Innovative Marine Fusion 20 build; Fully Upgraded

liam’s little reef

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Hello Everyone, I hope you all are staying well and enjoying this beautiful summer so far. I wanted to share my progress on my Innovative Marine Fusion 20. The tank was initially set up May of last year, and has been coming along great. I knew that when I had to downgrade tanks and set up this nano due to frequent traveling and school, I still wanted the functionality and versatility of a larger system. I am all for the technology side of reefing, so I decided to trick this nano out! My current equipment list is the following:
  • Innovative Marine Fusion 20
  • Kessil A360x with WiFi Dongle
  • Cobalt Neotherm 75w Heater
  • Eshopps Nano Skimmer
  • Auto Aqua Duetto ATO
  • Sicce Syncra Silent 1.5
I wanted a tank that ran itself so-to-speak, so that’s why I chose to go with the equipment that I did. I do weekly 10% water changes using Aquaforest Salt, and dose Seachem Fusion 2 (alkalinity) every other day. Surprisingly, the parameters of the tank stay very stable with minimal effort on dosing etc. My Calcium and Magnesium stay consistent at 430ppm for Cal and 1320ppm for Mag. Alkalinity does tend to drop throughout the week, but with dosing I keep it consistent at 8.1dKH.

As far as livestock goes, I have always been attracted to the fish that you don’t see everyday. With such little space to work with, my options were limited. I was able to get my hands on a Hawaiian Four Lined Wrasse, and he is my showpiece fish, and the only free swimming fish in the tank. I also have a pair of Yasha Gobies and candy stripe pistol shrimp. With very little fish, I only feed every other day or so. Nitrates and Phosphates have always stayed low, especially with the help of my skimmer when needed.

From this point forward, I hope that I can continue to make this tank euphyllia/lps dominant and eventually try some sticks again. I wanted to share my tank in hopes to show the capability of nanos under a good maintenance regiment, and how even small tanks can look and feel just as cool as larger systems. Thanks for viewing everyone!
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Really nice Nuvo. Do you keep the Sicce 1.5 fully open or partial? Also what is the light schedule/intensity.
Thanks! Sicce is fully open, so I do not need a powerhead. I run a modified “AB+” spectrum. The light ramps up for two hours and peaks at 62% intensity and 30% color. Violet at 100% during peak and Reds and Greens at 10%. Ramps down for an hour and a half. I’ll attach a photo.
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