Thinking of upgrading to IM EXT 170 (Talk me off the ledge?)

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I have their 75INT model and love it. Had to go with the 75 because the only place to put it matched perfectly with the dimensions.

There is a guy locally selling a brand new one with stand here in NE Ohio that is still in the crate. If I had the space, I would love that tank.
 

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150g lagoon here too.

I wanted the depth as well, as i transitioned from a cube.
I didn't have thoughts of having many large tangs, so i didn't need the long tank which tangs prefer.

The wider tank tho, will require xr30's over xr15's tho, or a light orientated so you can cover a 4x3 foot wide tank, so plan light possition in accordance.
 
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150g lagoon here too.

I wanted the depth as well, as i transitioned from a cube.
I didn't have thoughts of having many large tangs, so i didn't need the long tank which tangs prefer.

The wider tank tho, will require xr30's over xr15's tho, or a light orientated so you can cover a 4x3 foot wide tank, so plan light possition in accordance.
I am hoping to use my 3 Current USA R24s. I have 2 54w and 1 95W. Plan is to get 2 current LED blades 48" to go on the front and the back of the set. Should be plenty of coverage as my current 60 gallon tank I can barely turn up the lights and my PAR is right up there in the 300 range (top of the rock).
 
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Stand is built. Banana for scale
 

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The sumps ok if you plan it out.
I built an 8020 cabinet behind it for my 15g ato, 10lb co2 tank, and all the electrical, plus my light fixture.
Overall its a very nice system. The tanks made well, the euro bracing is a plus, the 30" wide makes a big difference.
The depth from bottom to surface is 19". The tanks display is 135g's.
Running the sump at 7" gives you around 25g's for a system total of 160.
I have the full system. Here is the tank and what I am running in the sump.
For the price its a great deal, imo.
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Hello how did you attach the light mounts to your stand
 
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I gotta do that with my
Its a 8020 cage behind the stand.
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I gotta do that with my lights. Such a pain to get in the tank that and I have some ground issue so if I touch the light frame and the tank I get a zap The thread is kinda old. I went with a 150 EXT IM tank. Its been up since May.
 

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