- We picked up an Innovative Marine Fusion 40 Pro
with the APS stand,
and we're about to show you how to build
five completely different habitats.
I'm not gonna spoil the surprise,
but I can disclose that the livestock
for the first build has arrived safely,
and there was so much of it
that I was less than an inch away from flooding my floor.
(dramatic beeping)
Disclaimer alert,
some of the gear is going to change.
The tank stand and return pump will be constant,
but different habitats are gonna require specialized gear,
but not to worry,
we will go into greater detail later on.
The Innovative Marine 40 Fusion Pro 2 Aquarium Bundle
is an all in one style tank with a rear filtration chamber.
It comes with a 40 gallon tank,
one mighty jet DC return pump with controller,
one 200 micron filter sock,
and acrylic custom caddy
with mechanical fiber balls,
two carbon packs and two GFO packs,
a pre-installed rubber leveling mat,
a pre-installed mesh screen, one MicroMag glass cleaner,
two high tide water risers,
and two additional Loc-Line return nozzles.
This NUVO Fusion Pro 2 Bundle is 40 gallons in total
including the rear filtration chamber,
with eight millimeter thick low iron glass
the beveled and polished edges
give the tank an overall clean aesthetic
with super precise lines,
including the rear filtration chamber.
The Innovative Marine 40 Pro is 24 inches long,
20 inches wide
with a height of 19 inches.
If I was to recommend an ideal beginner tank
this would be it.
It's big enough to add lots of livestock
and reduce parameter swings,
yet small enough to not break the bank
and will fit into any household.
Plus the all in one style tank
with a rear filtration chamber means there's no sump
and that's just more simple for beginners.
The APS stand comes in either white or black
and is made of 100% recycled aluminum.
Designed specifically for this tank.
It comes with an adjustable height MDF shelf,
and it took me about an hour to assemble.
Setting up the stand is the hardest part,
so here are some tips to make your life a little easier.
As you're on boxing everything
be sure to place the pieces on something soft
as the sharp aluminum edges
can definitely scratch up your wood floors.
Every piece has a plastic protective coating,
and trust me it is way easier
to remove the plastic before assembling.
The hex wrench is included
but you're also gonna need a Phillips head screwdriver.
Each aluminum piece has two channels
and the tension lock always goes into the smaller channel.
To secure the pieces together use the hex wrench
to turn the tension lock 180 degrees
until the dot is facing the center of the piece.
It's actually really important
to install the plastic end caps
before putting the pieces together.
That way you can line the pieces up perfectly
including the very small depth of that end cap.
Believe it or not,
you can absolutely over tighten the tension locks,
so stop once the pieces feel secure.
Once put together and placed upright if it's not level
take some time to adjust the lower pieces
until it feels secure.
The felt pieces attached to the plastic end caps
and not directly to the aluminum frame.
When attaching the top wooden piece to the end caps
apply significant downward pressure,
otherwise the screw will just lift
the end cap off of the aluminum frame,
which defeats the purpose to begin with.
Other than those tips, just follow the instructions,
and it's really not that hard.
My wife was at work when I was filming this,
so I lifted the tank myself, big mistake,
get a helper to lift this tank.
After removing all the plastic wrap
set to work on removing the paper
from the rear acrylic baffle.
It's tedious, but I found it much faster
to remove the two water height risers
and then start from the top.
If you can get one long piece started without any rips,
you can peel the whole thing off
much easier and much quicker.
Install the custom caddy
with only the mechanical filter balls in one side,
and on the other put the four inch filter sock.
Remove everything else from the rear filtration chamber.
Put the two Loc-Line nozzles into place,
and put the extensions aside for now.
You can absolutely give the tank a quick level
using composite shims,
but I'm just gonna wait until we put some water in the tank.
I'm gonna start out
with this SICCE XStream SDC wavemaker.
It's a DC pump with wifi app control
that also tells you the water temperature.
How cool is that?
And with a flow range of 270 to 2,250 gallons per hour
it's gonna fit the bill for most of our needs.
The only reason I'll likely swap it out
for some of our five builds
is this has a really narrow angle of flow at 22.5%.
On a personal level, I love this
24 inch 4-Bulb Dimmable
T5 Fixture by ATI.
Since I already have it, I'm going to use it,
but depending on the livestock
we will change it out with some LED fixtures.
We're gonna use the Reef Breeders Prism ATO top off unit
with the Innovative Marine 5 Gallon Hydrofill Reservoir.
I've had this extra Aquael 150 watt ultra heater
and it fits perfectly into the re filtration chamber.
I'm gonna be using some precycled life rock from CaribSea
that's been stewing in a trash can for a while,
but since most of you probably don't have access
to precycled life rock,
just pick up a bottle of fridge TurboStart
to get the cycle going.
If you're like me,
and imagine that you're not going to pull this out
wash it every three to four days
then I would highly recommend
picking up a few extra of these mid-size filter socks
from Innovative Marine.
I think that about covers it
gear wise for now, but stay tuned
because we're definitely gonna make some additions
and changes as we go on.
Our first rather large shipment of corals has arrived.
So it's time to build our first euphoria garden.
Click here to unlock the secrets for successful
and happy frogspawn, torch corals, and hammer corals.
And as always everyone, thanks for watching.
Happy reefing, be well.
We'll see you next time.