Innovative Marine 50 Gallon EXT Lagoon

[Mywifeisgunnakillme]

Upgrading the home office nano from a 20 gallon to a 50 gallon.

 

[JumboShrimp]

Excited for you! A 50-g IM is a great tank, I’m sure. By a feeding port from BRS (I think the brand is “Neat”), and cut it into your screen top.

 

[jurgenph]

i've been eyeing the 50 ext. looking forward to your build.


J.

 

[Mywifeisgunnakillme]

Flow:

 

[Mywifeisgunnakillme]

Excited for you! A 50-g IM is a great tank, I’m sure. By a feeding port from BRS (I think the brand is “Neat”), and cut it into your screen top.

A little disappointing that it did not come with a top. Looking into custom options. Any recommendations?

 

[Mywifeisgunnakillme]

Heating:

 

[Mywifeisgunnakillme]

Cooling:

 

[Mywifeisgunnakillme]

No idea why my wife would want to kill me... lol

 

[Mywifeisgunnakillme]

Going old school on the skimmer. No needle wheel for me, lol.

My sump is the Fiji 24 Gen 2. I have an old Lifereef SVS3-24 and old Aqua C EV 180. Which one should I run? The Aqua C could run outside the sump and the middle section could then be larger macro-algae refugium.

 

[count krunk]

Is the room really hot? I'm not sure why you would need a chiller on a 50g

 

[infinite0180]

Flow:

Hey again! Which vortechs are those? 10s or 40s?

 

[jurgenph]

Going old school on the skimmer. No needle wheel for me, lol.

My sump is the Fiji 24 Gen 2. I have an old Lifereef SVS3-24 and old Aqua C EV 180. Which one should I run? The Aqua C could run outside the sump and the middle section could then be larger macro-algae refugium.

oh man... that brings back memories! i ran an aqua c on my first tank!

that thing needs a pump with a good amount of head pressure.

J.

 

[Mywifeisgunnakillme]

Is the room really hot? I'm not sure why you would need a chiller on a 50g

Just a month or two in the summer unfortunately. . . Keeps things stable.

Hey again! Which vortechs are those? 10s or 40s?

MP 40's i went with.. maybe a little much, but can run them low and they last forever

oh man... that brings back memories! i ran an aqua c on my first tank!

that thing needs a pump with a good amount of head pressure.

J.

I dig old school stuff that works! What was your favorite pump?

 

[Cwentz758]

Just got my custom lid from Clearview lids.

I think it looks super clean. I have the 100EXT and mine was like 230$ ish

well worth it

 

[Mywifeisgunnakillme]

Just got my custom lid from Clearview lids.

I think it looks super clean. I have the 100EXT and mine was like 230$ ish

well worth it

Checking it out tonight!! Thx!

Love that clean aquascape and minimal rock! Definitely heading that way too!

 

[Mywifeisgunnakillme]

Light:

No T5's in there yet. Six bulb fixture.

Any recommendation bulb combos with the two XHO's?

Have the parts to make a hanging canopy out of black aluminum, and then can add two kessil 160's for shimmer too.

 

[Mr.Z]

A little disappointing that it did not come with a top. Looking into custom options. Any recommendations?

I went for the DD Jump Guard. In addition to being much more affordable and ready to ship, I thought the black trim and black netting is the cleanest possible look with a lid. A lot of the “clear” lids have a glare due to them refracting light towards your eyes.

Running the tank with a 360x and two Reef Brites:

Here’s how it looks without the Reef Brites:

 

[jurgenph]

I dig old school stuff that works! What was your favorite pump?

i used either a Poseidon PS1 or PS3 on that skimmer. i forgot which one

great pumps, super silent, but do add some heat to the water.


J.

 

[Mywifeisgunnakillme]

I went for the DD Jump Guard. In addition to being much more affordable and ready to ship, I thought the black trim and black netting is the cleanest possible look with a lid. A lot of the “clear” lids have a glare due to them refracting light towards your eyes.

Running the tank with a 360x and two Reef Brites:

Here’s how it looks without the Reef Brites:

Nice and clean!!!

 

[infinite0180]

I have the jump guard too. Its a nice kit, esp if you have a miter saw available. I did not...