EWs' skimmerless nuvo 10

EW_Fish · Jan 28, 2017

EW_FISHs'
Nuvo 10

Equipment List:

Lighting:

Custom 50w led

Filtration:

Rock rubble
Mangroves
Filter sock

Pumps:
Stock return
MP10W (set on lagoon)

ATO:
Aqua lifter

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taintstick · Jan 28, 2017

Nice little set up! Plans...??

EW_Fish · Jan 29, 2017

taintstick said:
Nice little set up! Plans...??

Going SPS dominate. Maybe a few nice acans around the bottom to give it a POP. Its going to be mostly an experiment tank for now.

taintstick · Jan 29, 2017

EW_Fish said:
Going SPS dominate. Maybe a few nice acans around the bottom to give it a POP. Its going to be mostly an experiment tank for now.

Awesome!! [emoji1303][emoji1303]
That's what I'm doing too just with shrooms

EW_Fish · Jan 30, 2017

taintstick said:
Awesome!! [emoji1303][emoji1303]
That's what I'm doing too just with shrooms

Shrooms are nice.

taintstick · Jan 30, 2017

Plans are to make a carpet of different colored ones and the back corners covered with xenias.

EW_Fish · Jan 30, 2017

taintstick said:
Plans are to make a carpet of different colored ones and the back corners covered with xenias.

There are lots of different colored shrooms the tank should look great.

taintstick · Jan 30, 2017

Hoping so, got about 6 different kinds so far. Red, blue, red w/blue spots, purple hairy, neon green hairy, gold blue ricordias and going to get more ricordias.

taintstick · Jan 30, 2017

What kind of sps you going for?

warmitupchriss · Feb 1, 2017

I have the same tank running at home and was wondering if I can ask you some questions: You said as far as filtration goes you have rock rubble and mangroves. Did you put those in the middle chamber in your overflow? And the first chamber would just have the filter sock? Also how often and how do you clean that filter sock? With plastic attached to it I can't just throw it in the washer like I do my others.

EW_Fish · Feb 1, 2017

warmitupchriss said:
I have the same tank running at home and was wondering if I can ask you some questions: You said as far as filtration goes you have rock rubble and mangroves. Did you put those in the middle chamber in your overflow? And the first chamber would just have the filter sock? Also how often and how do you clean that filter sock? With plastic attached to it I can't just throw it in the washer like I do my others.

To be honest this is my smallest AIO I have owned. Its running pretty basic right now because its not stocked up yet. A lot of people run the media basket to replace the filter sock. I am currently just running a filter sock which is clean 3 times a week(I just rinse mine to get the extra food out and what ever junk comes out) about 2 hours after I feed heavy. I also running one rock in the second chamber with mangroves(Have not introduced these to the tank yet as its still very new) till I have time to make a small crate to hold rubble so I am able to pull it out to clean the chambers.

EW_Fish · May 17, 2017

Reef man 89 · May 17, 2017

Looking good. This is going to look great after you get all the sticks in and they start to grow out.

Adam113 · May 17, 2017

Just put the basket in my NUVO10 today. The sock was driving me insane. Restricts so much flow so quickly.

Mine is going great so far with no skimmer. Been up a couple
months. 1 snail, 2 hermits, a rainford goby, and a few corals.

Reef man 89 · May 17, 2017

warmitupchriss said:
I have the same tank running at home and was wondering if I can ask you some questions: You said as far as filtration goes you have rock rubble and mangroves. Did you put those in the middle chamber in your overflow? And the first chamber would just have the filter sock? Also how often and how do you clean that filter sock? With plastic attached to it I can't just throw it in the washer like I do my others.

You absolutely can still wash the filter socks. I have the fusion 40 and I change mine out every 4 days. I have 4 socks all together and when I get down to the last one I turn them inside out and put them in the washing machine. You just have to put it on the fabric setting so it don't beat the brakes off of them. It works great I always wash twice just to make sure then is no soap left on then

EW_Fish · May 17, 2017

Reef man 89 said:
Looking good. This is going to look great after you get all the sticks in and they start to grow out.

I have reconsidered the sticks at the moment. My work schedule dosn't allow for sps care in such a small tank right now. I started off with a green stag not a slimmer just a plain stag and it lasted about 3 weeks.. colored up great PE but over night STN. So just stocking it with from low end goodies for now.