRA Orange Passion
POTO Flamethrower
RMF Break Out Your Wallet

Sean Clark · Mar 12, 2023

Looking good.

SMG91 · Mar 12, 2023

Sean Clark said:
Looking good.

Thank you!

SMG91 · Apr 20, 2023

Not too much going going on the last month but keeping parameters in check. Corals have been encrusting nicely, and added another MP40 along the back to keep detritus from accumulating on the bottom behind the rock. Had a battlebox arrive from Adam @Battlecorals today and couldn't be happier with the selection. More updates to come in the near future. . .

Zach W · Apr 20, 2023

Nice setup, tank looks great!

SMG91 · Apr 20, 2023

Zach W said:
Nice setup, tank looks great!

Thank you!!!

SMG91 · Apr 29, 2023

Ventured into Chicago today and met up with Ryan of Chummingham's Reef. Walked away with some real chunky frags. One day it will be full of colonies, but for right now here's a FTS of my tank of frags

SMG91 · Oct 7, 2023

Well, in May I had a crash of some sort. . . Probably just new tank syndrome. . . Who knows. Anyways after a few months of just letting things ride and reset, i got back at it and thanks to Ryan once again some chunky frags, things are going well once again!