Bribo’s 20 IM Nuvo fusion!

[Bribo12]

Picked up a cc 21 tails gold torch from the POTO live sale and some nuke green palys!

 

[Dcal]

Picked up a cc 21 tails gold torch from the POTO live sale and some nuke green palys!

shhhheeeeesh. get it for good price?

 

[Bribo12]

shhhheeeeesh. get it for good price?

I won a $70 gift code during the sale which put the price in my budget lol. It was pretty good for 2 heads and I’ve been wanting a gold as my centerpiece!

 

[Dcal]

I won a $70 gift code during the sale which put the price in my budget lol. It was pretty good for 2 heads and I’ve been wanting a gold as my centerpiece!

awesome!

 

[Bribo12]

Torches looking nice!

 

[Bribo12]

Other than the bubble algae and aiptasia tank is doing fantastic. Everyone is growing and happy!

 

[Bribo12]

Haven’t updated in a while! Got a new cleaner shrimp. Also lots of bubble algae snuck in so got some emerald crabs and have been removing what I can manually. Corals are doing great though. Sps all growing and colored, torches are all splitting. Clam just keeps getting bigger…and clowns are fat and happy. Contemplating a 3rd fish but honestly the 2 clowns are doing so well would hate to bring some sort of disease in so probably won’t. Have a toxic green hammer coming Wednesday to go next to my splatter hammer!

 

[daniel90]

Progress looking great! How often are you doing water changes?

 

[Bribo12]

Once a month now that the tanks established

 

[Alex's Nano Reef]

@Bribo12 what percentage is your flow at on mobius

 

[MDAquatics]

I know this is an older thread, but what am I looking at here?

 

[Bribo12]

Garf bonsai acropora.

This tanks went through a pretty rough crash a while ago due to bubble algae and a lack of time. However, I basically restarted it Monday. Somehow my deresa clam survived everything as well as my clowns, urchin, snails and serpent star.

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Haven’t updated in a while! Got a new cleaner shrimp. Also lots of bubble algae snuck in so got some emerald crabs and have been removing what I can manually. Corals are doing great though. Sps all growing and colored, torches are all splitting. Clam just keeps getting bigger…and clowns are fat and happy. Contemplating a 3rd fish but honestly the 2 clowns are doing so well would hate to bring some sort of disease in so probably won’t. Have a toxic green hammer coming Wednesday to go next to my splatter hammer!

Great looking coral!

 

[Bribo12]

Finally got around to fixing this tank after it had been overrun by bubble algae! Did a rip clean and it’s been doing great the past few weeks. Bubble algaepocalypse only survivors were my 2 clowns, serpent star, urchin, snails and my deresa clam.

I’ve since now added a blackcap basslet, cleaner shrimp, torch, 2 hammers, purple bonsai acro, green birdsnest, some green zoas, purple stylo, forest fire digi, ora toadstool and Duncan! Everything is doing wonderfully and I’ve made the tank bare bottom which I actually really like!

 

[Bribo12]

Got a bunch of corals from ARC . Favorite definitely has to be the magic carpet mushroom!

 

[lil sumpin]

Finally got around to fixing this tank after it had been overrun by bubble algae! Did a rip clean and it’s been doing great the past few weeks. Bubble algaepocalypse only survivors were my 2 clowns, serpent star, urchin, snails and my deresa clam.

I’ve since now added a blackcap basslet, cleaner shrimp, torch, 2 hammers, purple bonsai acro, green birdsnest, some green zoas, purple stylo, forest fire digi, ora toadstool and Duncan! Everything is doing wonderfully and I’ve made the tank bare bottom which I actually really like!

Jealous of your SPS, you got some beautiful coloration in there! I also have a fusion 20 that I’m trying to sell off but will likely end up putting together.. If you get a chance can you quickly run through the process of your rip clean? I’m considering doing one but I would rather not go BB. Many claim sand is purely aesthetic in a reef tank and eventually becomes an eyesore. I often vacuum up a lot of muck when I’m doing a water change…

 

[Bribo12]

Yeah, this tank has gone through a bunch of changes since the last update but is doing very well right now.

The tank was covered in bubble algae, aiptasia, and cyano and was pretty much a nightmare. I took all the livestock out and put in a bucket with tank water and air stone. I then took all the rocks out amd scrubbed them all meticulously with a toothbrush. After I thoroughly cleaned each rock, I covered it with a wet(saltwater) paper towel to keep as much bacteria and such alive as I could. I took the pump/mp10 out and soaked them in vinegar for a few hours. I then took the tank outside and cleaned it out with a hose and clean sponge to clean off all the algae on the glass. I also siphoned out as much of the sand as I could and discarded it before taking it outside. I removed the rest of the sand outside in my yard with the hose. I made up 20 gallons of saltwater the night before as well. I then scrubbed the rocks off again using a toothbrush and used a bucket of saltwater I made up to rinse them with afterwards. I then put all the rocks back in and filled it back up with the fresh saltwater and let it get back to temp before I added the livestock back in. Everyone made it through the process and I even found a rock flower nem I thought disappeared lol. I decided bare bottom as I've never had a bb tank and wanted to try it. I like it ok and coraline has taken over a lot of the floor of the tank but any tanks in the future will have sand. Hope this is informative! I'll post some pics up when I get home of how it looks now.

 

[DartTanks]

Thanks for the informative thread. Sorry for the difficulties and hope the recovery goes well! Just curious, I'm starting a (currently cycling) tank in MD as well, any recommendations on where to get corals?

 

[Bribo12]

Hey tanks doing really well currently! I live on the eastern shore so I’m super limited. I’ll get some stuff from pacific east over here but I mostly order online. If you’re central or western md there’s some good shops near Baltimore (CTE aquatics)and fantastic aquariums in Frederick I believe.