Crazyju's Nuvo 40....I think

[Crazyju]

Received the diffuser for the 2nd light and installed it along with the rail mounts for the 2 lights. Much neater install and the light looks so much better diffused. Also received a flipper standard. Opened it up started cleaning, was working well until i noticed it leaving marks on the outside of the glass. The felt on the outside was coming loose. I love getting a brand new defective item.

 

[czhao1009]

Awesome shots! Are those taken with a flash?

 

[Crazyju]

Awesome shots! Are those taken with a flash?

No flash. My camera phone and edited in LR.

 

[czhao1009]

No flash. My camera phone and edited in LR.

WOW nice! Keep them coming

 

[Crazyju]

Added a new acan......

Cleaned up and got water in my frag/ quaratine tank that I built over 10 years ago. It still holds water. Placed the icecap 1k in it and hung a xr-15. The tank is 24"x24"x12 and has an overflow hooked directly to house drain.

 

[muzikalmatt]

I'm really digging the aquascape and bare-bottom look on this build! Love the pic with the snail at the very top of the rock work. He's king of the mountain! Haha!

 

[Crazyju]

Thanks! Havent updated in a while. I have been slowly adding corals to the tank and it is starting to fill out some. This was my first bare bottom tank, and I will never have sand again. It is so much easier to keep everything clean. I have yet to have any algae and still have not seen the ugly phase. I have added a few more acans, some zoes, candy cane and Just yesterday 9 hammers, frogspawn and torches. Only fish is purple firefish. Still doing large weekly waterchanges, and pulling out chaeto as my only filtration.

 

[Crazyju]

 

[muzikalmatt]

Nice corals! What kind of zoas are those? I'm looking to expand my zoa garden as they seem to be doing really well in my tank lately. I really want to pick up another frogspawn too, but I've had terrible luck with euphyllia in my tank. I lost my first hammer and frogspawn to rogue peppermint shrimp and I'm close to losing my torch. I do have a new hammer that's doing pretty well, but that's 1 for 4...not a good batting average so far. Haha!

 

[Crazyju]

Nice corals! What kind of zoas are those? I'm looking to expand my zoa garden as they seem to be doing really well in my tank lately. I really want to pick up another frogspawn too, but I've had terrible luck with euphyllia in my tank. I lost my first hammer and frogspawn to rogue peppermint shrimp and I'm close to losing my torch. I do have a new hammer that's doing pretty well, but that's 1 for 4...not a good batting average so far. Haha!

The first ones are purple people eaters, the second one the store said they were red galaxies? but I am not sure of their real name.

 

[Crazyju]

Received an upgrade in the mail yesterday. An apex with a trident and dos. Spent most of the day yesterday setting it up. The online directions were great and everything seems to be working. ALK- 7.72 Calcium- 485 and mg-1470. First testing for these and kinda of surprised the ALK was that low. The salt mixes right at 11 and I am doing at least 50% water changes weekly.

 

[Crazyju]

 

[SteveO83]

Running a nuvo 40 as well. Debating adding another mp10. Have 2 primes on mine. Also not running a skimmer

 

[Crazyju]

Running a nuvo 40 as well. Debating adding another mp10. Have 2 primes on mine. Also not running a skimmer

I would recommend a second one, It really helps with getting flow everywhere. Are you running any chaeto?

 

[SteveO83]

I would recommend a second one, It really helps with getting flow everywhere. Are you running any chaeto?

No sir. No skimmer either. Debating getting one tho. Dont have a heavy bioload tho. 3 cardinals and a diamond goby

 

[thegrimreefer]

Hey @Crazyju - how do you have your pumps positioned? I also have a NUVO 40 with 2 MP10's and similar scape. Should I place them both on one side? Offsetting on opposing sides? Would love to hear your thoughts.

 

[Crazyju]

Hey @Crazyju - how do you have your pumps positioned? I also have a NUVO 40 with 2 MP10's and similar scape. Should I place them both on one side? Offsetting on opposing sides? Would love to hear your thoughts.

I have one on each side facing each other low in the tank. Keeps the debris pushed up.

 

[Crazyju]

Been a while since I updated.

Added a few more corals.

 

[Crazyju]

Full Tank Shot 03/08/21